Valve has revealed the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards. Unlike the heavily produced ceremonies that rely on a mix of critics and developers, the Steam Awards remain entirely community-driven, with millions voting to decide which titles best represent each category. This year’s crowning achievement belongs to Hollow Knight: Silksong, which not only took home the Game of the Year award but also secured a second trophy for the Best Game You Suck At category.

The difference in player sentiment is most evident when comparing Steam Awards 2025 results to the accolades handed out at The Game Awards 2025. While Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was the undisputed juggernaut of the December festival, sweeping nine categories including the primary GOTY title, it saw a much more modest reception from the Steam public, as the title only won the Best Soundtrack.

In the more niche categories, the community demonstrated a distinct sense of irony. The Sit Back and Relax Award was handed to RV There Yet?, a co-op driving game that many players find anything but relaxing.. Other notable victories included Hades II for Best Game on Steam Deck and Baldur's Gate 3, which continues its run by winning the Labor of Love award for Larian Studios. The detailed list of nominees and winners can be found below:

Game of the Year Award

• Winner: Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Dispatch
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
• ARC Raiders

VR Game of the Year Award

• Winner: The Midnight Walk
• F1 25
• Pavlov
• Le Mans Ultimate
• Emissary Zero

Labor of Love Award

• Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Dota 2
• No Man’s Sky
• Rust
• Helldivers 2

Best Game on Steam Deck Award

• Winner: Hades II
• Digimon Story Time Stranger
• Ball x Pit
• CloverPit
• Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Better With Friends Award

• Winner: Peak
• Schedule I
• Battlefield 6
• R.E.P.O.
• Split Fiction

Outstanding Visual Style Award

• Winner: Silent Hill f
• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• ENA: Dream BBQ
• My Little Puppy
• DOOM: The Dark Ages

Most Innovative Gameplay Award

• Winner: ARC Raiders
• Escape From Duckov
• Europa Universalis V
• Mage Arena
• Blue Prince

Best Game You Suck at Award

• Winner: Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Where Winds Meet
• Marvel Rivals
• Elden Ring Nightreign
• Path of Exile 2

Best Soundtrack Award

• Winner: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
• Tokyo Xtreme Racer
• Rift of the NecroDancer
• Deltarune
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Outstanding Story-Rich Game Award

• Winner: Dispatch
• Dying Light: The Beast
• No, I’m Not a Human
• The Last of Us Part II Remastered
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

Sit Back and Relax Award

• Winner: RV There Yet?
• PowerWash Simulator 2
• Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
• Megabonk
• Slime Rancher 2

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Asus has officially launched its CES 2026 campaign with a trio of ROG gaming monitors that address a major issue with OLED technology: text clarity. By adopting the latest sub-pixel architectures from both LG Display and Samsung Display, the new ROG Swift and Strix models promise to deliver a native RGB-stripe experience that eliminates the fringing issues that have historically plagued OLED panels on the desktop.

Starting with the ROG Swift OLED PG27UCWM, this 27-inch display uses LG Display's 4th Gen Tandem WOLED panel at a native 4K resolution, swapping the traditional white-subpixel (RGWB) layout for an RGB-stripe arrangement. Combined with a 166 PPI, this shift is designed to produce the sharpest text rendering ever seen on a 27-inch OLED, making it suitable for gaming and productivity. The monitor also features a dual-mode toggle that lets users choose between native 4K at 240 Hz and 1080p at 480 Hz.

On the ultrawide front, the ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDN serves as a showcase for Samsung Display's 5th-Gen QD-OLED technology. It introduces a new “V-stripe” vertical-pixel structure that replaces the triangular sub-pixel matrix used in previous generations. This structural change is paired with a new BlackShield Film coating, which Asus claims deepens black levels by 40% in bright rooms and significantly reduces the characteristic purple tint of QD-OLED panels. The 34-inch curved display features a 360 Hz refresh rate, a 1800R curvature, and a peak HDR brightness of 1,300 nits, thanks to the new EL 3.0 material stack.

