The Game Awards will host yet another new game announcement, as a studio founded by The last of us co-creator Bruce Straley will soon reveal his debut title during the show. Game Awards host Geoff Keighley and Straley's studio, Wildflower Interactive, confirmed the news on social media via a short video teaser.
As Wildflower Interactive's studio head, Straley has decades of game development experience, and most of his career has been spent at Naughty Dog. During his time with Sony's subsidiary studio, Straley was a co-creator The last of us along with Neil Druckmann and was game director for both Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Straley's first Naughty Dog credits were as an artist for Crash Team Racing and that Jak and Daxter platform trilogy. Prior to his time at Naughty Dog, Straley worked at Crystal Dynamics as an artist for Gex series. After leaving behind a 17-year career with Naughty Dog, Straley unveiled Wildflower Interactive publicly in 2022. Wildflower operates in a completely remote work environment, and Straley said he wants the studio to be “inclusive, fair and collaborative” in what it does.
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Bruce Straley's latest project will be revealed at The Game Awards
Now, years after Straley worked on one of PlayStation's best sequels, his current studio will soon show off what it's been working on since its inception. Wildflower Interactive's debut project will be revealed during The Game Awards 2025. TGA showrunner Geoff Keighley posted a 30-second video showing what Straley and Wildflower Interactive have been working on. The video shows a shaded forest, with a bird perched on a wooden road sign, and the sounds of other wildlife and the wind in the background. An unseen character was also heard faintly encouraging someone to “come back”, as the bird flew away.
The trailer then faded to black and closed with the logos of both Wildflower Interactive and The Game Awards. The title of Wildflower Interactive's debut game was not revealed during the 30-second teaser, leaving interested fans to speculate what the game's name and genre will be based on what was shown. The Game Awards 2025 will be broadcast on Thursday, December 11 on platforms such as Twitch, YouTube and TikTok. The broadcast begins at 7:30 PM Eastern with a 30-minute pre-show before the main ceremony begins shortly after. However, it's not known exactly when Wildflower Interactive's debut game will air during the broadcast, so fans will have to tune into The Game Awards to find out right away.
Wildflower Interactive joins a loaded TGA schedule
Along with revealing the winners of awards such as Game of the Year, Best Performance and Player's Voice, The Game Awards will be packed with new trailers and reveals to whet fans' appetites. Previously revealed games, as Capcom's expected Resident Evil Requiem and Sony's upcoming title Saros, will make extended appearances during the ceremony. In addition to the unveiling of Wildflower Interactive's debut game, TGA will also showcase some new games that fans haven't seen before. In response to Wildflower Interactive's new teaser on social media, fans of Straley's work said they would watch the show with interest, while others said the Wildflower teaser would have been better as an on-air surprise.
As for Naughty Dog itself, the award-winning studio ended last year's TGA show with the reveal of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophetits first new IP in over a decade. The answer to IntergalacticThe debut trailer was mixed, and Naughty Dog didn't specify when its upcoming PS5 title will be released. It remains to be seen Intergalactic will appear again at the 2025 edition of The Game Awards, or if Sony and Naughty Dog have other plans to keep fans interested.
