Overview
- Hosted by Geoff Keighley at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on December 11, the ceremony streamed free across major platforms and, for the first time, on Prime Video.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 led nominations and emerged as the night’s dominant winner, taking Game of the Year alongside multiple major category awards for Sandfall Interactive.
- Lucasfilm Games announced Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a single‑player action RPG led by Casey Hudson, signaling the franchise’s return to a large‑scale project.
- Capcom confirmed Leon S. Kennedy as playable in Resident Evil Requiem and set a February 27, 2026 release, while Crystal Dynamics unveiled Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis for 2026 and Tomb Raider: Catalyst for 2027.
- Larian teased a new Divinity project, GTA VI took Most Anticipated, and additional reveals mapped 2026 launches including Blizzard’s Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred (April 28) and Wildlight’s free‑to‑play Highguard (January 26), with awards decided by a 90% jury and 10% fan vote.