The Game Awards, 2025
T he Game Awards 2025 has concluded, and with it, some thoughts always linger in my head. Production was fine this year, but the pacing of the awards, and the ratio of award time to trailer time was once again, leaned way too much towards trailer time then awards. Also, Clair Obscur Expedition 33 won everything, even categories it shouldn't have been nominated for in the first place. Overall, although I think a good chunk of the awards went to deserving recipients, this year has got to be the weakest year this awards ceremony has had. Let's take a deeper look. Game of the Year, Expedition 33. Won 9 out of 11 Categories it was nominated for. First, lets talk about that aforementioned "ratio" of trailers to awards. Just like last year, some awards were briefly mentioned in a "pre-show" where the category had a brief introduction, the winner was read, and then it moved on. While I do think categories like "best esports player" and "Best es...