Premieres

• The Free Shepherd coming 2027 to PS5 and Steam

• Decrepit playtest now available for sign-ups

• Audio Mech demo out tomorrow, from the creator of Audiosurf

• New region unlocked for Escape from Duckov

• Pragmata launches April 24 – gameplay demo out today on Steam

• Cast announced for Solasta II, releasing March 12 on Steam

• Tankrat, from Alpha Channel, launches autumn 2026

• Bradley the Badger, from new studio Day 4 Night announced

• Stupid Never Dies gameplay, coming 2026 from GPTrack50

• Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, from game director Casey Hudson announced

• John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando launches March 12

• Divinity from Larian Studios announced

• 4Loop, a new co-op game from Bad Robot Games announced – early playtest sign-ups now live

• Coven of the Chicken Foot from Wildflower Interactive announced

• Ontos from the creators of SOMA annnounced – coming 2026

• Ye Shunguang and the Angels of Delusion coming to Genshin Impact

• 2XKO coming to consoles on January 2026

• South of Midnight port announced for PS5 and Switch 2

• New look at Resident Evil: Requiem featuring Leon S. Kennedy

• Order of the Sinking Star, a new puzzle game from the creator of Braid and The Witness coming 2026

• Gameplay reveal of Exodus, releasing early 2027

• Warlock: Dungeons and Dragons from Wizards of the Coast announced – gameplay reveal in winter 2026

• New look at Screamer, releasing March 26

• Control: Resonant announced for 2026

• Gang of Dragon announced, starring Ma Dong-seok & developed by Nagoshi Studio

• First look at the Street Fighter movie

• New look at LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, coming May 29

• Tomb Raider: Catalyst announced, coming 2027

• Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis – a reimagining of the original game, coming 2026

• Forest 3 announced

• Ella Mental coming to Invincible Vs, coming April 30

• Orbitals announced for Switch 2

• New look at the upcoming Wuthering Waves update coming Christmas Day

• Second closed beta test sign-ups for Aniimo now live

• Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred expansion announced, coming April 28

• Deadpool joins Marvel Rivals in January 2026

• Lenny Kravitz joins the cast of 007 First Light

• New character available in Warframe

• The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launches January 28 on PS5

• New gameplay for Lords of the Fallen II, coming 2026

• Story trailer for Saros, delayed to April 30

• No Law from Neon Giant announced

• Devil May Cry season 2 premieres May 12 on Netflix

• Where Winds Meet – The Imperial Palace update coming 2026

• Phasmaphobia coming to Switch 2 in 2026

• Milla Jovovich becomes the next elusive target in Hitman: World of Assassination

• Total War: Warhammer 40,000 announced, featuring David Harbour

• Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve announced, coming 2026

• Star Wars: Galactic Racer developed by Fuse Games announced, coming 2026

• New look at Out of Words

• New look at the upcoming update for Duet Night Abyss, available December 23

• Arknights Endfield arrives January 22, with a trailer featuring OneRepublic’s new song “Give Me Something”

• Phantom Blade Zero launches September 9

• Mega Man: Dual Override announced, coming 2027

• New look at The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

• New look at Nioh 3, releasing February 6 – demo coming January 29

• Highguard announced from Wildlight Entertainment, available for free on January 26

Noms

Game of the Year

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)

Best Game Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best Narrative

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)

• Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)

Best Art Direction

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Score and Music

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive) [Lorien Testard]

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment) [Woodkid and Ludvid Forssell]

• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment) [Toma Otowa]

• Hades II (Supergiant Games) [Darren Korb]

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry) [Christopher Larkin]

Best Audio Design

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / Electronic Arts)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment / Konami)

Best Performance

• Ben Starr as Verso (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• Charlie Cox as Gustave (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• Erika Ishii as Atsu (Ghost of Yōtei)

• Jennifer English as Maelle (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33)

• Konatsu Kato as Hinako Shimizu (Silent Hill f)

• Troy Baker as Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)

Innovation in Accessibility

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)

• Atomfall (Rebellion Developments)

• Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

• EA Sports FC 26 (EA Vancouver / Electronic Arts)

• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios)

Games for Impact

• Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia & AP Thomson / Hexacutable)

• Despelote (Julián Cordero & Sebastián Valbuena / Panic)

• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don’t Nod Montreal / Don’t Nod)

• South of Midnight (Compulsion Games / Xbox Game Studios)

