Ultimately, only one game can win Game of the Year, which always leaves room for debate. Each year, many games feel like they deserved the award but didn’t quite get it. While some have stronger arguments than others, the following titles were all serious contenders and came very close to winning.
I’m totally hooked on the Boruto series right now! The Two Blue Vortex arc has been amazing – the fights are incredible, and the characters are actually getting some really interesting development, which is something a lot of us felt was missing earlier on. Seriously, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex is just firing on all cylinders! It’s throwing the next generation of ninja into some seriously epic battles, and we’re watching new legacies unfold and history being made right before our eyes. That’s what makes this part of the story so unbelievably exciting!
![The string network [latex]\mathcal{P}\_{\mathrm{SY}}(\vec{r},\vec{s})[/latex] visualizes a bound state of dyons within the framework of Stern-Yi theory, demonstrating a topological structure that encapsulates their interaction and confinement.](https://arxiv.org/html/2512.24988v1/x5.png)
New research connects the behavior of strings to a complex mathematical structure, offering insights into the dynamics of quantum fields.
The question hangs heavy in the air, like the breath of a bureaucrat in a winter queue: Is silver’s rally a bubble, or merely the market’s capricious waltz? On December 30, the French bank Societe Generale, with its Log-Periodic Power Law Singularity (LPPLS) framework-a tool as convoluted as a Politburo meeting-detected bubble-like behavior in silver prices. Yet, they caution: “Do not mistake the shadow for the gallows.”
Even though the PlayStation 5 doesn’t have a huge number of games available only on that system right now, the games that are available are exceptionally well-made. Sony has released some fantastic adventures for players to enjoy. These range from family-friendly titles like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart to more demanding and difficult games. Some of these Sony exclusives really push players to their limits, offering tough challenges that might even make them want to give up!
Drawing on her experiences as an actor and streamer, particularly after playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, White voiced concerns about AI technology. She explained that because so much of her voice and personality is already available online through her streams, it’s become easier for AI to copy her performances without her permission. While she recognizes AI’s potential benefits, even in gaming, and understands it’s here to stay, White emphasized that the technology is developing much faster than discussions about ethical use, who owns the work, and fair compensation for the people whose work is being utilized.
As a huge fan of classic survival horror, the moment I saw Carnival Massacre, it instantly reminded me of playing Silent Hill 3 as Heather Mason. It’s got that same vibe – a creepy amusement park, disturbing characters, and this feeling of dread as you play a teenage girl desperately searching for someone she cares about. It feels both nostalgic and new, like a fresh take on something I already love. It’s a really cool experience for anyone who grew up with those older horror games!
This year saw huge success for popular manga like One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen. Several new series, including The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, also became top hits. The best-selling manga of 2025 were incredibly popular, selling between 2 and over 4 million copies each.
Trust Wallet, that paragon of digital reliability, has issued a dire communiqué to its beleaguered users, urging them to migrate their funds posthaste. The crisis? A browser extension mishap so trivial it’s barely worth mentioning-unless you’re one of the 0.016% of users who dared to log in during the fateful three-day window between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day 2025. The company, ever the optimist, assures us this is a “limited incident,” which in crypto-speak means “we’re all doomed, but let’s pretend it’s a feature.”
As a gamer, December was awesome for freebies! Steam was giving away a different free game every week, which was great for building up my library. But Epic Games Store really went all out with their annual holiday giveaway – they basically showered us with free games to celebrate the new year. The last games they were giving away were Total War: Three Kingdoms and Wildgate, and you could snag those until January 8th at 10:00am CST. After that, Bloons TD 6 is taking their place, so I made sure to grab them all!