Giant Bombcast Game of the Year 2025: Day 4
Jan 1, 2026
The hosts celebrate the New Year while diving deep into their Game of the Year list. They debate and defend various 2025 titles, giving rapid-fire impressions and highlighting overlooked gems. Exciting arguments emerge over near-locks and niche picks like Hades 2 and Citizen Sleeper 2. As they start trimming the list, the tension rises during the final bubble fights for a coveted top spot. Ultimately, they announce their Top 10 contenders, with Expedition 33 taking the crown as Game of the Year.
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Group-Driven Game Of The Year Process
- Giant Bomb hosted a multi-day Game of the Year process culminating in a top-10 and one GOTY pick.
- The show emphasized group discussion, debate, and iterative cutting to reach consensus.
Rapid Nomination Tiers
- The panel used a shared TierMaker/Notion-style list to drag major 2025 releases into categories.
- Mike Minotti and others riffed through rapid-fire nominations to seed their top-10 conversation.
Keep The List Mutable
- The group left the list editable during discussion to add or remove titles as opinions changed.
- They treated the roster as provisional and encouraged late additions and removals.