2025 Game rewards at us, promising many rewards for Chiaroscuro and an avalanche of game trailers. Each year, the 23-hour program devotes approximately 22 hours and 59 minutes to the upcoming games. Often really cool games are announced at the exhibition, for example Hades in 2018, Death in Stranding 2 in 2022And Exodus in 2023.
This year the excitement was off the charts. Game Awards host Geoff Keighley on November 28th. tweeted a blurry line of text (“regal.inspiring.thickness”) next to a photograph of a statue with demonic iconography. Of course, this caused a flurry of speculation. Fans have spent days convincing themselves that the stunt could mean anything from a new God of War game to a Lords of the Fallen sequel to the long-absent game. Elder Scrolls 6. But thanks to trademark leakthe statue is all but confirmed to be an advertisement for the entrance to Larian Studios. Divinity RPG series. (The statue is currently located outside the Peacock Theater, where the Game Awards will be held and where we could stand in front of it, making funny faces.)
Also in the plans: Amazon Games. said he will show off details about the Tomb Raider reboot, and Mix teasers an ad relating to one of the millions of franchises.
But that's not enough to fill an entire day with “world premieres” (Kayley's phrase). The training ground has already spent the last month predict who will win big at the Game Awards this year. Now let's predict some of our dream announcements on today's show.
Return of Halo Multiplayer
Earlier this year, Halo Studios announced Halo: Campaign Progressioncomplete remake Halo: Combat Evolved built from the ground up in Unreal 5. The catch? As the name suggests, it only includes a campaign. The multiplayer component that has defined the series since day one (and has languished for the past year) will not be part of the re-release. But Halo Studios said it has “multiple projects in the works.” Could Xbox end the year with a couple of Halo revivals, adding to the campaign nostalgia already shown with a standalone multiplayer game? With hope. We HCS sufferers are parched. —Ari Notis
A game about Sonic, but one of the good ones
While The Game Awards can be a bit unpredictable, history can give you a good idea of what to expect. For example, there's a good chance we'll see Sonic the Hedgehog in some capacity at the show, since the blue blur has appeared before and Sega is currently releasing his games at an almost annual rate. What's harder to predict is whether you'll get an actual main Sonic game or something… weird. This year I hope we see the former. It's been a few years since we received Sound boundariesso it looks like it's time for us to talk about Sonic's next real adventure, even if it's still two years away. However, I'm actually bracing myself for Sega to announce Elphaba. Sonic Racing in Cross Worlds. Actually, you know what? That would be good too. —Giovanni Colantonio
Whatever the hell Square Enix is hiding
It remains to be seen what Square Enix's flagship title will be in 2026. The company has already announced a couple of games early next year – Remake of Final Fantasy 7 Intergrade for Nintendo Switch 2 on January 22nd and Dragon Quest 7 Update for February 5th. A scenic action RPG Elliot's Adventures: Tales of the Millennium should also be released sometime in 2026. But let's be honest, RPG fans are really hungry for more details about the next chapters of the main series, such as Dragon Quest 12 And Kingdom Hearts 4. If either of them were to show up at The Game Awards, we'd bet on the latter, given Kingdom Hearts' wider appeal outside of Japan.
First look at the third part of the series, still untitled. Final Fantasy 7 A remake trilogy is also at the top of many fans' wish lists, but seems less unlikely given the upcoming Switch 2 port next month. There have also been rumors of an HD-2D remake. Chrono trigger next some suspicious recent comments from co-creator Yuji Horiiand with the game's 30th anniversary approaching, the timing seems more propitious. —Jen Glennon
A sign of life for Blade (no, not that one tortured one)
Two years ago Death loop Developer Arkane took to the Game Awards stage to announce its next game: Blade. We didn't learn much about the Marvel adaptation, but everything about director Dinga Bakaba sounded good. We haven't heard anything about it since then.
I usually say “let them cook” and happily wait for the news when it's ready, but this year I'm a little more anxious about the news. Since then, Xbox has closed studios and canceled major games like Perfect Dark. Bladeannouncement. I don't think any project is safe right now unless I see some active signs of life that tell me development is well underway. Even if it's just a cinematic trailer or 15 seconds of gameplay, I just want to be sure that Arkane is really cooking up there. —GK
A game with the same vague name as Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
In November, rumors began to swirl about a mysterious new Naughty Dog game. Intergalaxy: Heretic Prophet was “content complete” and is ready for release in 2026, with the Game Awards premiere waiting in the wings. Polygon's Friend Jason Schreier shut this shit down now. Another Polygon friend Jeff Grubb confirmed main diss, saying: no, Intergalactic will not appear at The Game Awards.
It's too bad because (1) I'm genuinely curious to see how Neil Druckmann's vision of a 1980s-themed religious future translates into gameplay, and (2) I can't stop muttering the name “Intergalaxy: Heretic Prophet“from last year's TGA. In fact, I'm predicting and praying that everyone is wrong and that we get a new tease Intergalaxy: Heretic Prophet at least to get another year off work Intergalaxy: Heretic Prophet like a little. If not, then I can only hope for a title of equal recognition, Intergalaxy: Heretic Prophet the mantle of “stupid games we can't help but love.” —Matt Patch
Something, anything, from Atlus that will occupy our time for 364 days next year.
Creators of Persona and Metaphor: ReFantasy haven't announced any games scheduled for release in 2026, at least not yet. Atlus has unveiled the long-rumored model for the first time. Persona 4: Rebirth at Summer Game Fest back in June, but we don't have an exact release date yet. According to parent company Sega's latest annual financial report, it is widely believed that the remake will release sometime between April 2026 and March 2027. So a new TGA trailer with a release date is out of the question.
While fans were eager for any news about Persona 6It seems unlikely that Atlus would want to eclipse the upcoming remake with a new back-to-back title. However, it is more likely that there will be a Switch 2 port for Metaphor: ReFantasy, which won three awards, including best role-playing game, at the Game Awards 2024. —J.G.
A Half-Life 3 reveal that will end the cycle of aggressive rumors and put us out of our misery
Valve will tell you Half-life 3 at The Game Awards. Right? Please? Can we just do this?
November announcement Steam engine came with this tirade new reports that Half-life 3 really and soon – and, frankly, I'm starting to believe it. None of Gabe Newell's explanations over the years Why didn't Valve complete and ship the game? Half-life 3no message that the team spent a lot of effort and money on Dead endslowed the spread of rumors that Half-life 3 is under development. Maybe Valve should just announce this to shut everyone up? It seems like now is the right time. Manifest, manifest, manifest. —Member of Parliament
