Time is ticking down until Geoff Keighley once again emerges from his fleshy cocoon, brushes the Garibaldi crumbs from his suit, and strides onto the stage to bellow his customary challenge of “Who wants some?”. We assume he means games, but one day he will nut a developer in the front row and we won’t be able to say he didn’t warn us.
We’re pulling together a quick rundown of everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 so you don’t need to risk life and limb by straying too close to Geoff’s grasping fingers.
“This game makes an expression that is impossible in reality,” reads the blurb which pops up when you go to play DriveCrazy’s demo. “Because it is dangerous to drive like this in real life, never imitate.” “Ah,” I yell as I race a kei truck down the side of a building while missiles and lava lurk in my vicinity, “I see what you mean.”
Prompting me to give TubezGames’ small lorry game a go was the fact it’s just emerged from early access, having been in the oven since July 2023. Now, though, it’s hit 1.0, and I’m seriously considering seeing what the rest of its now-complete story has to offer.
Anyone looking to add some pizazz to their gaming setup doesn’t have to look far to find ways to do so. One of the best ways is to pick up a special edition controller. And fans of Genshin Impact can now preorder the great-looking PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller – Genshin Impact Limited Edition (see it on Amazon). It costs $84.99 and is set to release on February 25 in the U.S.
The new controller is coming in part to promote the recent release of Genshin Impact Version Luna III, “which features the new playable character Durin and fresh updates to the story in Nod-Krai.” Click the above link for full details about the update and patch notes.
As for the controller itself, Sony said in a blog post that its designers worked closely with HoYoverse to create the design. It features “design elements inspired by Genshin Impact’s beloved Traveler Twins and Paimon, celebrating years of adventure and companionship in Teyvat.” It has a white and gorgeous blue color scheme, with gold and blue etchings on the grips, touch pad, and D-pad. The face buttons also feature gold versions of the traditional PlayStation shapes.
Functionally, it will be identical to all other PS5 DualSense controllers. It has haptic feedback for vibrations, adaptive triggers that can put resistance on your pulls. It has a built in microphone and speaker, and the built-in battery can be charged via its USB-C port. It’s compatible with PS5, PC, Mac, and mobile devices.
Sony says, “Select markets across Asia, including Japan” will get the controller on January 21. Those in the rest of the world, including the U.S., will have to wait about a month as it releases on February 25 in those regions.
If you’d rather get a new PS5 controller sooner (in time for Christmas, perhaps), you can check out our running list of every PS5 controller available. You have plenty of colorful and fun designs to choose from.
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I wish that I could fly, that I could fly, and I could fly, just like a dragonfly, Mr Bond. I want to get away, just like a dragonfly, Mr Bond. YEAH YEAH YEAH, Mr Bond. I want a Milky Way, Mr Bond. I’d just like a Milky Way, YEAH YEAH YEAH (Milky Way), Mr Bond. Oh, and the official James Bond account appears to have leaked a trailer showing Lenny Kravitz as a007: First Light, villain, Mr Bond.
The Game Awards is taking place later today (or early tomorrow depending on your timezone), but it seems that yet another major announcement has leaked ahead of schedule.
As reported by Eurogamer, the cover art for a new Tomb Raider entry has cropped up online along with a handful of screenshots. Titled Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, some are speculating that it might actually be (another) remake of the original game from 1996, which itself also dealt with Atlantis.
Helldivers 2 x Killzone is back and this time, it’s back for good! It seems fitting that a year after their initial launch, we bring back this iconic content but now in a new and improved format and pricing – yes, we totally heard you all!
Along with our partners at Guerrilla, we’re pleased to announce Helldivers 2 x Killzone is now officially a Legendary Warbond*, costing 1500 Super Credits. We couldn’t just add the same stuff as before and leave it, where is the fun in that(?!), so we’ve even added some extra content to round out the package.
Not only is the content returning with extra items, but we want to continue to do right by everyone who purchased Super Store content from last year, therefore a whole load of people will be able to unlock this Legendary Warbond at no extra cost. Check out if you’re eligible below.
Who gets what and how does it work:
Players who have previously purchased any (even one) of the Killzone items, will have the whole Helldivers 2 x Killzone Legendary Warbond unlocked at no extra cost! Additionally, there is no medal vacuum here! The items previously purchased (and those which were gifted last December) will be medal unlocked. So no need to spend medals on the items you already own!
Players who received the gifted items in December 2024 but didn’t pay for any single item, will have to pay the 1500 Super Credits to unlock the full Legendary Warbond.
Not to worry, if you do pay for the Warbond; the gifted items will also be medal unlocked.
Players joining after the Helldivers 2 x Killzone items left the store in December 2024 can access the Warbond by unlocking it for 1500 SC, and then enjoy redeeming medals on their favorite items just as usual.
Let’s recap all the items included and dig into those new items as well.
Weapons and stratagems
Arm yourself with some of the best weapons Stål has to offer.
Beginning with the StA-52 Assaultrifle the pride of the Stål armory, providing you with the strength to decimate your foes. It boasts a high-capacity drum mag, great for providing sustained fire.
StA-11 SMG with a helical-feed magazine, which provides a higher ammo capacity whilst making it more front heavy. This close-range weapon is the nightmare of the enemies of freedom.
PLAS-39 Accelerator rifle, a high precision burst-fire rifle that will banish your foes after a short charging period.
Armors and capes
AC-1 Dutiful/ The Strength in Our Arms cape
This heavy armor boasts a breathing apparatus built in to help both soldiers and colonists thrive, even when assigned to planets with atmospheres rated “suboptimal”, “extreme”, and “character building”.
AC-2 Obedient/ Defender of Our Dream cape
The muted colors and relaxed, high mobility fit make this light armor a favorite among long-distance snipers and hide-and-seek champions alike.
