The Game Awards 2025 - Capcom announces new Mega Man game, Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic revealed
It's that time of year again. Geoff Keighley is back, with the annual event celebrating the year's best in gaming. There's plenty of awards to be given out, but also importantly, plenty of game announcements to be made. So settle in, because we'll be wrapping up every announcement made at the event. It all kicks off at 6:30 CST.
The first announcement is The Free Shepherd. You play as a sheepdog herding things. PS5 and Steam, 2027.
Donkey Kong Bananza wins best family game.
Decrepit is a first person soulslike.
Audio Mech is a new game from the AudioSurf dev. Demo available on Steam tomorrow.
Doom: The Dark Ages wins innovation in accessibility.
Guild Wars 2 is getting new content. Visions of Eternity.
Best eSports game goes to Counter-Strike 2.
Best eSports athlete: Chovy.
Best eSports team Team Vitality.
Pragmata is about a guy in a mech suit and a girl. April 24, demo today though. Coming to NS2.
Best mobile game: Umamusume.
Solasta March 12, 2026.
Tank Rat 2026.
Best indie: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Read Dead Redemption's lead desinger has a new game that's a puzzle platformer. Bradley the Badger.
Stupid Never Dies is an action game. Out 2026. Has former Capcom employees that worked on Resident Evil and Devil May Cry games.
Best adaptation: The Last of Us Season 2.
Best action game: Hades 2
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced. It's an RPG. Directed by Casey Hudson, KOTOR and Mass Effect director.
John Carpenter's new game has you shooting tons of zombies. March 12. Toxic Commando.
Larian has announced a new Divinity. It'll be bigger than Baldur's Gate 3.
Best performance: Jennifer English
4 Loop is a new PlayStation game, from JJ Abrams and the Left 4 Dead creator.
Coven of the Chicken Foot has you play as an old lady exploring with some monsters.
Frictional Games, creator of SOMA, Has horror sci-fi elements. Called Ontos.
Games for impact: South of Midnight
Resident Evil Requiem gets a new trailer. February 27.
Braid's creator has a new game. Has puzzle elements. Order of the Sinking Star. 2026.
Wizards of the Coast has an action-RPG. Exodus is a new game from them. Early 2027.
Warlock - Dungeons and Dragons is launching in 2027. A gameplay reveal will happen next year.
Screamer is out next year. Is a storytelling game involving racing, has anime style.
Remedy is working on a new project. Control Resonant. 2026.
Nagoshi Studio is working on Gang of Dragon.
Street Fighter is getting a movie. It'll be out next year.
Best ongoing game: No Man's Sky.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight gets another trailer. May 29.
Best audio design: Battlefield 6
Content creator of the year: Moistcr1tikal
Best fighting game: Fatal Fury
Most anticipated game: GTA VI
Paper Trail is a slightly creepy game made by indie devs where your drawings come to life and haunt you. It's made by kids.
Tomb Raider is back. Tomb Raider Catalyst. 2027.
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis. 2026. It's a remake of the original. Crystal Dynamics is working on it.
Forest 3.
Invincible Vs. a 2D fighting game gets a new trailer. April 30.
Switch 2 exclusive title. It has coop. Orbitals.
Best action/adventure game: Hollow Knight Silksong.
Best art direction: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Best sim: Final Fantasy Tactics
Best debut indie: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred expansion out April 28.
Marvel Rivals is getting Deadpool.
Lenny Kravitz is in 007: First Light.
Best score: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Lords of the Fallen 2 has a gameplay trailer.
Best sports game: Mario Kart World
Best community support: Baldur's Gate 3
Best VR/AR game: The Midnight Walk
Best RPG: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
Player's voice: Wurthering Waves
Housemarque is working on Saros, out next year, with a cinematic trailer reveal tonight.
Best narrative: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
The Ascent's developers have a new game called No Law.
Best multiplayer: Arc Raiders
Total War: Warhammer: 40K revealed. Pre-alpha footage shown off.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is coming next year.
Burnout's former devs are working on a Star Wars game. Star Wars: Galactic Racer, out next year.
Co-op adventure Out of Words, a stop motion animated game.
Phantom Blade 0 is an action game out 9/9/2026. Developed by S-Game.
Best direction: Clair Obscure
Capcom is making a new 2D Mega Man game called Dual Override. Out in 2027.
Bowser Jr. makes his appearance in a new trailer for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, out this April.
Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja show a teaser for Nioh 3. Demo out Jan 26.
The final reveal is a game that's far along in development but hasn't been leaked or shown anywhere yet. It comes from former Apex Legends developers. This is meant to push shooters as a genre. It's named High Guard. It's a shooter where you can materialize mounts and use abilities. Hero shooter elements. January 26, f2p.
GOTY: Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
