From 'Street Fighter' to 'Tomb Raider': 7 Must-Know Game Awards 2025 Reveals

While 'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' dominated the Game Awards 2025 on Friday, taking home nine awards including 'Game of the Year,' several other announcements generated significant buzz. Here's a rundown of seven noteworthy reveals from the event:

• Street Fighter**
• Fans got their first look at the live-action 'Street Fighter' movie with a teaser trailer. The preview offered exciting glimpses of Ryu, Ken, and Chun Li brought to life, a follow-up to the 1994 film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

• Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic**
• Casey Hudson, known for his work on the 'Mass Effect' series, is leading development on 'Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic'. This new title is considered a return to the franchise's RPG roots and a spiritual successor to 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic,' a game fans have been anticipating a follow-up to for over two decades.

• LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight**
• The trailer for the next LEGO Batman film was met with enthusiastic cheers. This time around, the film promises a closer look at the villains, along with the chance to drive the Batmobile and Batpod. TT Games also announced that its open-world Gotham game will be released on May 29, 2026.

• Two new Tomb Raider games**
• Square Enix unveiled two new 'Tomb Raider' projects: 'Tomb Raider: Catalyst,' a new adventure set in North India after a cataclysm, and 'Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis,' a remake of the original 1996 game using Unreal Engine.

• Coven of the Chicken Foot**
• Indie studio Wildflower Interactive's debut title, 'Coven of the Chicken Foot,' was a pleasant surprise. The fantasy puzzle platformer features Gertie, an elderly witch, and her giant companion. Adding to the excitement, Wildflower Interactive is headed by Bruce Straley, formerly of Naughty Dog and known for his work on the 'Uncharted' and 'Last of Us' series.

• Resident Evil: Requiem**
• Capcom confirmed that Leon S. Kennedy will be back in 'Resident Evil: Requiem,' scheduled for release on February 27, 2026. In this installment, Kennedy will be a playable character alongside FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, similar to the character-switching mechanic in 'GTA 5'.

• New Divinity game**
• The trailer for the latest 'Divinity' game from Larian Games, the studio behind 'Baldur's Gate 3,' sparked both shock and confusion. Online fan theories quickly emerged on Reddit, with many questions surrounding the identity of a man shown being burned alive. Geoff Keighley, the organiser of the Game Awards, also shared photos on social media containing coordinates to a mysterious statue located in the Mojave Desert.