Previously Profex and The Koalition's Richard Bailey focused on GOTY front runners, The Last of Us and Bioshock Infinite. This time around, the team discussed a previous release that can much a push for the crown as well as two upcoming titles with immense potential.
In my Tomb Raider iOS review, I look at whether or not the game runs well enough on mobile to justify parting with your cash.
Take-Two Interactive revealed it is pausing development on its Nintendo Switch 2 edition of "Borderlands 4" in its latest quarterly earnings.
O'Dell Harmon Jr. writes: "Before we say goodbye to 2025, let’s take a look back and see what were the most downloaded games of the year. It was a great time for sports, shooters, and some new PlayStation VR2 games. Sports favorites topped the charts in US/Canada and EU, with NBA 2K26 and EA Sports FC26, respectively.
Juggernaut GTA V found a home in the top three for both regions, with new 2025 release Battlefield 6 claiming second place in the US. Fortnite took top place for free-to-play games, and Beat Saber continues its PS VR2 success."
I think it shows how shortsighted it was for Sony to let go of Evolution and not get them to make some sort of competitor (open world Driveclub?) 10 years ago.
After Driveclub's reception, hard to say it would have done well enough to compete. It's easy to dream of such a thing, but to make it happen? It's taken how long for CoD to be dethroned? And it was dethroned by Hogwart's Legacy and has gained it right back just the next year.
It’s funny to watch the only games EU and USA agree on was Minecraft and back ops 7 both regions on 6 and 7 spot respectively other than that FIFA rules EU
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I would like to see a list that has both free to play and paid games together, but at least we have this.
To this day GTA5 is a top downloaded game and it makes me wonder if the industry is really ready for GTA6. I imagine almost nothing else will sell during that game's release window.
Tomb raider is a really well made game and a great reboot, but game of the year candidate it is not (at least in my book). I had a great time with the game, but it lacked innovation and real inspiration. When experiences like The Last of Us and (hopefully) Grand Theft Auto V that push the industry forward in terms of ideas and execution exist, it’s difficult for me to label a game that was marketed as a “survival” game, but actually ended up being just another action platformer (albeit, a pretty fun one at that)as game of the year material. The story was predictable, the leveling up system was meaningless and uninspired, the gameplay felt safe (minus the interesting context-based cover system) and literally EVERY character other than Lara was not only shallow and boring, but also poorly voiced.
Good game, I liked it, but it’s not game of the year material in my book. It started out great, but quickly became an exercise in genocide, when it seemed to work better as an exercise in survival. Also, hated multiplayer (did not factor into my assessment of the game, though).
Very interesting to see Tomb Raider and Beyond: Two Souls on this list. While I do believe The Last Of Us will win the award in convincing fashion, I'll admit that the other games will at the very least be way above average games. I feel very mixed on Beyond after having seen alot from the game at E3 but I def enjoyed Tomb Raider. It's not a game of the year type of game but it still had great/ as well as bad things about it.
The Last of Us is a once in a generation game and easily tied for my favorite game of all time, but it will no doubt have competition from GTAV. The only other game that anyone could make an argument for IMO is Bioshock Infinite, although I understand when people say they had issues with it.
Beyond: Two Souls looks very impressive. If Quantic Dreams can change the game so the controls are more fluid. I don't want to see quick time events being the main driving force when you're controlling the player. I think it could be in the running for game of the year. But how can it win game of the year if not that many people would have the opportunity to play it before the year is out.
And there are people who have their mind set that "so-and-so" game is going to win game of the year that they won't even give any second glances to other games.
GTA 5 will be Game Of The Year..... In R* I Trust