Metro's 2025 Game Awards: Best & Worst Revealed
GameCentral's 2025 awards honour the year's best visuals, music, and innovation, while also naming the worst game. Discover the unsung heroes and the one to avoid.
GameCentral's 2025 awards honour the year's best visuals, music, and innovation, while also naming the worst game. Discover the unsung heroes and the one to avoid.
Journalist Dominik Diamond reveals his household's most-played games of 2025, from Overwatch to Balatro, and shares his personal gaming highs and lows. Discover which title saved his soul and the scandal that shocked him.
From the Nintendo Switch 2 launch to GTA 6 delays and AI controversies, we recap the defining video game news of 2025 and what it means for 2026. Read the full analysis.
IO Interactive delays 007 First Light to May 27, 2026, taking the spot vacated by GTA 6. The developer cites a need for extra polish for its ambitious Bond origin story.
Discover the powerful, award-winning stories from The Guardian in 2025 that exposed injustice, drove policy change, and profoundly impacted lives across the UK and beyond.
Terminator 2D: No Fate is a retro-style game that rewinds the clock, offering the best Terminator gaming experience in decades. Read our full review.
Readers debate the potential of 007 First Light, anticipate Resident Evil Requiem, and voice concerns over corporate decisions in gaming. Join the conversation for the latest UK gaming insights.
Vince Zampella, visionary behind Call of Duty and Respawn Entertainment, has died at 55 in a California car crash. Read about his profound legacy.
Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty and head of Respawn Entertainment, has died in a California car crash aged 55. Read about his monumental impact on gaming.
Video game mogul Vince Zampella, creator of Call of Duty, has died in a Ferrari crash on a Los Angeles mountain road. The 55-year-old was a pivotal figure in gaming.
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer receives an Industry Icon award at a ceremony in Algeria, a country where Xbox consoles are not sold. The accolade comes during a challenging period for Xbox, marked by declining sales and studio closures.
The Indie Game Awards has revoked two awards from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 after developers admitted to using generative AI, sparking debate on AI ethics in game development.
Irish indie game The Séance Of Blake Manor earns a stellar 9/10. Our review explores this 1897-set supernatural detective mystery, one of the best games of the year. Read the full analysis.
A reader's feature explores the spectacle of The Game Awards, questioning if popularity equals quality, and analyses Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's big win. Join the conversation.
November sales data reveals a shocking decline for PS5, Xbox, and Switch 2, sparking fears that traditional video game consoles are becoming obsolete. Are rising prices and PC gaming to blame?
Discover the definitive list of the 20 best video games released in 2025, from blockbuster RPGs to innovative indie gems. Find your next favourite game now.
Consume Me, the award-winning autobiographical indie game about a student's struggles, is one of the year's most unique titles. Read our review of this PC-exclusive gem.
Activision confirms Fallout TV show character skins for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's first season. Read the details on this Microsoft-driven crossover and fan reaction.
SteamDB data reveals a record 19,468 games launched on Steam in 2025, but over half have 10 or fewer reviews. Discover the stark reality for indie developers in an overcrowded market.
GameCentral reviews 'Look Outside', the 2025 indie survival horror JRPG that blends EarthBound with Lovecraftian terror. Discover why this £8.99 PC game is one of the year's most unique and disturbing experiences.
GameCentral readers express deep concern over plummeting console sales, the struggles of Call Of Duty, and the future of major publishers. Is the gaming bubble bursting?
Explore the latest Metro daily cartoon by Guy Venables from December 17, 2025. Discover how to order prints and get your daily puzzles direct to your inbox.
The Academy Awards will leave broadcast TV for a global YouTube stream from 2029. The four-year deal includes red carpet coverage and exclusive content. Discover the details.
US video game console sales plummet to a 30-year November low. Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 tops charts but faces a steep decline, while Battlefield 6 leads 2025 sales. Full analysis inside.
The acclaimed Fallout TV series returns for a second season, heading to New Vegas. Creators discuss fan expectations, terrifying puppets, and honouring the beloved game. Don't miss the weekly release on Prime Video.
Explore the latest Metro daily cartoon by Guy Venables from December 17, 2025, alongside major headlines including Donald Trump's lawsuit and Mick Foley's WWE exit. Get your daily puzzles direct.
GameCentral's readers debate the worst video game of 2025, ponder a Zelda RPG spin-off, and share thoughts on controllers, live service flops, and FromSoftware's next move. Join the discussion.
Larian Studios releases an upgraded Divinity: Original Sin 2 for Switch 2. Discover a clever loophole to get it cheap and see how The Game Awards boosted player numbers.
Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' sweeps the London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations with nine nods. Discover the full list of contenders and the celebration of human creativity over algorithms.
Amazon Prime's hit series Fallout returns for Season 2 on December 17. With 65 million viewers for Season 1, fans have days left to binge the acclaimed post-apocalyptic thriller. Read more.