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My experience attending the 2025 Game Awards, and why I loved it

My experience attending the 2025 Game Awards, and why I loved it

Every year, Geoff Keighley's Game Awards is a great opportunity to reflect on the past year, even if it often seems more preoccupied with what comes next.

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Matt Buckley

December 17, 2025

My experience attending the 2025 Game Awards, and why I loved it
Interest in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has exploded once again thanks to The Game Awards 2025. There's at least two pieces of evidence to prove it

Interest in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has exploded once again thanks to The Game Awards 2025. There's at least two pieces of evidence to prove it

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 once again beat Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 - the French game not only collected more awards at The Game Awards 2025, but also sold significantly better since its nomination.

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Krzysztof Kaluzinski

December 17, 2025

Interest in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has exploded once again thanks to The Game Awards 2025. There's at least two pieces of evidence to prove it
Ellie from The Last of Us inspired the creature in Bruce Straley's new game

Ellie from The Last of Us inspired the creature in Bruce Straley's new game

Coven of the Chicken Foot was announced last week at the Game Awards, and today, we've learned that the creature was inspired by Ellie from The Last of Us.

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Matt Buckley

December 16, 2025

Ellie from The Last of Us inspired the creature in Bruce Straley's new game
They didn't conquer TGA, but they were still very successful. Now they are thanking the fans in the best possible way

They didn't conquer TGA, but they were still very successful. Now they are thanking the fans in the best possible way

The developers of Hollow Knight: Silksong left players for Christmas with the announcement of the first free DLC for the game and an update to the original HK.

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Jacob Blazewicz

December 16, 2025

They didn't conquer TGA, but they were still very successful. Now they are thanking the fans in the best possible way
Six great game announcements from the Game Awards that you may have missed

Six great game announcements from the Game Awards that you may have missed

With so many blockbuster trailers, it's easy to miss a bunch of smaller announcements from the Game Awards. Thankfully, we've got you covered.

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Matt Buckley

December 15, 2025

Six great game announcements from the Game Awards that you may have missed
“The first thing I really need to do is refocus on my family,” says Edmund McMillen, creator of The Binding of Isaac, while discussing his new game and sharing advice for indie devs

“The first thing I really need to do is refocus on my family,” says Edmund McMillen, creator of The Binding of Isaac, while discussing his new game and sharing advice for indie devs

Edmund McMillen talked about Mewgenics, console plans, and shared some solid indie wisdom. He even says the newest project is his favorite game he’s ever made.

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Olga Racinowska

December 11, 2025

“The first thing I really need to do is refocus on my family,” says Edmund McMillen, creator of The Binding of Isaac, while discussing his new game and sharing advice for indie devs
Everything announced during today's Day of the Devs presentation. Over 20 indie games you need to see

Everything announced during today's Day of the Devs presentation. Over 20 indie games you need to see

Today's Day of the Devs presentation lasted over an hour and features so many indie games you should know about. There's also a surprising amount of frogs.

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Matt Buckley

December 10, 2025

Everything announced during today's Day of the Devs presentation. Over 20 indie games you need to see
Launch was yesterday, and today there are 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews on Steam and PS Store. New game is a success of one dev

Launch was yesterday, and today there are 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews on Steam and PS Store. New game is a success of one dev

The creator of Skate Story can be satisfied with his project - the independent title about a demon performing tricks on a skateboard is getting positive reviews from critics and players.

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Krzysztof Kaluzinski

December 10, 2025

Launch was yesterday, and today there are 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews on Steam and PS Store. New game is a success of one dev
“Kindergarten still lives in my memory.” Timberborn devs on cut features, mod support, and… platypuses

“Kindergarten still lives in my memory.” Timberborn devs on cut features, mod support, and… platypuses

With Timberborn 1.0 on the horizon, we reached out to Mechanistry – the studio behind this unique city builder. In this interview, we spoke with Michal Amielanczyk, the team’s Communication Manager.

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Damian Gacek

December 7, 2025

“Kindergarten still lives in my memory.” Timberborn devs on cut features, mod support, and… platypuses
“Ruin your DM's day.” Esoteric Ebb, the chaotic RPG mixing D&D and Disco Elysium, confirms Spring release window

“Ruin your DM's day.” Esoteric Ebb, the chaotic RPG mixing D&D and Disco Elysium, confirms Spring release window

In this game, you can be a heroic Cleric, a total disaster, or somehow both at once. Esoteric Ebb is packed with weird possibilities, and soon we’ll get to try them all.

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Olga Racinowska

December 5, 2025

“Ruin your DM's day.” Esoteric Ebb, the chaotic RPG mixing D&D and Disco Elysium, confirms Spring release window
Dispatch Episode 4 walkthrough and choices guide

Dispatch Episode 4 walkthrough and choices guide

If you are looking for walkthrough of Dispatch Episode 4 Restructure, you are in the perfect place. Not only we help you during Dispatch shifts, we will also tell you consequences of your choices. Good luck!

