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As the CEO of Arc Raiders publisher Nexon says AI is everywhere, game devs call BS

AI use in game development is a conversation that's not going away anytime soon, despite many developers railing against its use.

Ubisoft's Immortals Fenyx Rising is free in Black Friday 2025 deal

Immortals Fenyx Rising is free for a limited time, while other Ubisoft games receive discounts for Black Friday.

Nicolas Cage's Jesus-themed horror movie is a disappointment

Lotfy Nathan casts Nic Cage as Jesus' father in a religious horror movie with possession elements, but it's more of a grind than a shock.

Pokémon Pokopia gets new extended trailer after release date reveal

New Pokopia footage sheds some light on how Ditto will work with monsters to farm and befriend Pokémon in the upcoming Switch 2 life sim

Vote For Reader Game Of The Year 2025

The year is coming to a close, which means it's time yell at each other over Discord and decide the best game of 2025 to crown the ultimate champion. Will it be Clair Obscur: Expedition 33? Or maybe Hades II? What about Shadow Labyrinth, the Pac-Man search action game? We will be sharing our picks for game of the year and other end-of-year awards in the next issue of Game Informer magazine with (you really think I would spoil it here?) on the cover, but we also want to hear from our readers and share your favorites of 2025.

To do that, we ask that you fill out the poll below. Send us your personal list of 2025's five best games, and we will gather everyone's information and share the result in the next issue. We use ranked positional voting – the Borda count method – to gather the results. You have until the end of November to submit your list. We can't wait to see how your picks compare to ours!

Note: Google has been reporting some intermittent issues, so if you're having trouble seeing the form, please check back later. The poll will be live until the end of November.