Editor’s note: Variety was part of the jury for The Game Awards 2025.

Every year, The Game Awards brings its fair share of big game reveals, new trailers, and unexpected announcements. The 2025 version has teased some big things already, with that cryptic obelisk teaser ...

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The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2025 during a livestream on Monday, and while there were some expected picks, it was certainly a big, big year for indies. Clair Obscur: ...

Nominations for the 2025 Game Awards, which honor the year’s most innovative, unique and impactful story-driven narratives in the gaming industry, were announced Monday. Leading the pack is the ...

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The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2024 in a livestream Monday. This year’s race for GOTY hasn’t had an obvious frontrunner thus far, making the announcement one of the bigger ...

Google researchers have reached a major milestone in AI by creating a neural network that can generate real-time gameplay for the classic shooter Doom—without using a traditional game engine. This ...

It's hard to believe that it was only in late 2021 that Wordle blew up. The social aspect of sharing results and stickiness of the one-round-per-day format proved to be a winning formula. So it's ...

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