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HISTORICAL FACTS: Goty - Caught on Camera

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 follows Baldur's Gate 3 to become the second game ever to win all five major GOTY awards

The GOTY sweep is real

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is still winning GOTY awards, snagging the top honor at DICE to extend its lead over Elden Ring and every other game in history

The French RPG won another five trophies

GamesRadar

Monster Hunter Wilds is on my GOTY list for a reason, but after a messy year I just want Capcom to wipe the slate clean with Master Rank DLC

Year in Review 2025 | That, and fix the PC port

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The Game Awards live coverage: Every reveal and announcement as it happens

Keep up with all the news and awards at The Game Awards 2025.

PC Gamer

Fallout and The Elder Scrolls boss Todd Howard's GOTY pick just so happens to be the current game of the year frontrunner Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Join the line

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What to expect from The Game Awards 2025: What's rumored to be there, what's already confirmed, and what we think is taking home GOTY

Everywhere we know about The Game Awards 2025 so far.

PC Gamer

Silksong devs have already given up hope for The Game Awards 2025’s biggest prize

Team Cherry may not attend 2025 The Game Awards in L.A.

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Team Cherry may not attend The Game Awards even though Silksong is nominated for GOTY, but they're pretty sure a different 'exceptional and broadly palatable' game will win

Either way, it's the year of the parry.

PC Gamer

Silksong devs "maybe" aren't going to The Game Awards and think they're "safe" from a GOTY win because of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which is "exceptional and broadly palatable"

For those who skong after

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Shroud disappointed by 2025 GOTY nominations, calls some entries ‘biased’

He isn't happy about ARC Raiders' absence from the most prestigious list.

Dot Esports

"Another rigged year:" Former FPS pro Shroud responds to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting a Game Awards GOTY nomination over Arc Raiders, says "the world is just not ready for AI in video games"

He also questions "who the f*** is playing" GOTY nominee Donkey Kong Bananza

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Former FPS pro Shroud says Arc Raiders should win GOTY over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, even if he thinks "multiplayer gamers are the minority"

"I've never voted for anything ever"

GamesRadar

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead writer "did not play any video games" before joining the hit French JRPG, but now she's speedrunning the hits: "I have Platinumed Elden Ring, God of War, God of War Ragnarok"

Making up for lost time

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Donkey Kong Bananza is looking like a potential GOTY candidate with Pauline in tow

Nintendo Switch 2 is about to get a second must-buy exclusive.

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POLL: We’re halfway through 2025. What game do you think has the best shot at GOTY?

So many stellar picks.

PC Gamer

A delayed review, a GOTY controversy, and a Big Geralt: Our strange 10-year relationship with The Witcher 3

A look back at PC Gamer's slightly odd history with one of the best RPGs ever made.

GamesRadar

With GTA 6 delayed to 2026, prepare for this year's floodgates to burst as publishers scramble to fill the empty space left by their biggest fear

Opinion | Lucrative release dates and even GOTY are all back on the menu

GamesRadar

"Get a journal, a pen, and buy the game already": Balatro creator says new puzzle roguelike Blue Prince is "already one of the best games I've ever played"

LocalThunk thinks Blue Prince is a lock for a GOTY nomination

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Balatro creator LocalThunk is throwing his weight around to make sure Blue Prince gets some love at The Game Awards: 'Geoff my man I better see Blue Prince as a GOTY nominee'

Blue Prince is really good, and LocalThunk wants to make sure everyone knows about it.

PC Gamer

PC Gamer vindicated by Swen Vincke: Larian boss calls Balatro his personal GOTY as it sweeps top prize from devs at GDC awards

All well and good that Balatro got its plaudits, but what truly matters here is that we were right.

Windows Central

My favorite multiplayer game in ages just got snubbed at The Game Awards — I can't believe it's not up for Game of the Year

Helldivers 2 is a phenomenal game and one of the best multiplayer co-op titles in recent memory. I can't believe it didn't get a GOTY nomination at The Game Awards.

Guitar World

Game-changers, taste-makers and trend-setters: here are 2023's guitarists of the year

We tip our hats to the players that made 2023 such a defining year in guitar history – and whose achievements we'll be talking about in years to come

PC Gamer

The best deals in the 2023 Steam Winter Sale

We've combed the last big sale of the year for 2023's best games and older favorites, including a bunch under $10.

GamesRadar

Stay winning: Baldur's Gate 3 patched out a popular trade exploit while simultaneously being crowned GOTY

Baldur's Gate 3 won GOTY, dropped a hotfix, and released an Xbox version all in the same night

PC Gamer

'I didn't think we were gonna get it': Baldur's Gate 3 dominates The Game Awards with 6 wins, including GOTY

The team behind Baldur's Gate 3 came and conquered at The Game Awards.

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