2 months, 1 week - What's the best game of 2025? Here's our list of Nominees for Game of the Year 2025.This was the year when the wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong finally ended, and proved that good things really do come to those who wait. But 2025 was just as much about fresh faces as it was long-awaited sequels, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from new studio Sandfall Interactive being the topic of at least half of all gaming conversation for most of the year. Make sure to check back throughout the week starting on Monday, December 15. Throughout the week, we will announce the winners of our Best Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo game awards. This week of awards will culminate on Friday, December 19, when we will reveal IGN’s Game of the Year.

8 months, 3 weeks - In today's Daily Fix:The internet is clamoring for a new Star Wars Battlefront game, and an actual Star Wars actor has joined their ranks. Muhanned Ben Amor—Wilmon in Star Wars: Andor—has been a fan of Battlefront 2 since its launch (he even has the game hours to prove it), and would love a Battlefront 3. Unfortunately, EA and DICE are busy with a new Battlefront game, so Star Wars fans may be waiting a while. In other news, The Last of Us co-creator Neil Druckmann has given his definitive answer on Part 1's (and season 1's) controversial ending. Needless to say, the fan community seems split. And finally, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has commented on the internet's comments on his comments about possibly paying $80 for Borderlands 4. Expect more comments from the internet.

9 months - Andor Season 2, Episodes 10-12, reviewed by Clint Gage.Andor concludes its second season (and its entire run) by sharpening its focus on the little guys, giving nearly everybody but the title character a satisfying sendoff. It manages to clear every hurdle a prequel series might encounter except for the last one, leaving the bulk of its “ending” up to Rogue One – but even that feels appropriate in its own way. Like the Rebels who fought and died for the cause only to be forgotten about, Andor deserves to be remembered as some of the best Star Wars ever had to offer.

9 months, 1 week - Andor Season 2, Episodes 7-9, reviewed by Clint Gage.Andor season 2 continues to defy the traditions of Star Wars while still living squarely and thoughtfully in a crowded section of the canon. The Ghorman Massacre takes its place as a crucial moment in the galaxy’s history, by giving the franchise a memorable and moving sequence of Imperial destruction that was impossible to avoid.