The Game Awards 2025 everything announced for PC – all the trailers, release dates, and announcements

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The Game Awards has wrapped up. Geoff has returned to his cocoon, a fresh pack of garibaldi to tuck into should he get peckish before re-emerging for the Summer Games Fest on June 5th. In his wake, he leaves scattered game trailers, release date announcements, and world premieres. Like the good litter picker I am, I’ve collected together everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 for PC and placed it into an orderly line below.

If you’re looking to catch up on everything shared in the show, but aren’t looking to watch the three hour recording, just skip on down for all the trailers. You don’t even have to scroll through, I’ve put in nice little links to jump to the games that interest you.

• Play sheep dog in a sci-fi world
• Escape a castle populated with nasty skeletons
• Audio Mech is new game from Audiosurf’s creator
• Solasta 2 is coming in March 2026
• You can play Pragmata today
• A cute platformer where you can reprogram the world
• Colourful undead brawler with added singing
• Casey Hudson is heading up the new Star Wars RPG
• Toxic Commando gets a release date
• Larian may have made the most grotesque trailer of 2025
• Left 4 Dead creator teams up with JJ Abrams
• Soma’s spiritual successor revealed
• The Last of Us’s director is making a puzzle game
• Well, what do you know, Leon’s in the new Resi
• Jonathan Blow’s new puzzle game
• Ex-Mass Effect devs show off their Mass Effect-like game
• Wizards of the Coast show off a new Dungeons & Dragons game
• Control 2 (it’s not called Control 2) revealed
• Gang of Dragon looks like the Sleeping Dogs sequel we’ll never get
• A touch of Lego Batman levity to break up proceedings
• The leaked Tomb Raider remake
• The not leaked wholly new Tomb Raider game
• The villain of 007: First light revealed
• Blizzard proves it can still bring it with Diablo 4 trailer
• Lords of the Fallen 2 confirms its 2026 release
• No Law is the latest from the makers of The Ascent
• Total War is heading to grim dark future
• Six years has been a long wait for a new Ace Combat
• Now that’s pod racing
• Phantom Blade Zero got a release date
• Highguard is Overwatch with horses

The Free Shepherd announced

Finally, a game that takes what we loved from Herdling – running around after furry things – and replaces the non-furry human protagonist with a sheepdog.

Decrepit announced

Coming from ex-Ghost Ship Games and Mojang developers, Decrepit sees you trying to escape from a skeleton-filled castle. It’s a first-person roguelite, but let’s not hold that against it. Especially when some of the enemies are fitted inside spiked wagon wheels.

Audio Mech announced

The new game from the creator of Audiosurf. In his previous game you rode your music, the tempo of the track defining the angle and incline of your race. In Audio Mech, it looks like you’ll be fighting your music. Your tracks are transformed into different genres, such as shmups. I look forward to booting up some speed metal.

Solasta 2 release date announced

Giving off big ‘We played Baldur’s Gate 3 energy’, Solasta 2 sees you guiding a party of fantasy heroes against demons and ghouls voiced by the same actors as Larian’s fantasy adventure. It has an early access release date of March 12, 2026.

Pragmata gets a release date and demo

Capcom’s dad-and-droid sci-fi shooter Pragmata will launch April 24th, 2026, and there’s a demo out now. You’ll be able to find it on Steam .

Bradley the Badger announcement

The lead designer of Red Dead Redemption and creative director of Mario + Rabbids are collaborating on a delightful-looking platformer. On the surface, Bradley the Badger looks to be a Saturday morning cartoon-style adventure. But part way into the trailer it goes all Else Heart.Break() and lets you start reprogramming its world. One to keep an eye on.

Stupid Never Dies announced

Here’s a colourful undead brawler from new Osaka-based studio GPTrack50, featuring contributions from veterans of series like Devil May Cry . It’s out 2026, and features lots of juggles and aerial moves. Also a lot of singing, for some reason. Strong Sunset Overdrive vibes.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced

Casey Hudson, project director of Knights of The Old Republic and the Mass Effect games, is leading on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a new singleplayer action roleplaying game. The trailer doesn’t give too much away, but with Hudson at the head it is likely more akin to Knights of the Old Republic than Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Read Edwin’s fine words on the new Star Wars game .