• Wanderstop (Ivy Road / Annapurna Interactive)

Best Ongoing

• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)

• Fortnite (Epic Games)

• Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games)

• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)

• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)

• Fortnite (Epic Games)

• Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Best Independent Game

• Absolum (Guard Crush Games & Supamonks / Dotemu)

• Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun / Devolver Digital)

• Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

Best Debut Indie Game

• Blue Prince (Dogubomb / Raw Fury)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Despelote (Julián Cordero & Sebastián Valbuena / Panic)

• Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

Best Mobile Game

• Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)

• Persona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio / Sega)

• Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment / Sega)

• Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames)

• Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)

Best VR / AR

• Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)

• Arken Age (VitruviusVR)

• Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)

• Marvel’s Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games / Oculus Studios)

• The Midnight Walk (MoonHood / Fast Travel Games)

Best Action Game

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / Electronic Arts)

• Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)

• Hades II (Supergiant Games)

• Ninja Gaiden 4 (Team Ninja & PlatinumGames / Xbox Game Studios)

• Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube / Sega)

Best Action / Adventure

• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best RPG

• Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)

• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive / Kepler Interactive)

• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios / Deep Silver)

• Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

• The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)

Best Fighting

• 2XKO (Riot Games)

• Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)

• Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK)

• Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (Digital Eclipse / Atari)

• Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)

Best Family

• Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

• LEGO Party! (SMG Studio / Fictions)

• LEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios / Annapurna Interactive)

• Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team / Sega)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best Sim / Strategy

• The Alters (11 Bit Studios)

• Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix)

• Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)

• Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (Firaxis Games / 2K)

• Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks / 3D Realms)

• Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios / Sega)

Best Sports / Racing

• EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada & EA Romania / Electronic Arts)

• F1 25 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)

• Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

• Rematch (Sloclap / Kepler Interactive)

• Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team / Sega)

Best Multiplayer

• ARC Raiders (Embark Studios)

• Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios / Electronic Arts)

• Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)

• Peak (Aggro Crab / Landfall Games)

• Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Best Adaptation

• A Minecraft Movie (Legendary Pictures / Mojang / Warner Bros)

• Devil May Cry (Studio Mir / Capcom / Netflix)

• Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (Fost / Sun Creature / Ubisoft / Netflix)

• The Last of Us Season 2 (HBO / PlayStation Productions)

• Until Dawn (PlayStation Productions / Screen Gems)

Most Anticipated Game

• 007 First Light (IO Interactive)

• Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)

• Marvel’s Wolverine (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

• Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)

• The Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red)

Content Creator of the Year

• Caedrel

• Kai Cenat

• MoistCr1TiKaL

• Sakura Miko

• The Burnt Peanut

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)

• Dota 2 (Valve)

• League of Legends (Riot Games)

• Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)

• Valorant (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete

• brawk (Brock Somerhalder)

• Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)

• f0rsakeN (Jason Susanto)

• Kakeru (Kakeru Watanabe)

• MenaRD (Saul Leonardo)

• Zyw0o (Mathieu Herbaut)

Best Esports Team

• Gen.G (League of Legends)

• NRG (Valorant)

• Team Falcons (Dota 2)

• Team Liquid PH (Mobile Legends: Bang Bang)

• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Winners

Best Family Game: Donkey Kong Bananza

Innovation in Accessibility: Doom: The Dark Ages

Best Esports Game – Presented by Gain: Counter-Strike 2

Best Esports Athlete: Chovy

Best Esports Team: Team Vitality

Best Mobile Game: Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Best Independent Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Adaptation: The Last of Us: Season 2

Best Action Game: Hades II

Best Performance: Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Games for Impact: South of Midnight

Best Ongoing Game: No Man’s Sky

Best Audio Design: Battlefield 6

Content Creator of the Year: MoistCr1TiKaL

Best Fighting Game: Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Most Anticipated Game: Grand Theft Auto VI

TGA Game Changer Award: Girls Make Games

Best Action/Adventure Game: Hollow Knight: Silksong

Best Art Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Sim/Strategy Game: FInal Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles

Best Debut Indie Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Score and Music – Leveled Up by Spotify: Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Kart World

Best Community Support: Baldur’s Gate 3

Best VR/AR Game: The Midnight Walk

Best RPG: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Players’ Voice: Wuthering Waves

Best Narrative: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Best Multiplayer Game: ARC Raiders

Best Game Direction: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Game of the Year: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33