Tag Archives: 2025

Global analytics firm Newzoo has provided an optimistic year-in-review for 2025 in gaming. The broader global picture shows an industry on the rise, driven heavily by a resurgence in PC gaming and the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2.

Data compiled by SteamDB has given us a look at just how many games came to the Steam platform this year. As of December 2025, over 19,000 titles have launched on Steam this year, although a good number of them seemed to come and go without garnering any significant traction.  …

The 2025 edition of The Game Awards has concluded, and the ceremony belonged almost entirely to a single studio. French developer Sandfall Interactive saw its turn-based RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, sweep most awards it had been nominated for in a manner never before seen in the show's history. Securing …

As they do each year, Sony’s 2025 PlayStation Wrap-Up is officially live, letting you view your “gaming achievements for the year.”

With the Golden Joystick Awards concluded and The Game Awards candidates announced, the annual awards season is in full swing. The Steam Awards 2025 have officially opened for nominations, giving PC players the chance to champion their favourite titles across 11 categories. Finalists will be revealed on December 18th, coinciding …

Voting for the “Ultimate Game of the Year” category at the Golden Joystick Awards 2025 is now open to the public. The annual awards ceremony is scheduled for November 20th, but the public vote for its main prize is running now. Voters can select up to three titles from a …

Following plenty of hype, previews and playtests, the Embark Studios-developed extraction shooter Arc Raiders is finally here. While there is already plenty to enjoy, the studio has now unveiled their 2025 roadmap for Arc Raiders – confirming the addition of new maps, weather, enemies and more.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), along with its global partners, has released its massive 2025 Global Power of Play study. Based on a survey of over 24,000 players across 21 countries, the report paints a clear picture of why people game and the positive impacts it has on their social, …

Possessor(s), the latest game to be announced by the creators of the Hyper Light series, has a release date set. The release is now scheduled for November 11th for PC and PS5. Alongside the announcement, the developer has published a new trailer featuring additional gameplay footage. Possessor's combat system is …

Fresh off the successful launch of Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, it seems Konami is already planning its next move for the franchise. The company is currently sending out a survey to fans ahead of a special Tokyo Game Show livestream, asking them a simple but fundamental question: which …

As more critic reviews pile in, Hollow Knight: Silksong is now sitting at the top of 2025’s highest-rated games list alongside Clair Obscur and Split Fiction.

For the dedicated and long-suffering community of Escape From Tarkov, the end is finally in sight. After years of perpetual beta testing and development, developer Battlestate Games has officially announced that the game's full 1.0 release will be arriving this year. The date was revealed in a new live-action trailer …

Mark your calendars for November 11th. AMD has officially announced that it will be holding its next Financial Analyst Day, the company's first major strategy and product roadmap event in quite some time. For tech enthusiasts, these events are a treasure trove of information, often providing the first official glimpse …

Just as gamers are getting comfortable with the new GeForce RTX 50-series, a new report suggests Nvidia might already be preparing a Super refresh for the holiday season. The rumour points to a pre-Christmas 2025 launch for a trio of Super cards, with the main focus being an increase in …

The organisers of Gamescom are gearing up for what looks to be their biggest event ever, announcing that exhibitor reservations for 2025 are already tracking 11% ahead of last year's record-breaking numbers. The event is set to be the epicentre of the gaming world this August, with a packed show …

In just over a month, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has managed to become the second best-selling game of 2025 in the US.

Ahead of its arrival in September, Tokyo Game Show has announced the full list of developers and publishers set to be present at this year’s expo:

Asus Republic of Gamers has unveiled the ROG NUC (2025). This machine, touted as the world's first sub-three-liter gaming PC, is a compact powerhouse driven by Intel's Core Ultra 9 (Series 2) CPUs and features Nvidia's latest GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, complemented by up to 96GB of memory. Designed …

After years of leaks and rumours, it seems as though we might FINALLY be getting Hollow Knight Silksong sooner rather than later.

Surgent Studios is following-up their debut title – Tales of Kenzera: ZAU – with Dead Take: A first-person Psychological Horror.

Despite previous hints from Intel's social media sparking speculation that a higher-end Battlemage GPU might be unveiled at Computex 2025, the recent event concluded without any new gaming-focused Battlemage graphics card announcements. Instead, Intel showcased new Arc Pro series cards, leaving gamers waiting for something for themselves. Intel didn't announce …

Following the cancellation of the original PC version of Blue Protocol, the game appears to be getting a second chance in North America, Europe, and Latin America. The mobile version, previously known as Star Resonance, has reportedly been adapted into a full-scale PC MMO and will release under the name Blue …

Intel's next-generation mobile platform, Panther Lake, is officially confirmed to launch this year. While Intel has reiterated a 2025 debut multiple times, they haven't specified the exact scope of this initial rollout, and new reports suggest it might be quite narrow. According to Meng (via VideoCardz), only a single Panther …

Despite its disappointing launch, Ubisoft looks committed to improving Skull & Bones, with its Year 2 content adding tons of new features including land combat.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows seems to be performing exactly as Ubisoft needed it to, with the game sitting as the 2nd-best-selling title of 2025 so far (in the US).

Hollow Knight Silksong seems to be gearing up for release soon, with new behind-the-scenes activity on Steam indicating as much.

Astro Bot, the acclaimed platformer, emerged as the dominant force at the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards, securing five wins, including the prestigious Best Game of the Year. Still Wakes the Deep, a psychological horror title, also enjoyed a successful night, earning three BAFTA awards, two of which recognised outstanding acting …

With GTA VI set to launch later this year, many major publishers have reportedly put plans in place to delay titles so as to not clash with Rockstar Games.

God of War’s 20th anniversary has officially come and gone, and while we did get a couple cool new things in celebration, the rumoured remaster for the OG trilogy was nowhere to be seen. Fortunately, it does appear a God of War game is in fact slated for launch in 2025 – though it’s said to be a Greece-based spin-off.

After just 24 hours on sale, Monster Hunter Wilds rocketed to the top of 2025’s best-sellers list (in the US) - followed by Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.