Tonight, The Game Awards capped off an amazing year for players with its annual celebration of the biggest releases of the year. It\u2019s not only a celebration of the year\u2019s greatest games, but also a showcase of the exciting experiences on the horizon \u2013 and tonight was a treat.<\/p>\n
We brought you Blizzard Entertainment\u2019s world premiere of Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred<\/strong>, the latest expansion to the iconic action RPG series, which is a culmination of everything that was set in motion the moment Lilith first entered Sanctuary. Here you\u2019ll make your final stand against Mephisto, the Prime Evil, in a sprawling new campaign set in the ancient region of Skovos. It will also feature two new classes, including the mighty Paladin, Skill Tree reworks, a level cap increase, and an overhauled endgame designed around choice, mastery, and high-stakes rewards. Prepare to face the reckoning when Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred launches April 28, 2026, on Battle.net, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Steam \u2013 learn more here on Xbox\u00a0 Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n We also got our first look at the sequel to the critically acclaimed Control with the announcement of Control Resonant<\/strong>, the reveal of Ontos<\/strong>, the newest game from Amnesia and Soma creators Frictional, and the news that not one but two Tomb Raider<\/strong> games are in development: Legacy of Atlantis<\/strong> and Catalyst<\/strong>, among the many other announcements.<\/p>\n We\u2019re also thrilled that our friends at Sandfall Interactive garnered so many nominations and wins this evening for their standout title, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/strong>, which is available to play today with Game Pass Ultimate. From its world reveal at Xbox Game Showcase 2024 to its critical acclaim today \u2013 it\u2019s the biggest new third-party Game Pass title of the year<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 and it has been amazing to see this studio receive so much recognition for their beloved game.<\/p>\n If you\u2019d like to learn more about many of the reveals tonight, Xbox Wire has you covered with in-depth previews for Control Resonant<\/a><\/strong>, No Law<\/strong><\/a>, Lords of the Fallen 2<\/strong><\/a>, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis & Catalyst<\/strong><\/a>, Ontos<\/strong><\/a>, and Expedition 33<\/strong>\u2019s new expansion.<\/p>\n And in case you missed it, just prior to the curtain raising for The Game Awards, we dropped a special edition of The Official Xbox Podcast. In addition to hearing from many of the night\u2019s nominees, we revealed that a brand-new Developer_Direct is heading your way in January, featuring Playground Games. Additionally, Compulsion Games shared that the multi-nominated and award-winning South of Midnight will be playable by more players in Spring 2026, when it comes to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch 2. You can watch the whole episode right here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n All Xbox Winners and Nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n Xbox Game Studios and Bethesda Softworks received multiple nominations for several titles at The Game Awards 2025 for Avowed, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Ninja Gaiden 4, South of Midnight, and The Outer Worlds 2 \u2013 and we\u2019re thrilled that DOOM: The Dark Ages took home the award for Innovation in Accessibility and South of Midnight for Games for Impact. And many of our third-party partners garnered multiple nominations and wins, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and ARC Raiders.<\/p>\n On behalf of the creative teams at Xbox, Bethesda Softworks, Activision, and Blizzard, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to this year\u2019s winners and nominees!<\/p>\n First-Party Winners & Nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tonight, The Game Awards capped off an amazing year for players with its annual celebration of the biggest…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":442351,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[142265,174546,203955,203956,203957,147600,53031,203958,71823,8954,203959,56733,203960,77786,203961,203962,203963,203964,16625,124202,116576,203965,132123,203966,201217,203967,203968,203969,168175,3575,203970,147609,108704,203971,69575,203972,132125,100653,203848,158,203973,199163,203974,198034,203975,67,132,68,186478,203976,203977],"class_list":{"0":"post-442350","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-arc-raiders","9":"tag-assassins-creed-shadows","10":"tag-atomfall","11":"tag-avowed","12":"tag-baldurs-gate-3","13":"tag-ball-x-pit","14":"tag-battlefield-6","15":"tag-blue-prince","16":"tag-capcom-fighting-collection-2","17":"tag-clair-obscur-expedition-33","18":"tag-despelote","19":"tag-doom-the-dark-ages","20":"tag-ea-sports-fc-26","21":"tag-elden-ring-nightreign","22":"tag-f1-25","23":"tag-fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves","24":"tag-final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles","25":"tag-final-fantasy-xiv-online","26":"tag-fortnite","27":"tag-helldivers-2","28":"tag-hollow-knight-silksong","29":"tag-indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle","30":"tag-jurassic-world-evolution-3","31":"tag-kingdom-come-deliverance-ii","32":"tag-league-of-legends","33":"tag-lego-party","34":"tag-lego-voyagers","35":"tag-lost-records-bloom-rage","36":"tag-marvel-rivals","37":"tag-monster-hunter-wilds","38":"tag-mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection","39":"tag-ninja-gaiden-4","40":"tag-no-mans-sky","41":"tag-rematch","42":"tag-shinobi-art-of-vengeance","43":"tag-sid-meiers-civilization-vii","44":"tag-silent-hill-f","45":"tag-sonic-racing-crossworlds","46":"tag-split-fiction","47":"tag-technology","48":"tag-the-alters","49":"tag-the-game-awards","50":"tag-the-game-awards-2025","51":"tag-the-outer-worlds-2","52":"tag-two-point-museum","53":"tag-united-states","54":"tag-unitedstates","55":"tag-us","56":"tag-valorant","57":"tag-virtua-fighter-5-r-e-v-o-world-stage","58":"tag-wanderstop"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/442351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}