"Polymarket has opened up betting on The Game Awards 2025 and no one seems to have a doubt that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will take top honors at Geoff Keighley's showcase. The odds are so stacked in the French RPG's favor that a $100 bet on Hollow Knight: Silksong would net you over $1,000 if it actually ended up winning game of the year instead."
"With all of those wrinkles in mind, the first 48 hours of the GOTY race on Polymarket were interesting to witness. While Clair Obscur is currently leading with bets suggesting an 80 percent chance of winning, it didn't start out that way. It was actually Silksong who was the frontrunner in the initial hour after the market opened. Whoever was betting first must have been all in on the Metroidvania hype."
Polymarket opened betting on The Game Awards 2025 on October 29, allowing wagers well before voting begins. The Best Game winner will be decided by media ballots (90%) and fan voting (10%), with nominees selected in November and the winner revealed during the live show on December 11. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 currently leads bets with an implied roughly 80% chance of winning. Hollow Knight: Silksong initially led but now sits second with about 8%, Hades 2 at 5%, and Death Stranding 2 at 3%. Over $75,000 has been wagered, and several other nominees hold single-digit percentages.
Read at Kotaku
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