The final @giantbomb.bsky.social guest list for GOTY 2025 is from @packbenpack.bsky.social! Y'all know this guy? Why's he trying to get us put in Nintendo Jail by talking about an unlicensed Pokémon game? giantbomb.com/articles/ben...

For a number of reasons, 2026 is going to be a year of tackling the backlog. I'm going to try and keep an updated list of games I beat this year... Game #1: Dear Me, I was... I thought the art style was gorgeous, the story impactful, but the interactivity a bit underwhelming.

Could be nothing... or could be the February Nintendo direct date?

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For our 4th GOTY list today, @superhys.bsky.social was able to detach himself from spreadsheets long enough to play a few games and tell you about them. giantbomb.com/articles/rhy...

Next up, the lovely @jonmartin.bsky.social played some games and wrote about them. What a concept! giantbomb.com/articles/jon...

You should follow @jonmartin.bsky.social. He is a great guest on Game Mess Mornings, a nice feller, and he wrote a guest list for Giant Bomb: giantbomb.com/articles/jon...

This year has been challenging for a number of reasons Giant Bomb has been my safe haven in 2025. I'm so thankful to @grubb.wtf taking a chance on me, and to the whole Giant Bomb community for all of the love and support ❤️ I was so excited to write for their wonderful site! Long Live Giant Bomb!

I wrote about some very good games (and one I don't really like) that got me through a very, very bad year. giantbomb.com/articles/lex...

Persona series 30th Anniversary Website - 1st update on January 8th, 2026 p-ch.jp/p30th/

I played a bit of Final Fantasy Tactics on PS1, but The Ivalice Chronicles is my first time giving it some serious TLC Min Maxing in this game is so addicting, I want a job system in every video game possible

Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie - Trailer Coming to select Australian cinemas February 20th. youtu.be/_8rGbFooL4s?...

Someone asked for less birds so they got BLOCKED !!! 2026 will be filled with birds !!!!

Nog

He played some truly awful games this year, but these are not those. It's @tolkoto.com's Top 10. giantbomb.com/articles/mik...

Tell your family you need to take a work call and pull this shit up

It’s time, the list you have all been waiting for. The Official and Definitive Weirdest Little Guys of 2025!!

Merry Christmas everyone! I'm hoping you all stay warm, fed and happy!

oh no i got vulnerable on the internet and maybe looked far too inwards to find my Top 10 Games of the Year! giantbomb.com/articles/jan...

Don't worry about gift giving this years, you can't do much worse than this Red Sox AI Funko Advent calendar my mom bought

Shouts out to the team for collecting, editing, and posting the GOTY lists! We're kicking off Day 2 with Dan's Top 10 Games of 2025! giantbomb.com/articles/dan...

GAME OF THE YEAR DAY 1 IS HERE! We have a whole bunch of categories to get through for Day 1 deliberations! Video and podcast available on the site, YouTube, and wherever you consume podcasts. youtu.be/-psLzjXLsB0

You're telling me this guy put a turn-based RPG on his Top 10? giantbomb.com/articles/dan...

Day 2 of @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY lists start soon (10 AM ET). 1 staff list and 5 more guests on deck!

PLEASE ETERNAL DARKNESS 2!! The potential for 2020's tech fuckery would be incredible

Our final guest list for Day 1 of @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY, the Main Event if you will, is the reigning AEW World Champion, Samoa Joe! giantbomb.com/articles/sam...

A couple thoughts on games media in 2025, shout-out some of your favorite outlets/features in the replies! Who'd think @giantbomb.bsky.social's wildest year would be 2025. I don't think you can do a personality-based gaming outlet better than what they're doing right now. giantbomb.com

GIANT BOMB'S GAME OF THE YEAR STARTS IN EARNST WITH *checks notes* Doctor Hockey, AKA The Dark Echo, AKA Jerf(?) giantbomb.com/articles/jef...

11 hours in and going strong! We have raised over $3000 for Extra Life! The more we raise, the more Kingdom Hearts I play! twitch.tv/tolkoto

I was asked to be a part of this! It was an absolute honor, even if I am a bit nervous at people seeing how rusty my writing has gotten!

The @giantbomb.bsky.social GOTY Guest Lists, a tradition that started in 2010, will begin tomorrow. One staff member at 10 AM ET. Then five guests; one every hour. This will continue every day until @lexluddy.xyz and I run out submissions or we break the brand new CMS. That Dunk is here to stay.

One last thing before we're out for the year.

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

LEGO The Lord of the Rings Steam Code AEKVC-CW2DR-WCXCA

Harmony's Odyssey steam code 02LED-TVQ3V-KEGNH

I spent so long playing games that released this year for GOTY season, that i felt lost and chose a game based on my instincts. Wow Knights of the Old Repulic still holds up. First real playthrough and I'm loving it

The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame Steam code: AVQ2C-ZJNHR-L7QIR

Free Lego The Incredibles Code 9GGP5-2P9XH-R509E

Free Lego Jurrasic World Steam code: 99YWB-VYF2B-KCIWZ

THIS GAME IS SO INSANELY GREAT, EVERYONE TRY IT!

'Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time' free DLC The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes will be out around Christmas. www.gematsu.com/2025/12/fant...

Over 250 people have voted in the @giantbomb.bsky.social Community GOTY already. Vote here: tinyurl.com/GBCGOTY25

Going LIVE in Giant Bomb in 10 to talk about MEGA MAN AND THE FRENCH?! www.twitch.tv/giantbomb?sr=a

Bradley the Badger.

Yeah, we already knew that.

THEY FINALLY DID IT MEGAMAN IS BAAACK

Hello, i’m trying to raise as much funding as I can to help my little sister get endometriosis surgery because it’s crippling her life, and will continue to do so. If you have any small amount you can spare, I cannot begin to tell you how thankful we’ll be ♥️♥️♥️ gofund.me/c1ba6beba

the new giantbomb.com is here Tremendous amounts of work have gone into this, but I cannot even come close to overstating the gargantuan project that @chucktowski.com took on, and completely alone for large stretches Chuck is an absolute beast, incredibly talented, with a heart of gold to boot >>>

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