Moments We Couldn’t Predict: A Year of Video Game Surprises – Gaming Podcast
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What are the biggest gaming surprises of 2025?
hello fellow gamers and welcome to the video gamers podcast one of the best parts of gaming is the surprises we get each and every year from surprise releases to epic failures to console announcements and more and 2025 had all of these plus some on today's episode we're going to be breaking down our biggest surprises of 2025 But first, some introductions are in order. I am your host, Josh. And joining me, quite possibly the biggest surprise of the year was that one time that he was on time for recording, or maybe it was that he loved Dispatch. Or that Ark Raiders made him feel like a little kid again. Or maybe it was him actually fixing up his room so his background looks good finally.
It's Ryan. You didn't like the tent I had to put myself in every time? Dude, oh, man, I am so happy I don't have to set that up anymore.
I'm so happy, too.
Who are the hosts and what surprises did they experience?
And all it took was some closet doors, people. That's all it took was some closet doors.
You don't know the battle I had to go through to get closet doors on this room. For whatever reason, my wife's like, I like the open look. And it was my married men you know out there. Like, it's a battle. So, yeah, it was a lot of work.
Well, we all thank you, Ryan, because you actually have a good background now. And you have closet doors. So there you go. Win-win. And joining us, the biggest surprise of the year was just how good he's become at being a host on this podcast and leading the indie episodes. We pick on him, but this man has crushed his role as a host, and I suppose we should give him his well-deserved kudos. It's Ace.
I don't know what to say. I'm starstruck now. Now I'm stunned.
Ryan's just dumbfounded, man. Ryan's like, wait a minute. We don't talk nice about Ace. We don't get compliments. And Ace is just staring into the camera like, where's the catch? Where's the insult? Where's the teasing? What, Dad?
Well, I'm happy. I'm happy I've gotten to host the indie episodes and I've gotten better at it because some of those were rough.
Yeah.
No, you're killing it, homie.
Like I said, I mean, Ace, we pick on you, but we love you, buddy. And you have crushed it, dude. You have come such a long way, man. It's pretty awesome to see, to be honest. And I know that we are very glad to have you as part of this podcast. I know the listeners are, and we know the indie devs are, because they tell us. They're like, that Ace guy getting exposure for all these indie games is pretty awesome. Gotta stand up for the little guy. And then I give him your home address and telephone number, so... Yeah, sorry. Oh no, not again.
What unexpected indie games gained popularity this year?
Guys, I love these. I mean, we're approaching the end of the year. Fear not, everybody that's out there. Our Game Awards show is coming next week. So, wait, do we record it next week? No, it's coming the week after. Sorry, we record it next week. And then it's coming the week after that. Sorry. Time is tough, man. It is. It is.
And people want you to be there at a certain time.
Be there at a certain time. It's really hard. I know. But don't worry. Our... The Video Gamers Podcast Game Awards episode is coming. It will be a big episode. We are going to have all of the fun categories that we have and all that. So that is coming. But it is fun to look back at the year as a whole and kind of say, hey, what were some of the biggest surprises this year? Doesn't always mean it's a good thing. It could be a bad thing, because let's be honest, sometimes, you know, in gaming, it's those bad surprises that stand out to us as well. So we're going to be talking about all that. We have each come up with a list of, I think, five or six surprises this year that we'll get to. But guys... We got to thank somebody, man.
It's time to thank another person. Christmas is here early for us because a long time listener of the show, an awesome member of our community, somebody that we absolutely just love and adore. They watch all the Twitch streams. They're commenting. They're active in the community. They're just an awesome person. So a huge shout out to the one and only Lucy Moon, who upped their pledge from rare to epic status.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are the biggest gaming surprises of 2025?
0:11–1:14
2
Who are the hosts and what surprises did they experience?
1:14–3:07
3
What unexpected indie games gained popularity this year?
3:07–5:28
4
How did the gaming community respond to new releases?
5:28–8:06
5
What was the most shocking moment in the podcast this year?
8:06–10:27
6
How did major studios like Nintendo and Battlefield fare in 2025?
10:27–13:31
7
What are the notable trends in indie game development?
13:31–18:04
8
What were the hosts' final thoughts on the year in gaming?
18:04–46:23
Speakers
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