GOTY Wins Break Records; Epic Reclaims Store Access
Summary
The convergence of major awards, significant legal shifts, and high-profile free content distributions signals a dynamic and competitive landscape for game releases and platform access.
- GOTY Dominance Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 secured nine trophies, setting a new Game Awards record 4, and immediately released its free ‘Verso’s Drafts’ DLC 5.
- Legal Victory A court partially reversed restrictions, allowing Epic Games’ Fortnite to return to the U.S. Google Play Store 1, following the 2020 legal actions.
- New Game Reveal The Game Awards concluded with the reveal of Highguard, a new PvP shooter from Wildlight Entertainment 6.
- Free Game Offer To celebrate the event, Hogwarts Legacy was made available for free on PC via the Epic Games Store 3.
- 9 - Trophies won by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at The Game Awards 2025 4.
- 2020 - The year Epic Games initiated its legal action against Google concerning app stores 1.
- 2023 - Year of release for Hogwarts Legacy, which was offered free on EGS 3.
- 2021 - Year Wildlight Entertainment, creators of Highguard, was founded 6.
Key Moments
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*Clair Obscur: Expedition 33* won nine trophies, breaking the prior record of seven wins.
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The free DLC for *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*, titled 'Verso's Drafts,' is now available for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X.
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The Game Awards finale revealed *Highguard*, a brand new PvP shooter from Wildlight Entertainment.
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The cast of the 2026 *Street Fighter* movie stole the show at the event.
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Different Perspectives
Supporting View
The developers of *Clair Obscur* launched the 'Thank You' update immediately following the GOTY recognition.
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