GiantBomb.com / 25.10.25

There's a new king of The Bomb 12

It's Fri-Day-NIGHT -- and that means it's time to freak out because I'm going to be on a plane in 12 hours. The team is heading out to the East Coast for The Bombathon 2025. Tune in Monday, October 27 at 5 p.m. here on Giant Bomb for 24 hours of fun and nonsense. But that's next week -- now, it's time to pay respects to the news champion of The Bomb 12 -- which are the 12 games that matter to people who are really playing games.Ball x Pit dominated. It's these kinds of results that make you feel bad for actively deciding not to play a game. Clearly, everyone is the mood for arcade-style action fixed up with a heavy dollop of run-to-run progression. And now this Breakout-like -- the latest hit to creep out of Devolver's stable -- is really capturing that excitement.Pokémon Legends Z-A was surprising at No. 2. The game raced to 5.8 million copies sold, according to The Pokémon Company International. And everyone seems to be enjoying it. So how can something so popular end up at No. 2? ...
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