The French indie sport "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" by Sandfall and Kepler Interactive gained the primary award on the twelfth Recreation Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, successful a file 9 classes. Different winners embody Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades II, South of Midnight, and the second season of HBO's The Final of Us.

The Recreation Awards, an award for achievements within the online game business, introduced "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" as Recreation of the 12 months and offered the complete record of winners, UNN stories.

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As AFP notes, the French indie sport "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" dominated the annual Recreation Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, successful a file 9 classes, together with the title of finest online game of the yr.

The French journey sport "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" by Sandfall and Kepler Interactive took house the highest prize on the twelfth Recreation Awards ceremony, held on Thursday on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" additionally gained for Greatest Unbiased Recreation, Greatest Narrative, and Greatest Artwork Route. Jennifer English additionally gained Greatest Efficiency for her function as Maëlle within the sport.

"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" competed in a complete of 12 nominations on the ceremony, a file within the historical past of the awards, and gained in 9 of them.

Different winners included Donkey Kong Bananza (Greatest Household Recreation), Hades II (Greatest Motion Recreation), South of Midnight (Video games for Influence), Hole Knight: Silksong (Greatest Motion/Journey Recreation), and HBO's second season of The Final of Us gained for Greatest Adaptation.

As Deadline notes, striving to all the time outdo itself, because it did final yr, this awards ceremony spared no star energy or surprises. A number of main studios and indie sport builders made thrilling bulletins about their upcoming video games: Lucasfilm kicked off a sequence of massive surprises by unveiling "Star Wars: Destiny of the Outdated Republic," developed by Casey Hudson, former director of the Mass Impact trilogy, and Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic. Larian Studios, house of the 2023 Recreation of the 12 months winner Baldur's Gate 3, unveiled its subsequent immersive RPG, Divinity. Day 4 Evening Studio unveiled the comedic motion sport Bradley the Badger starring Evan Peters, whereas Capcom's extremely anticipated horror movie Resident Evil Requiem confirmed the return of fan-favorite Leon Kennedy, awaited for many years.

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One other conceptual launch got here from Amazon Recreation Studios and Crystal Dynamics – two new Lara Croft video games. The primary, in 2026, is Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, a reimagining of the 1996 sport the place the adventurer fights for her life in opposition to dinosaurs and dives by way of steep waterfalls to discover a misplaced metropolis. The second, in 2027, is Tomb Raider Catalyst, set in opposition to a mystical disaster that sends Lara to Northern India to uncover historic secrets and techniques guarded by highly effective, mysterious forces. Alix Wilton Regan (Cyberpunk 2077) voices Lara Croft, changing Camilla Luddington, who voiced the final two Tomb Raider video games developed by Sq. Enix, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Shadow of the Tomb Raider in 2015 and 2018, respectively.

Star presenters included the actors of the 2026 "Avenue Fighter" film: Noah Centineo, Jason Momoa, Orville Peck, David Dastmalchian, and Kallina Liang, who offered the primary teaser for the movie, and in addition offered an award for No Man's Sky. Jeffrey Wright and his son Elijah offered the award for Greatest Motion Recreation Hades II, and Gemma Chan invited musician Lenny Kravitz to speak about his upcoming roles within the Amazon Video games movie "007 First Mild." Different stars current on the ceremony included Milla Jovovich, J.J. Abrams, Tricia Helfer, and David Harbour. The present additionally included a particular reside efficiency by the band Evanescence. The Recreation Awards Orchestra, led by BAFTA and Emmy-nominated composer Lorne Balfe, carried out music from Recreation of the 12 months nominees and different works.

Listing of winners

Listed here are the winners of the 2025 Recreation Awards:

• Recreation of the 12 months – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive);
• Greatest Recreation Route – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive);
• Greatest Narrative – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive);
• Greatest Artwork Route – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive);
• Greatest Unique Rating and Music (Leveled Up By Spotify) – Laurien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
• Greatest Audio Design – Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA);
• Greatest Efficiency – Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33;
• Innovation in Accessibility – Doom: The Darkish Ages (ID Software program/Bethesda Softworks);
• Video games for Influence – South of Midnight (Compulsion Video games/Xbox Recreation Studios);
• Greatest Ongoing Recreation – No Man's Sky (Whats up Video games);
• Greatest Group Assist – Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios);
• Greatest Indie Recreation – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive);
• Greatest Debut Indie Recreation – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive);
• Greatest Cellular Recreation – Umamusume: Fairly Derby (Cygames Inc.);
• Greatest VR/AR Recreation – The Midnight Stroll (MoonHood/Quick Journey Video games);
• Greatest Motion Recreation – Hades II (Supergiant Video games);
• Greatest Motion/Journey Recreation – Hole Knight: Silksong (Group Cherry);
• Greatest RPG – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive);
• Greatest Preventing Recreation – Deadly Fury: Metropolis of the Wolves (SNK Company);
• Greatest Household Recreation – Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo);
• Greatest Sim/Technique Recreation – FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles (Sq. Enix);
• Greatest Sports activities/Racing Recreation – Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo);
• Greatest Multiplayer Recreation – Arc Raiders (Embark Studios);
• Greatest Adaptation – The Final of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions);
• Most Anticipated Recreation – Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Video games);
• Content material Creator of the 12 months – MoistCr1TiKaL;
• Greatest Esports Recreation – Counter-Strike 2 (Valve);
• Greatest Esports Athlete – Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends);
• Greatest Esports Group – Group Vitality – Counter-Strike 2;
• Participant's Voice – Wuthering Waves (Kuro Video games).