Fans of the Control game franchise may be in for a surprise at the December 11 The Game Awards opening night. While there has been no confirmation, it looks as though Remedy, the game studio behind Control, may be preparing to show off gameplay or other content from Control 2 at the annual gaming event. This speculation is fuelled by a recent patent that was filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office for "Control Resonant," which is now assumed to be the name of the upcoming Control 2.

The patent is for the Control: Resonant name, but covers a number of topics, including video games, computer software, game consoles and controllers, clothing, and even lanyards, among other items. The items mentioned in the patent filing line up with what's expected from a game launch and marketing campaign, and the timing lines up with a potential upcoming showing. Control 2 was confirmed as long ago as 2021, but Remedy has been rather quiet about it since, apart from a brief confirmation in early 2025 that Control 2's development was in full swing. There are indications that Control 2 will be accompanied by an announcement of a PC version of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach at this year's The Game Awards show.

It's not uncommon for game developers and publishers to announce games or show off fresh gameplay at the annual The Game Awards show, and that's exactly what CD Projekt Red did when it announced The Witcher 4 in 2024. There is already all sort of speculation flying around about what may be shown off at this year's Game Awards show, but CDPR has confirmed that The Witcher 4 will not be among the games featured during the opening night show, and neither will the hotly anticipated Cyberpunk 2, which just picked up a stack of developers and is looking to hire more, suggesting it has passed pre-production.

As explained by CDPR co-CEO, Michał Nowakowski, on X, CDPR "won't be bringing any new content to TGA this year," despite the fact that The Witcher 4 has been nominated for the Most Anticipated Game of 2025. Currently, there have been no real leaks regarding anticipated game reveals at The Game Awards 2025, but there is speculation that we might see some gameplay from GTA VI or a hardware teaser for the next-gen Xbox console, which has already been confirmed to be in the works. The Game Awards 2025 will be hosted by Geoff Keighley on December 11, 2025, at 17:30 PST (01:30 UTC), and can be watched live on YouTube.

The Game Awards has officially announced the full line-up for the 2025 event, and it looks as though the judges have had a rough time of it, thanks to just how many hotly anticipated games launched in 2025—and matching the hype, no less—alongside some underdogs that surprised fans of various genres. The Game Awards 2025 will once again be hosted by Geoff Keighley on December 11, 2025 at 17:30 PST (01:30 UTC). Some of the stand-out nominees include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hades II, and Hollow Knight Silksong, all of which garnered massive amounts of attention at and since launch, although there are also a handful of interesting nominees, like the fresh new fighter from the creators of League of Legends, 2XKO, which has hardly left beta. The Game of the Year nominees for 2025 are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Hades II, and Hollow Knight: Silksong.

While The Game Awards is primarily an awards show, it's not uncommon to see developers and publishers show off their upcoming games. Previously, we saw trailers for games like The Witcher IV, The Outer Worlds 2, and Borderlands 4 release during The Game Awards events. The Game Awards nominees announcement has not been without drama, either. The awards show came under fire online in a handful of posts on social media because of the nomination of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as an indie game when, in reality, it had a significantly higher budget and many more artists and developers working on it than many of its competitors.