The Game Awards (TGA) 2025 predictions, hype, and general discussion thread

[bikingjahuty]

While I probably shouldn't get hyped for these Geoff Keighly game reveal events each year, I some how find myself doing so anyways. As someone who loved E3 and misses it, this is sort of the next best things. The Game Awards is next Thursday and I find myself essentially counting down the days until it starts. My expectations are fairly low, but I still get excited for this event and always hope that a handful of games will get announced that I can get properly hyped for over the course of the next year or two.


I thought it would be fun to start talking about TGA 2025 and discussing what are hopes and predictions are, and also discussing anything that get announced following the event.

[bikingjahuty]

Predictions
- new Elder Scrolls VI trailer (there won't be a date given, but think of this is a hype generator announcement. I can see the game getting an official name here and it also being "the BIG announcement of the evening."
- New Soulsborn game announced
-Remake of beloved Ubisoft game (I'm not sure if this will be an AC game or Far Cry, but it will be a full remake of some beloved game from their catalog and will be their big game for 2026)
- New Virtua Fighter 6 trailer and release date announced
- new Mass Effect 4 trailer with 2026 release date given
- Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 teaser
- New Studio Ico game trailer and possible release date
- New Resident Evil 9 trailer shown off (reveals beloved legacy character, probably Leon)
- New Tomb Raider game teased
- New trailer for Intergalactic shown


Hopes
- "leaked" Shenmue IV trailer ends up being real and an official Shenmue IV trailer/announcement is given
- New 2D Metroidvania style Castlevania announced
- New Resident Evil Code Veronica or original RE re-remake teased
- first trailer for Silent Hill 1 remake shown
- Sonic Mania 2 announced
- Half Life 3 announced (this one isn't happening, but I can dream)
- Third game in Stars Wars Jedi series revealed

[kamikazekeeg]

There's usually at least one or two good things announced here, so maybe something of note will be revealed, they had that weird statue in the desert tease for some sort of game, probably a big one, but no one is sure what it means.

Not even sure what I'm hoping for, I kinda always pull for Bloodborne anything, so I guess that'll be my prediction lol

[bikingjahuty]

There's usually at least one or two good things announced here, so maybe something of note will be revealed, they had that weird statue in the desert tease for some sort of game, probably a big one, but no one is sure what it means.

Not even sure what I'm hoping for, I kinda always pull for Bloodborne anything, so I guess that'll be my prediction lol

There are a lot of games now that have art styles that statue would fit right into, but I think it has to do with a new Elder Scrolls game. I could be completely wrong, but that's my theory.

[telekill]

Sadly, the Shenmue 4 trailer is confirmed fake. YsNet has even threatened legal action against whoever did it. So... that's off the plate.

The industry is in such a state that I have no hype for gaming anymore. I've no predictions for what will be revealed as I expect with the vast majority of this generation, nothing will be of note for me.

[dhaabi]

I'm interested in learning more about Stranger Than Heaven, which was announced last year under the name Project Century. It wouldn't surprise me for there to be at least one announcement from Ryu ga Gotoku.

Predictions
- new Elder Scrolls VI trailer (there won't be a date given, but think of this is a hype generator announcement. I can see the game getting an official name here and it also being "the BIG announcement of the evening."

2018 sure feels like a while ago.

[bikingjahuty]

Sadly, the Shenmue 4 trailer is confirmed fake. YsNet has even threatened legal action against whoever did it. So... that's off the plate.

The industry is in such a state that I have no hype for gaming anymore. I've no predictions for what will be revealed as I expect with the vast majority of this generation, nothing will be of note for me.

I saw that about Shenmue 4. What's weird to me is how seriously YSnet taking it. People make fake trailers constantly. Hell, Half Life 3 probably has more fake/fan made trailers at this point than all the Shenmue content on youtube combined. I almost wonder if this is just a really, really early concept trailer using lots of assets from Shenmue 3 that they didn't want released due to how crude it was. It seems like it would be easy enough to just come out and say, "yep, it's fake. Movie on with your lives now." But instead they're threatening legal action. Something is up, even if the trailer is completely fake. At least that's my opinion.

[bikingjahuty]

I'm interested in learning more about Stranger Than Heaven, which was announced last year under the name Project Century. It wouldn't surprise me for there to be at least one announcement from Ryu ga Gotoku.

Predictions
- new Elder Scrolls VI trailer (there won't be a date given, but think of this is a hype generator announcement. I can see the game getting an official name here and it also being "the BIG announcement of the evening."

2018 sure feels like a while ago.

I forgot it was that long ago. I remember at the time feeling like it was just a massive pat on the head and Bethesda being like, "yeah, it's still happening someday...but you all already knew that. Now, shut up and quit bothering us about it."

[dhaabi]

Predictions
- new Elder Scrolls VI trailer (there won't be a date given, but think of this is a hype generator announcement. I can see the game getting an official name here and it also being "the BIG announcement of the evening."

2018 sure feels like a while ago.

I forgot it was that long ago. I remember at the time feeling like it was just a massive pat on the head and Bethesda being like, "yeah, it's still happening someday...but you all already knew that. Now, shut up and quit bothering us about it."

That's definitely why the 2018 "announcement" trailer exists. I wonder how much sooner The Elder Scrolls VI would have released if The Elder Scrolls Online still wasn't supported, or if it had never even existed at all.

[telekill]

I saw that about Shenmue 4. What's weird to me is how seriously YSnet taking it. People make fake trailers constantly. Hell, Half Life 3 probably has more fake/fan made trailers at this point than all the Shenmue content on youtube combined. I almost wonder if this is just a really, really early concept trailer using lots of assets from Shenmue 3 that they didn't want released due to how crude it was. It seems like it would be easy enough to just come out and say, "yep, it's fake. Movie on with your lives now." But instead they're threatening legal action. Something is up, even if the trailer is completely fake. At least that's my opinion.

Yeah, the legal action is a bit...odd. I'd have generally expected YsNet and Suzuki in general to treat it like another fan project, which they would normally thank the creator for their enthusiasm. Some on the Dojo forums are speculating it means YsNet could have something up their sleeves pertaining to a real Shenmue 4, but time will tell.

To update my response for TGA in general, it would seem Tomb Raider is being teased... so there could very well be something shown to peak my interest. I guess I'll find out in less than a week.