Peak isn't "trying to be Game of the Year", but "friendslop" games do put "connection front and centre of the experience"

"It's mainly just fun to be a hater, especially when a term like 'friendslop' is so juicy."

GOG and CD Projekt founder Michał Kiciński acquires 100% ownership of GOG

A-GOG.

Games of 2025 | Despite a load of great games in 2025, No Man's Sky is the happy place that keeps drawing me back in again

Ambling entertainment.

Games of 2025 | Penises set Dispatch apart, and I mean that quite sincerely

Great subverted expectations.

Games of 2025 | Donkey Kong Bananza might not be the best game of the year, but it's surely the one I loved the most

Super, Smashing, Great.

Games of 2025 | Despelote showed me the year's greatest intro sequence, and its greatest advert for video games full stop

Screaner from outside the box.

Games of 2025 | In 2025, Deltarune reminded me of the joy and importance of secret hunting

Can I offer you a nice egg in this trying time?

Games of 2025 | Skin Deep was this year's reminder that it's a privilege to recognise a developer's handwriting

Die Hard: A Space Odyssey.

Feature | In 2025, Winter Burrow showed how a little kindness goes a long way

'You've mended so many more things than the old bridge.'

Feature | A love letter to Banjo Kazooie's Freezeezy Peak, (probably) the greatest Christmas level of all time

Filthy animals.

Feature | What we've been playing, Christmas Day edition - "hope I don't disgrace myself"

A few of the things that we really hope to be playing when not consuming vast amounts of food.

Feature | Eurogamer's Alternate Game Awards 2025

You won't find any Muppets in these awards (except for the ones who wrote 'em).