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando release date announced

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John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando finally has a release date. Saber’s previous Left 4 Dead-alike World War Z was surprisingly good fun, but Toxic Commando looks to have a spirit and energy of its own. More akin to the later version of Call of Duty: Black Ops zombie mode. But, being a John Carpenter joint, hopefully it’s not quite so corporate.

Divinity announced – Larian’s biggest game since Baldur’s Gate 3

In what is quite possibly the most grotesque trailer I’ve seen this year, Larian have revealed their next game is a new entry in the Divinity series. The video shows that bubbling away behind any village fete is the possibility of a devolution into wicker man-style violence. Though, in the case of the sad chap burning away inside the effigy, he does at least seem to get his own back - what with the pustules and boils bursting from his skin forming demonic creatures that attack the people who set him alight. Let’s call it a draw.

You can read Edwin’s more considered words for the full lowdown.

4:Loop announced

In a collaboration between Mike Booth and JJ Abrams, 4:Loop is a roguelike multiplayer shooter where it seems your deaths are necessary to progress. I’d say it probably needs more lens flare, but do stick around to see the giant Rubik’s cube in the sky.

(I wrote this entry before seeing how the name had been styled and the game has gone down significantly in my estimations since discovering it wasn’t just For Loop.)

Ontos revealed

The new horror from Frictional Games, Ontos is a spiritual successor to Soma. As such I shall not be reviewing it and shall instead be thrusting it in Edwin’s direction while shouting “Nope!”. It stars Stellan ‘Bootstrap Bill’ Skarsgård and it is due for release in 2026.

Edwin has put together much finer words than mine on the prospect of heading into Ontos’ haunted moon hotel.

Coven of the Chicken Foot announced

A puzzle game from the director of The Last Of Us, Bruce Straley, Coven of the Chicken Foop has markedly different art direction, but isn’t worlds away from the apocalyptic adventure of Joel and Ellie. The forest-set puzzler is similarly a two-hander, with an old woman and creature navigating the world together. I don’t know which is Joel and which is Ellie in this set up, but, look it’s nearly 2am at this point. Read Mark’s less tired words .

Resident Evil: Requiem confirmed to feature Leon Kennedy

In far from surprising news, Resident Evil: Requiem will feature Leon Kennedy. He was, after all, on leaked cover art spotted earlier this week. The new trailer shows the FBI agent in zombie killing action. The ninth full-blooded Resident Evil game will be released on February 27, 2026.

For the words of a confirmed Resi liker, have a read of Edwin’s write up .

Order of the Sinking Star announced

Jonathan Blow’s new game is chock full of puzzles. The trailer says over a thousand, but as you’ll learn in the feature I’m publishing tomorrow, it’s actually closer to 1400. Is it important you know about those extra 400? Probably not, but I need you to know that we will have a feature on Order of the Sinking Star going live tomorrow.

Exodus trailer and 2027 release date

Coming from some of the team behind the Mass Effect games, Exodus gives off the energy of a team who were told to make another Mass Effect but to also try and capture some of Interstellar’s fans. Hence the voice over from Matthew McConaughey. I can’t say it hasn’t worked, though. It’s aiming for release in 2027.

Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock announced

Announced by Tricia Helfer, her of Battlestar Galactica fame, it’s difficult to know exactly what Warlock is as the trailer is a purely CG cinematic affair. It’s a fantasy RPG with moody vibes. But beyond that, we’ll have to wait for the gameplay reveal in summer 2026 and launch in 2027 to find out.

Control: Resonant announced

It’s official, Control is getting a sequel and Remedy Entertainment couldn’t have done the plain sensible thing of calling it Control 2. Judging from the trailer, the team has been watching a lot of Inception. At least, that’s what I’m taking from the fractal doves. It also looks like you’re going to be leaving the confines of The Oldest House, with The Hiss now out and about in the streets of New York. The best news is that it’s coming in 2026.

Our fair James was given a preview of it in action , and one key takeaway was that there will be no need to play FBC: Firebreak to follow the action.

Gang of Dragon

For a good portion of Gang of Dragon’s trailer I was convinced we were finally getting the Sleeping Dogs sequel we deserve. Actually, I’ve no idea if we can make any claim we deserve it - after all, we didn’t make the game a gosh darn success in its own time. And, perhaps that’s why we’ve got Gang of Dragon instead.