For those looking for the same visual improvements in a slightly more accessible package, Asus is also launching the ROG Strix OLED XG34WCDMS. This model utilises the same V-stripe QD-OLED panel and BlackShield coating as its flagship sibling but scales the refresh rate back to a respectable 280 Hz. It maintains the 1300-nit peak brightness and 1800R curvature.

Connectivity across the new lineup is quite good, with the PG27UCWM and PG34WCDN both featuring DisplayPort 2.1 (UHBR20) for maximum uncompressed bandwidth. USB-C with 90W Power Delivery is standard on the Swift models, while all three units include the latest ROG OLED Care Pro suite and a Neo Proximity Sensor to mitigate burn-in risks.

KitGuru says: The move to an RGB-stripe layout is the “holy grail” for many who use their OLED monitor for both work and play. By offering these monitors with the latest OLED tech, Asus is making a very strong case for OLED as a primary, no-compromise desktop solution in 2026.

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The high-end graphics card market is bracing for a literal storm as MSI prepares to resurrect its legendary Lightning brand at CES 2026. While the company hasn't confirmed it officially just yet, a series of calculated “weather forecast” teasers on social media predict thunder and lightning for the first day of CES. On top of that, a number of record-breaking benchmark submissions have also been unearthed, pointing to an RTX 5090 Lightning announcement. 

Various overclockers have shared the results of their work on HWBot (via Wccftech), where the MSI RTX 5090 Lightning was explicitly named in submissions from TSAIK, Lucky_n00b, and littleboy. TSAIK seems to have been the most successful, setting new world records for GPUPI v3.3 1B (1-core), 3DMark Port Royal, 3DMark Time Spy GPU, 3DMark Wild Life Extreme, 3DMark Speed Way, and Geekbench 6 Compute. During these runs, the overclocker also set the world record for RTX 5090 GPU frequency at 3,742 MHz. Lucky_n00b and littleboy were also reasonably competent, with the former getting the world record for Geekbench 5 Compute and the latter for 3DMark Solar Bay and Solar Bay Extreme.

Image credit: HWBot (littleboy)

The GPU itself appears to be an absolute behemoth designed for extreme scenarios. Leaked images and early technical data point to a massive 40-phase VRAM power delivery system. Perhaps most telling of its power requirements is the presence of dual 12V-2×6 power connectors, a configuration that doubles the potential power input compared to standard enthusiast cards.

Furthermore, Lucky_n00b has shared what appears to be the maximum power limit in the BIOS for the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Lightning graphics card, which can reach 2500W. The overclocker also stated that the sample he received didn't include a proper cooling solution. Instead, he got the “OCER” version, which consists of a bare PCB and a test heatsink.

MSI has not used the Lightning moniker for a flagship Nvidia card since the RTX 2080 Ti Lightning Z in 2019. By bringing it back to the Blackwell architecture, MSI is signalling a return to the over-the-top engineering that defined the GTX 1080 Ti and Radeon R9 290X Lightning eras. For the average consumer, these records serve as a demonstration of silicon potential rather than out-of-the-box performance. However, for those with the budget to reach the absolute ceiling of the RTX 5090, the Lightning is positioning itself as the new benchmark to beat.

KitGuru says: The return of the Lightning brand marks MSI's first real “halo” card since the 20-series. With a 40-phase VRM and dual 12V-2×6 connectors, the new Lightning card is clearly not intended for the average gamer but rather for extreme overclocking in a lab.

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Starting off as a mid-tier developer, Bloober Team have gone from strength-to-strength with each successive release – culminating in the successful launches of Silent Hill 2 Remake in 2024 and new IP Cronos: The New Dawn last year. While some of Bloober’s future projects have been confirmed, it appears as though the studio is working on another new IP known as ‘Onyx: The Dark Grip’.

As discovered by Reddit user ‘Solid-Entertainer-39’, a European trademark was recently published for the name Onyx: The Dark Grip by Bloober Team.

Though the title was first registered all the way back in 2024, it wasn’t until now that the trademark had been officially published and publicised.

As mentioned, Bloober Team have worked on quite a few different projects in recent years, with multiple more confirmed to be in development – including a remake of Silent Hill 1 and an original title in development for the Nintendo Switch.