Acclimated passive
The passive of these armors provides 50% resistance to fire, gas, acid, and electrical damage.
The Defender of Our Dream and Strength in Our Arms player cards are also returning along with the Assault infantry player title.
New patterns
The latest additions to round out this Warbond are the Extrasolar Ash patterns for your Exosuits, FRV, Hellpods and Pelicans.
So start saving your Super Credits for December 18 at 7am PT / 2pm GMT / 3pm CET when Helldivers 2 x Killzone Legendary Warbondwill be available for purchase from wherever you enjoy our game!
*Requires base game, paid purchase of Super Credits, and game progression to unlock.
Please note you will not be able to claim the Helldivers 2 x Killzone Legendary Warbond with a Premium Warbond token.
The trailer, below, shows one of the elves raising their speech level to 27 after suggesting Skyrim launch on Switch 2, with their overall character level progress working towards 20. Why pick 20 and 27 specifically? Because The Elder Scrolls 6 is coming out in 2027, some fans are now saying.
“This honestly might be the best piece of evidence we have for a release date,” one fan said. “Those are very specific numbers and I don’t think they would use those numbers by accident.” “My god we’ve gotten so desperate,” countered another.
They are oddly specific numbers though, and you’d like to think Bethesda knew what it was doing by choosing them, rather than rolling the dice and coming up with random numbers. This is The Elder Scrolls 6 we’re talking about — it’s one of the most anticipated video games currently in development. Fans want — need! — to know when it’s coming out, and so anything like this was always going to set them off.
But is 2027 a likely release year? Last month, Bethesda chief Todd Howard said The Elder Scrolls 6 wouldn’t be out for some time yet despite being announced over seven years ago. In an interview with GQ magazine to celebrate the release of Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition, Howard said The Elder Scrolls 6 is “still a long way off.” He added: “I’m preaching patience. I don’t want fans to feel anxious.”
In the GQ article, Howard once again admitted that it has taken too long to get The Elder Scrolls 6 out the door, but did tease a The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered-style shadowdrop — without confirming anything.
“I do like to have a break between them, where it isn’t like a ‘plus one’ sequel,” Howard said of making The Elder Scrolls games again. “I think it’s also good for an audience to have a break — The Elder Scrolls has been too long, let’s be clear. But we wanted to do something new with Starfield. We needed a creative reset.” Bethesda is currently playtesting The Elder Scrolls 6, Howard revealed.
“I like to just announce stuff and release it,” Howard continued. “My perfect version — and I’m not saying this is going to happen — is that it’s going to be a while and then, one day, the game will just appear.” The Oblivion Remastered shadowdrop was “a test run,” Howard teased. “It worked out well.”
As for what Bethesda has going on right now, hundreds of people are working on Fallout, Howard said, across Fallout 76 “and some other things we’re doing, but The Elder Scrolls 6 is the everyday thing.”
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In a lengthy thread on reddit that brands the port as a “disaster,” there are widespread complaints about input lag and the game’s locked 30 frames per second visuals. “There’s like a whole second between me flicking the stick and my character moving its head,” the post’s author wrote, describing the experience as worse than “online Smash Bros.”
Many have compared Skyrim’s Switch 2 port with that of the far more recent Cyberpunk 2077, which offers 40 frames per second on Nintendo’s new hardware while rendering considerably more detailed environments. And there has been criticism, too, of the fact the game hogs 53GB of space on the Switch 2’s relatively limited internal memory, compared to just 25GB on PC.
A separate reddit post with more than 2,400 upvotes showing a video of the game’s input delay can be seen below:
On Bethesda’s official support site, the publisher has listed a question that asks: “Why am I experiencing frame rate issues with The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim following the Anniversary Edition update on Nintendo Switch?”
“We are investigating reports of performance issues on Nintendo Switch with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim after the Anniversary Edition update,” is the official response. There’s no word on fixes yet, but the publisher said anyone experiencing issues could subscribe to the article for updates.
“In addition, you can provide feedback and information regarding on this topic via the Feedback form,” Bethesda concluded.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition is being sold for $59.99. Alternatively, anyone who owns Skyrim Anniversary Edition on the original Switch can pay $19.99 to upgrade the game and play on both consoles.
Included for your money are Skyrim’s base game and the three official Expansions: Dawnguard; Dragonborn; and Hearthfire. Players on Switch 2 get experience enhanced resolution, improved load times, performance optimisation, Joy-Con 2 mouse support, motion controls, Amiibo support, and more versus the OG Switch version, taking advantage of the more powerful hardware.
This week, IGN talked with Bethesda Game Studios exec Todd Howard about the company’s future plans. Intriguinly, Howard said that while The Elder Scrolls 6 was still the next big new video game to be in the works, Fallout is the franchise the studio is doing the most in right now.
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While I’m not going to argue that Obsidian’s fantasy RPG matches the depth of the genre’s topline measuring sticks, your Baldur’s Gates, your Witchers, your New Vegases, it did provide me a good time in 2025. I found the world of Eora – with its mushrooms, sprawling coastlines, dense forests, arid deserts, and more mushrooms – colourful and varied enough to whet my appetite for exploration. Combat was satisfying enough that I looked forward to each opportunity to whip out my trusty blunderbuss and characters were engaging enough that hanging out with them in camp was a pleasant way to while away evenings.
Limited Run Games has announced a very exciting enhanced version of 1987’s NES “classic”, Jaws – and they’ve got their signature offering of flashy physical editions ready to devour and everything.
These new physical editions of the game come complete with the 8-bit original, now with modern conveniences such as quick save. But, of course, the star turn is a “massively expanded” Jaws Enhanced Edition that embiggens the adventure to incorporate aspects from four (!) of the Jaws movies, rather than just the good one.
