{"id":19327,"date":"2025-12-13T11:59:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19327"},"modified":"2025-12-13T11:59:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:59:44","slug":"clair-obscur-expedition-33-breaks-record-with-9-wins-at-the-game-awards-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19327","title":{"rendered":"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 breaks record with 9 wins at The Game Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">It\u2019s that time of year again. <b>The Game Awards 2025<\/b> has recently concluded, with one particular title coming out on top, over and over again \u2013 <b>Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/b>. The game, a debut effort by French studio Sandfall Interactive, won a <b>record-breaking nine awards<\/b> at the show, sweeping almost all the categories it was nominated for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This includes the coveted <b>Game of the Year<\/b> trophy, beating out titles like Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, all of which offered stiff competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">The turn-based RPG also scored wins in Best Direction and Best Narrative, while actress Jennifer English won Best Performance for voicing the character Maelle. Notably, it also swept both Best Independent and Best Debut Indie Game, while losing out in just two categories where it was a nominee: Best Audio Design, which it lost to Battlefield 6, and Players\u2019 Voice, which was won by Wuthering Waves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Regardless, Expedition 33 surpasses the previous record of seven wins, achieved by The Last of Us Part 2 in 2020. And it\u2019s not far off from what we think of it, too \u2013 the game achieved an Editor\u2019s Choice and near-perfect score in our review from earlier this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_embedContainer_8nc2s_16\">\n<div class=\"_container_1stzb_1\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/C_Gp_ZHwaUQ\/sddefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C_Gp_ZHwaUQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_facade_1stzb_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/C_Gp_ZHwaUQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><button class=\"_playButton_1stzb_12\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"_playButtonText_1stzb_39\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">In accepting the GOTY award, Clair Obscur\u2019s director Guillaume Broche also took the chance to announce, onstage, that a <b>new content update<\/b> featuring a new location, called Verso\u2019s Drafts, along with a slew of other features and improvements, is available now. <\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Other games had a great night as well: <b>Hades II<\/b> with Best Action Game, <b>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/b> with Best Action\/Adventure, <b>Donkey Kong Bananza<\/b> with Best Family Game and <b>Umamusume: Pretty Derby<\/b> with Best Mobile Game. On the more competitive side, <b>Counter-Strike 2<\/b> won the Best Esports title, while <b>Arc Raiders<\/b>, a free-to-play team shooter that was fully released in October, won Best Multiplayer game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Even <b>GTA VI<\/b>, which seemed poised to dominate this year\u2019s ceremony until it got delayed, made an appearance, winning Most Anticipated Game for the second year in a row. You can find the full list of the winners here.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"trailers-and-announcements\" class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\">Trailers and Announcements<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"_figure_8nc2s_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_12j3k_1\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/cec6155e55e63a64937aaff8bb93d0c6aa786b48f9144e925d7c48db86edbcd8?w=330&amp;q=85 330w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/cec6155e55e63a64937aaff8bb93d0c6aa786b48f9144e925d7c48db86edbcd8?w=530&amp;q=85 530w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/cec6155e55e63a64937aaff8bb93d0c6aa786b48f9144e925d7c48db86edbcd8?w=660&amp;q=85 660w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/cec6155e55e63a64937aaff8bb93d0c6aa786b48f9144e925d7c48db86edbcd8 1140w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/cec6155e55e63a64937aaff8bb93d0c6aa786b48f9144e925d7c48db86edbcd8?w=660&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.5;contain-intrinsic-size:1140px 760px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_8nc2s_113\">\n<p class=\"_imageCaption_8nc2s_120\">Divinity is the next game by Baldur Gate 3\u2019s Larian Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Image: Larian Studios.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">And it wouldn\u2019t be a Game Awards show without some trailers and announcements. While there weren\u2019t as many heavy-hitters as last year\u2019s ceremony, which unveiled titles like The Witcher 4 and Okami 2, there were some surprises, still.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">This includes a new RPG in the Divinity series, developed by Baldur Gate 3\u2019s Larian Studios. The new game, simply titled \u2018<b>Divinity<\/b>\u2019, is the first entry in the series since 2017\u2019s Divinity: Original Sin II, and is set to be the studio\u2019s biggest game yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">In fact, new entries in dormant franchises were a recurring theme in this year\u2019s show. Perhaps one of the biggest examples is <b>Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic<\/b>, which got a teaser trailer at The Game Awards. Much like its beloved predecessor, Knights of the Old Republic, FOTOR is a single-player action RPG. It\u2019s also lead by Casey Hudson, who directed Knights all those years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_embedContainer_8nc2s_16\">\n<div class=\"_container_1stzb_1\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/lAmkl1jL0fo\/sddefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lAmkl1jL0fo\/hqdefault.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_facade_1stzb_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/lAmkl1jL0fo\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><button class=\"_playButton_1stzb_12\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"_playButtonText_1stzb_39\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Other games that fall into this trend include <b>Tomb Raider Catalyst<\/b> and <b>Mega Man Dual Override<\/b>. Both of them are set to follow their franchise\u2019s previous 2018 entries (Shadow of the Tomb Raider for the former, Mega Man 11 for the latter), and <b>will both arrive in 2027<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Original IPs got some love, too. <b>4Loop<\/b> is a new co-op shooter with some big names behind it, being helmed by Left 4 Dead creator Mike Booth and developed by J.J. Abrams\u2019s studio Bad Robot Games. Another title, Frictional Games\u2019s <b>Ontos<\/b>, is a sci-fi thriller pitched as the spiritual successor to their 2015 survival horror Soma. And speaking of survival horror, we also learned that Leon Kennedy will be returning in <b>Resident Evil Requiem<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Finally, some previously announced games also got updates at The Game Awards 2025. <b>The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin<\/b>, based on The Seven Deadly Sins manga and anime franchise, got a new gameplay trailer just before its January 2026 release. <b>Saros<\/b>, developed by Finnish studio Housemarque and published by Sony, also got a pre-order trailer with a new release date of end-April 2026. It\u2019s set to be the follow-up to their last title, 2021\u2019s Returnal.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_subHeading1_b62n6_111 _base_b62n6_1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/entertainment\/gaming\/the-game-awards-2025-winners-results-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s that time of year again. 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