In the lead-up to The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley started teasing the mysterious, glowing monolith in the middle of the California desert, which was later moved into Los Angeles. While many gamers speculated on what franchise it was tied to, the monolith's mystery was solved a little prematurely, thanks to a trademark filing.

The 2025 Game Awards were held on Dec. 11 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Here are the biggest moments, including the premiere of video game trailers.

The Game Awards 2025 sent a strong signal towards the gaming industry on December 12. Indie studios were able to celebrate major successes while the big publishers took a back seat. If you couldn't be there,

Fate of the Old Republic, and it's still very early days for the project. The reveal trailer at The Game Awards was a CGI teaser for the game--similar to how Quantic Dreams revealed Star Wars Eclipse at The Game Awards 2021--and the developer behind Fate of the Old Republic is Arcanaut Studios,

We're not the only ones who love Silent Hill f. NeoBard's survival horror game from publisher Konami took home four awards altogether at The Horror Game Awards: the Technical Achievement Award, Best Narrative Award, Best Performance Award, and the all-important and highly sought-after Game of the Year Award.

With the ceremony being streamed around the world, here's everything to know about how to watch The Game Awards 2025, including what time it's set to start. The Game Awards start at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT with a 30-minute preshow, followed by the main ceremony. It will also stream live worldwide.

Highguard may have closed The Game Awards this year, but it has been poorly received. THat's problematic just a month before launch.

If you didn't stay up to watch The Game Awards 2025, here's the complete rundown of the hottest sci-fi and space games that appeared at the show.