Additionally, Bloober Team began teasing something a couple days back, launching a website which included a seemingly random string of letters (RemosdNeulSerorehsoOvamCeyerd) alongside a timer counting down to the 14th of February 2026.

Whether these two things are related, we will have to wait and see – but it seems like more than a simple coincidence.

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With 2025 officially behind us, we’ve started to get some more concrete details on exactly how the video games industry performed over the past 12 months. According to analysts, Xbox had “comfortably the worst year on record” in the UK last year with sales dropping by a substantial 39%.

Taking to Twitter, known industry insider/analyst Christopher Dring shared some data regarding the performance of the video games industry in the UK throughout 2025, revealing that:

“Sales of Xbox consoles were down 39% in the UK during 2025, making it comfortably the worst year on record for Xbox consoles.”

Considering the fact that Xbox was already struggling somewhat to sell units when compared to PlayStation, such a massive drop is even more notable.

That’s not to say that PlayStation had a record-breaking year however, with Dring confirming that sales of the PS5 in the UK throughout 2025 were down 12% when compared to 2024. Of course, the PS5 has consistently sold a high volume of systems each year and so such a drop is expected half a decade into the console’s lifecycle.

Still, with rumours claiming that the ongoing RAM issues could lead to a delay in next-gen consoles, it will be interesting to see how both PS5 and Xbox sales continue to shift with each passing year.

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Bright Memory Infinite was one of the first Xbox Series X games to be shown off all the way back in 2020. While the game did not blow up in popularity, it seemed to have achieved what it set out to – all the while getting a bunch of major and welcome updates. Half a decade on however and the team have moved over to their next project – which is said to be a “3rd person action shooter set in Republic of China.”

Making the announcement on their socials in celebration of the new year, the team at FYQD Studio offered a slight tease for their next project, writing:

“Hello everyone! FYQD-Studio is developing a third-person action shooter set in Republic of China, amidst a time of turmoil and collapsing order, rival gangs clash in the shadows, as violence and conspiracy quietly spread through the streets.”

Though little else was offered in the way of gameplay details, the team did confirm that the project “is currently in development, focusing on art assets and motion capture” with more information promised to be “coming soon.”

Alongside the announcement, the team shared a selection of screenshots, showcasing a game that appears to be rich in atmosphere and vibes – though of course we will have to get our hands on the title to know for sure.

It is interesting to see that FYQD’s next project is a 3rd person title, given that Bright Memory Infinite was an FPS experience. That said, the game did receive a free update later in its life offering a 3rd person mode; perhaps in preparation for their next project.

Regardless, it will be interesting to see exactly what this new game is when it is more formally announced / shown off some time later this year hopefully.

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Throughout 2025 we saw an increasing number of leaks and rumours surrounding Ubisoft’s long-awaited Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Remake alongside details pertaining to their as-of-yet-unannounced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Remake. With both titles said to be arriving in the coming months, it appears as though Ubisoft are gearing up to unveil both projects soon.

As discovered by fans of both franchises, Ubisoft recently registered two new websites – one for Prince of Persia The Sands of Time Remake and another for the yet-to-be-announced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced.

While this in and of itself does not mean an announcement is coming, we’d gotten a bunch of leaks throughout 2025 claiming that Prince of Persia is scheduled to launch as soon as some time this month – with Black Flag Resynced said to be following up around March.

For the uninitiated, the Sands of Time Remake was first announced back in 2020 alongside an early 2021 release date. Due to a strong (negative) reception towards the trailer however, the game went back to the drawing board and has yet to be seen properly since.

As mentioned, Ubisoft have yet to officially announce Assassin’s Creed Black Flag’s remake, however leaks have claimed that the project will remove modern day elements in favour of more Edward Conway content. Perhaps more controversially, the remake will reportedly also feature an added degree of RPG mechanics – though likely less than Odyssey/Valhalla.

Considering both domains have been registered, it seems as though Ubisoft is pretty much ready to unveil both of these projects. When will this occur however? We’ll have to wait and see, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Ubisoft were to announce one of their showcases in the coming days/weeks.

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