Nominees - Game of the Year 2025 - The Game Awards 2025 Products The Game Awards 2025 Nominees Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has received a record-breaking 12 nominations at The Game Awards 2025. Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2 have also received multiple nominations. Plaion, from Germany, has been nominated three times. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack; © Koei Tecmo Europe and Gust Products Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack Koei Tecmo and Gust are bringing back three of the most successful games in the long-running Atelier franchise, revised and expanded for the Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack. This is the most comprehensive package of Ryza's journey yet. By Marcel Kleffmann • 5 min read
Age of Wonders 4: Throne of Blood; © Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive Products Age of Wonders 4: Throne of Blood Following seven expansions for Age of Wonders 4, the eighth DLC is now ready to introduce vampires to the fantasy strategy game from Triumph Studios and Paradox Interactive. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products Hamburg Veteran Studio Positive Impact Games Shows The Regreening The women-led Hamburg studio Positive Impact Games, made up of former Threaks and other industry veterans, has shown their clean-up game The Regreening. It was funded by Gamecity Hamburg and recently exhibited at Polaris 2025. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
Products Sony Looks Back on Five Successful PlayStation 5 Years To mark its fifth anniversary, Sony Interactive Entertainment has published a series of figures on the PlayStation Blog. Since its launch, over 7,500 games have been released and over 84 million consoles sold. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Constance (btf/Blue Backpack, ByteRockers' Games, PARCO GAMES) Products Constance Far from being a Hollow Knight: Silksong clone, Constance from Blue Backpack/btf and ByteRockers' Games is one of the strongest platformers of the year. By Pascal Wagner • 3 min read
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7; © Activision Products Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 This year, Call of Duty is up against the astonishingly strong and highly successful Battlefield 6. Raven Software and Treyarch are counting on Black Ops 7, which is set in 2035 and once again features a blend of campaign, multiplayer and Zombies modes. By Marcel Kleffmann • 4 min read
Products Unity Awards 2025 Voting is Underway, With Hopes for Photon, Megagon, Okomotive, Neoludig and More Voting for the 17th Unity Awards is open until November 21. The awards ceremony is scheduled for December 9. Until then, all nominees can hope to win, including several studios and a creator from GSA. By Stephan Steininger • 5 min read
Bloodletter; © Aldamami Games Products Aldamami Games' Bloodletter Launches at the End of March 2026 The German studio Aldamami Games has announced that its eerie medieval strategy deckbuilder game, Bloodletter, will be released on 31 March 2026. This will be the Berlin-based indie studio's first game. By Marcel Kleffmann • 2 min read
Storage Hunter Simulator; © Raccoons Studios & astragon Products Astragon Will Launch Storage Hunter Simulator in Two Weeks Storage Hunter Simulator is set to reach version 1.0 on 27 November 2025. The game is being published by astragon and was developed by Raccoons Studios, part of the Polish company BeardedBrothers.Games. By Marcel Kleffmann • 1 min read
Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core; © Ghost Ship Publishing Business Deep Rock Galactic's Future, and Why Ghost Ship Partners With Invisible Walls Ghost Ship Publishing has postponed the Early Access release of Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core until Q2 2026, and has entered into a partnership with Invisible Walls. This studio will now be responsible for the ongoing development of Deep Rock Galactic. Season 6 was also announced at the same time. By Marcel Kleffmann • 7 min read
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Launches 12 February 2026 Not only does Pixel Maniacs' ChromaGun 2 finally release on 12 February next year, it will also come with physical editions for PS5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2. By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read
