The search for Creator of the Year 2026 starts now! From emerging creators to seasoned artists, this is about the ones shaping the scene in their own way. If that’s you, or someone you’ve been watching, step forward and nominate! Details below!

Join us in welcoming Samir Arabi-Eter, Global Community Manager IO Interactive to #ThePMAs judging panel for 2025. With 20 years in community events, charity work, and e-sports, Samir has supported creators of all sizes. At IOI, Samir works on HITMAN, Project 007, and more.

505 Games' Director of Global Community, Antonela Pounder, takes her place on The PMAs 2026 judging panel. With 14 years and 30+ titles deep — from Ubisoft Reflections to 505, across Watch_Dogs, Death Stranding & Blades of Fire. A photographer at heart, on and off the screen.

Creator of the Year 2026 takes the crown and the prizes! Games piled high, capped with an Assassin’s Creed Shadows Collector’s Edition that demands attention. A prize that hits as hard as the efforts behind the work. Nomination details below!

Juha Vainio, Executive Producer of Control Resonant at Remedy Entertainment, joins our expert judging panel in 2026! With 13 years in games, from Angry Birds to Control, he’s a huge advocate for virtual photography and the stories it captures!

Claudia Ciardi, Senior Social & Community Manager at NVIDIA GeForce Brazil, joins the Photo Mode Awards 2026 judging panel. Inspired by Nintendo and Blizzard, she brings a sharp creative eye. You’ve seen her “Real or NVIDIA Photo Mode?” challenge… now she’s judging the best.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally getting a photo mode in Patch 8. Are you planning to dive in and capture some shots?m

Meet Paul! With almost 20 years in gaming and 7 at Frontier, he's a passionate community voice and virtual photography fan. From Elite Dangerous to Jurassic World, he lives for player creativity—and we’re thrilled to have him judging the Photo Mode Awards 2025!

First look at the photo mode in Monster Hunter Wilds!

Joining The PMAs judging panel for 2026 is Con Tsompanis, PR Manager at Bandai Namco AU. 15 years behind some of ANZ's biggest launches — Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3 & FF7. A lifelong gamer whose passion started with Alex Kidd on the Master System.

Day 332 – Running every day for the rest of my life to improve my mental health (9.54 km) 🎵 SALEM – Sears Tower #searstower #salem #witchhouse #drag #darkelectronic #brokenheart #heartbreak #healingjourney #postbreakup #selfrepair #selfaccountability #selfreflection #daytimerun #runningtherapy

Looking back at 2025, here is the first in my Top 10 (in no particular order) #NewWest accomplishments for 2025.

Happy Presidents Day! 🇺🇲

DONNY’S MOTHER HATED HIM.

Yes, Matt Damon is rich as well. But he nailed the reason for taxing the rich. #billionairestax

Lakers guard Austin Reaves on free agency: “I don’t think about much. I take life day by day. I’m blessed to have an opportunity to play for this organization. I play a kid’s game. I make good money.”

HE CANCELLED GOLF? Something’s up.

😓

Imagine discovering proof that vampires exist…and the vampires invite you to dinner instead of killing you. www.amazon.com/Blood-Court-... #vampirethriller #darkgothicfiction #gothicvampires #vampiremystery #horrorbooklover #gothicthriller #darkfictionbooks

Diese Woche im Bundestag: #Haushalt2025 & Sondervermögen Infrastruktur. Statt zusätzliche (!) Zukunftsinvestitionen in Kitas, Schulen & Schienen zu ermöglichen, werden Schulden auch für Steuergeschenke u.a. ans reichste 1% genutzt. Klimaschutzverträge halbiert. Es fehlt: Generationengerechtigkeit.