Though, to put things in perspective, as Gang of Dragon is the first game from Yakuza / Like a Dragon creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new studio, it is more likely to be in the vein of his previous releases than the GTA-in-Hong-Kong clothing that was Sleeping Dogs.

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight release date revealed

It’s kind of magic that even after what feels like a hundred different releases, a new Lego game can still feel like a breath of fresh air. In between gloomy trailers for Warlock and Exodus, seeing Robin put in his place for making a plant pun in Poison Ivy’s greenhouse is what I need to get through to the end of this conference.

The big news besides the hope this small trailer has rekindled in my heart? Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is coming out on May 29th, 2026.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis announced

The leaks were true, Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog are working on a complete remake of the original Tomb Raider. They seem to have gotten the old (and let’s face it, fairly impractical) acrobatics spot on.

Read Edwin’s more considered words on Tomb Raider .

Tomb Raider: Catalyst announced

While it seemed that there wouldn’t be any Tomb Raider-shaped surprises at The Game Awards, what with the leak of the Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis trailer earlier today, it turns out Crystal Dynamics are being a very busy bee and also working on a completely new game due out in 2027.

007: First Light trailer reveals villain

The new trailer for 007: First Light reveals the game’s villain – or at least one of them. Bawma, played by Lenny Kravitz . He’s the ruler of a black market and seems to have the place on lock, so you’re going to struggle to get close. Though, knowing IO Interactive, I have my fingers crossed I will have the opportunity to take Kravitz down with an explosive rubber duck.

Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred release date revealed

In a show filled with CG trailers, Blizzard still know how to bring it when it counts. The new cinematic for Diablo 4 shows a paladin going hogwild in the underworld. Demons are slain, blood is spilled, narrators’ voices are gravelled.

The new expansion Lord of Hatred also got a release date: April 28th, 2026

Lords of the fallen 2 trailer

The new Lords of the Fallen 2 trailer sure looks like more Lords of the Fallen - your mileage with that will vary. My main takeaway is that while some cover songs better the originals, the Pet Shop Boys don’t have anything to worry about.

Slipped in at the end is the confirmation Lords of the Fallen 2 is on track for a 2026 release.

No Law

The new game from the makers of The Ascent is an immediately sunnier one. Well, aesthetically. It looks like you’ll still be having a violent, crime-ridden time, but at least it will be in daylight. Moving from a third-person perspective to first-person, No Law kept its cards close to its chest, but it looks like it may have a smidge of the im-sim about it.

Total War: Warhammer 40,000 announced

At long last, Creative Assembly has revealed that they’re working on a Total War: Warhammer 40,000 . The cinematic trailer showed Ultramarines, Orks, and Imperial Guard are all in attendance. This doesn’t look to be just Total War in new clothes. We saw a brief snippet of gameplay, which showed orbital bombardment, suggesting you’ll be able to have a significant impact on the battlefield with space units.

Looking forward to hearing a lot more about this one.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve announced

It’s about bloody time. That’s all I can say. It’s been six years since the last Ace Combat game and I miss my arcade/sim adjacent dogfighting.

We can only hope it will see the return of JPEG dog

Star Wars: Galactic Racer brings back pod racing

I’m not sure if anyone was really calling for this, but Lucasfilm are bringing back pod racing with Star Wars: Galactic Racer. To be fair, while the segment in the Phantom Menace was just bizarre, it did make for a pretty great game. It’s coming in 2026.

Phantom Blade Zero release date announced

Looking like it’s picking up the polearm from Black Myth: Wukong, Phantom Blade 0 sees you carving through waves of enemies in a mythical China. The trailer showed a hefty whack of in-game action, a difference from a lot of the other trailers on show tonight. We also got a release date, September 9th, 2026.

Highguard is a new hero shooter from the makers of Apex Legends and Titanfall

It’s difficult to judge a hero shooter from a trailer alone, as so much of the sticking power comes from how its characters and weapons feel to move and shoot, but I can at least confirm that Highguard has one thing Overwatch doesn’t: horses.

If mounts are enough to compel you to give a shooter a go then you can play Highguard free when it launches on January 26th.

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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