Golden Joystick Awards 2025 Live Coverage - All the news as it happens
Live Who will win Ultimate Game of the Year? Let's all find out together with the winners, losers, and all the colorful reveals
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Activision Blizzard nearly bought Minecraft before Microsoft
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Kirby Air Riders reviewed in 60 seconds
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Where Winds Meet Review | Sekiro-style combat meets seemingly every video game idea ever
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Megabonk creator drops out of Debut Indie Game award
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Even as Xbox drifts away from consoles and exclusives, former exec says the Xbox 360 set Microsoft up for success: "Look at them now, continuing to be the powerhouse – the global powerhouse"
"I'm not going to recoup what I put into this for a long time," says returning Hytale owner, who previously said he'd offered Riot 10x what the dead Minecraft-inspired game is worth
Former Sega of America boss says leaving the console market was "traumatic" and "difficult": "We were in the eye of the storm of the PlayStation 2"
World of Warcraft lead assures worried MMO raiders that Blizzard removing add-ons is "to set ourselves up for being able to build content that will better serve all of our players"
MMO players get a sailing skill, immediately become pirates channeling a famous 2006 disaster: "Piracy as emergent gameplay is honestly perfect"
"I'm not going to recoup what I put into this for a long time," says returning Hytale owner, who previously said he'd offered Riot 10x what the dead Minecraft-inspired game is worth
World of Warcraft lead assures worried MMO raiders that Blizzard removing add-ons is "to set ourselves up for being able to build content that will better serve all of our players"
Hardware
I've handpicked the 18 best early Black Friday deals for gamers: PS5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PC discounts actually worth it this week
Former Sega of America boss says leaving the console market was "traumatic" and "difficult": "We were in the eye of the storm of the PlayStation 2"
Got an Analogue 3D on the way? Grab this compatible N64 flash cart while it's cheap for Black Friday
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping's first teaser promises Midsommar aesthetics, Haymitch's backstory, and a really weird David Bowie reference
Frozen's leads are going to receive an eye-watering $60 million each for appearing in the Disney hit's third and fourth movies
74 years after their on-screen debut, the first Superman movie villains have finally been made canon in DC Comics
Daniel Craig doesn't show up until 40 minutes into Wake Up Dead Man, and there's a legit reason why Rian Johnson wrote it that way – even if he was a little scared to do so
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft season 2 trailer brings together some of my favorite Tomb Raider eras – but I'm mostly here for Lara's shark showdown
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 review: "I respect Treyarch's attempt to make the weirdest Call of Duty possible, but it results in a campaign misfire and multiplayer that's hardly revolutionary"
Demonschool review: "This Persona-inspired RPG is full of fun, flair, and ready to chomp away at your free time"
Morsels review: "The Binding of Isaac style roguelike shooting gets somehow grosser, but struggles to set itself apart"
Wicked: For Good review: "Builds to an incredibly cathartic conclusion, but isn't quite as captivating as Part 1"
The Running Man review: "Some fun action and Glen Powell's star power aren't enough to energize this disappointing Stephen King adaptation"
Predator: Badlands review: "Die-hard fans may be disappointed, but as a blockbuster action-adventure, Badlands kills it"
The Analogue 3D solves my biggest issues with the original N64, and it sets a new bar for retro console remakes
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Playstation
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's record-high nominations at The Game Awards proves what I've been saying for the past 8 months
Xbox
Even as Xbox drifts away from consoles and exclusives, former exec says the Xbox 360 set Microsoft up for success: "Look at them now, continuing to be the powerhouse – the global powerhouse"
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's record-high nominations at The Game Awards proves what I've been saying for the past 8 months
Nintendo
I've been recommending nerdy presents for over a decade, and I think these are the best gifts for gamers in 2025
Now that Kirby Air Riders is out, everyone is making the same joke about Nintendo immediately asking Masahiro Sakurai to work on Super Smash Bros 6: "Alright. We let you make Air Riders. You know what comes next…"
PC Gaming