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Damian Gacek

December 5, 2025

Dispatch Episode 4 walkthrough and choices guide
Bethesda veterans ditch UE5 for optimization miracle. New open-world RPG will run on a 10-year-old laptop

Bethesda veterans ditch UE5 for optimization miracle. New open-world RPG will run on a 10-year-old laptop

The Wayward Realms is dropping Unreal Engine 5, which will help speed up development of the game and ensure good optimization of the new game from Bethesda veterans.

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Jacob Blazewicz

December 3, 2025

Bethesda veterans ditch UE5 for optimization miracle. New open-world RPG will run on a 10-year-old laptop
Industry legend scrapped his dream project. Open-world RPG lost to publishers' „terrible offers”

Industry legend scrapped his dream project. Open-world RPG lost to publishers' „terrible offers”

Ron Gilbert quit working on an RPG due to a lack of funding and criticized modern publishers who follow rigid formulas to decide which projects are worth investing in.

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Martin Bukowski

December 2, 2025

Industry legend scrapped his dream project. Open-world RPG lost to publishers' „terrible offers”
Megabonk returns to The Game Awards! “With this new nomination we're more back than ever”

Megabonk returns to The Game Awards! “With this new nomination we're more back than ever”

The Players’ Voice category is entirely fan-voted. It’s completely up to us to pick the winner.

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Olga Racinowska

December 2, 2025

Megabonk returns to The Game Awards! “With this new nomination we're more back than ever”
A former Stardew Valley dev is making his own love letter to the Harvest Moon games. Sunkissed City is set to launch in 2026

A former Stardew Valley dev is making his own love letter to the Harvest Moon games. Sunkissed City is set to launch in 2026

Arthur “Mr. Podunkian” Lee is taking the cozy life-sim and turning it into a bustling city adventure. Sunkissed City promises everything we already love about the genre, but with more urban vibes.

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Olga Racinowska

December 1, 2025

A former Stardew Valley dev is making his own love letter to the Harvest Moon games. Sunkissed City is set to launch in 2026
How to romance Blonde Blazer and Invisigal in Dispatch. The key choices and the most common mistakes

How to romance Blonde Blazer and Invisigal in Dispatch. The key choices and the most common mistakes

In this guide we will tell you how to romance Invisigal or Blonde Blazer in Dispatch. There are some choices that you should be aware of.

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Damian Gacek

December 1, 2025

How to romance Blonde Blazer and Invisigal in Dispatch. The key choices and the most common mistakes
Devs of the would-be „Battlefield killer” were silent for 18 months. Now they're back, but fans are far from thrilled

Devs of the would-be „Battlefield killer” were silent for 18 months. Now they're back, but fans are far from thrilled

Testing of the long-awaited update to BattleBit Remastered took place last weekend. However, players were unable to focus on the new content due to technical issues.

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Martin Bukowski

December 1, 2025

Devs of the would-be „Battlefield killer” were silent for 18 months. Now they're back, but fans are far from thrilled
“Broken Is Fun.” The Co-Op Shooter Embracing Chaos, Meat, and Zero Balance. Let’s talk about Swapmeat with Jamie Stormbreaker, One More Game co-founder

“Broken Is Fun.” The Co-Op Shooter Embracing Chaos, Meat, and Zero Balance. Let’s talk about Swapmeat with Jamie Stormbreaker, One More Game co-founder

The developers of one of the most unique roguelike action games, Swapmeat, explain how they came up with one of the most uniquely disgusting mechanics.

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Matt Buckley

November 30, 2025

“Broken Is Fun.” The Co-Op Shooter Embracing Chaos, Meat, and Zero Balance. Let’s talk about Swapmeat with Jamie Stormbreaker, One More Game co-founder
It took three Dispatch playthroughs before I finally saw this hidden hacking minigame. Totally worth it

It took three Dispatch playthroughs before I finally saw this hidden hacking minigame. Totally worth it

I’ve completed Dispatch from start to finish three times, but only on my latest playthrough did I discover a new hacking minigame, and it was extremely fun.

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Damian Gacek

November 28, 2025

It took three Dispatch playthroughs before I finally saw this hidden hacking minigame. Totally worth it
PS Plus free monthly games for December 2025 include a fast-paced indie FPS and a gorgeous LEGO game

PS Plus free monthly games for December 2025 include a fast-paced indie FPS and a gorgeous LEGO game

PlayStation has revealed five games coming to PS Plus in December. It includes a few great co-op games and one of the best indie games of the last 10 years.

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Matt Buckley

November 26, 2025

PS Plus free monthly games for December 2025 include a fast-paced indie FPS and a gorgeous LEGO game