Sunday morning greetings from Bobby and our farmily big news for our patreons LYM

🚨NEW MEDIA CLUB OUT NOW🚨 Who will be the next host of Strictly Come Dancing? Guests @heatherfallon.bsky.social & @dinosofos.bsky.social discuss the rumours on the Media Club with @mattdeegan.com. Listen and watch now: 📺 https://youtu.be/Yb6yOB2lA4o 🔈 https://podfollow.com/themediaclub #Podcast

OPEN & TRANSPARENT We’re building everything in the open. From solar panels and sodium-ion batteries to our sovereign Authenticated Intelligence platform.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #haveachatai #authenticatedintelligence

The Powerhouse of Venezuela: Clara Vegas #MissUniverse2026 Meet Clara Vegas, a 24-year-old sensation from Venezuela! With her striking beauty and commanding presence, she’s a true powerhouse on stage WATCH ON: youtu.be/Ha32lxvHuKE #VenezuelanBeauty #FashionPowerhouse #StagePresence #ModelLife

Given that it can be used via code, it is perfect for integration with e.g. Claude Opus. In fact it is ideal for this type of integration. I made the attached video with 2 minutes of work with LLM + Blender and I know nothing about Blender

🏆 #ANDNEW! Cope & Cage (Edge & Christian) win the AEW Tag Team Championships, making FTR quit with help from Beth at #AEWDoN #AEW

When we win back the house, we must hold accountable EVERY single person who has bent the knee to Trump and corrupted our democracy — and make sure it never happens again. This moment calls for unity and action. If we want better leadership, it starts with all of us—Let’s Go.

Friday 5/8/26 Quick4Cast. Rain and storms this evening. What you need to know in 30 seconds. Check the First Alert 4 weather app for more forecast details #stlwx Full forecast -> firstalert4.com/weather

Top 10 Africa headlines 🙄🚀 1. Africa: The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait 2. Boko Haram and ISWAP Fight For Control of Sambisa Forest Read 🚀 - seefinish.com/africa-news/ 🎁 Shop @ ZUMAFIND.COM 🇳🇬 #africa #ebola #sambisa #security

Our time will be here soon enough 😥 (via @the_naked_snake)

#341.1 - 27 Hours A Day? - JACK&JOZEF - Not enough time? #ad #nrc #fy #fyp #LifeHack #podcast #talkshow #PodcastGemist #lifelessons #timemangement #news #new #media #ironie #postmodern #absurdisme #weereendag #vandaaginside #talpanetwork #tv #improvisation #talkshow #theatre

¿Tiene batallas épicas? Sí. Pero su punto cómico le quita peso y la reduce a una película de monstruos zurrándose y ya.

Speaking of cracked from behind, I-

Foraging or Fighting? How Food Became a Weapon in the Revolution

This went mega viral on TikTok about UBI What would you do if survival was guaranteed?

Audio Leather Nun FFA

🫠 "Despides por aquí, contratas por allá. Y en medio, el talento que tiraste a la basura" Muchas empresas hacen lo mismo: recortan, publican vacantes, vuelven a empezar. Todo esto sin hacerse una pregunta antes: ¿esta persona podría aportar en otro rol?🧵

"This war — the preliminary estimates say that it's costing a billion dollars a day," said @nancyayoussef.bsky.social.

Mind you we’ve never seen a video of Joe Biden sleeping.

Hard choice... what’s your pick? 🤔💎

The offense is back on the board! RB Connor Mathews finds daylight after breaking a tackle, rumbling for a huge TD. The whole RB room has been very impressive today. #USF #CFB

Stream announcement! More Mass Effect 2 tonight at 9 EST, henchbuns! The game that 'just asks questions'! Let's barrel on to the conclusion. twitch.tv/haschenschwartz -RRA Social Media Team #vtuber #envtuber #vsky

Travel through the heart of Lavaux vineyards 🍇 #Pully #GrapePlace #LavauxExpress #Switzerland https://go.grape-place.com/lavaux-sky

"Once more unto the breach!" #nzpol

That's a nice handwarmer! Bet you can't guess what happens next! 😱 #trump #palantir #peterthiel #joerogan #jesus #ai anyone know the creator, please leave a link to his social media, I can't find it 😭

アニメタッチのライブペイント、最近海外でもよく見かけますね。 x.com/KingMiMuRa01...

The STEM Kids make a robot is a middle grade children's chapter picture book about #STEM #engineering #robot #KidLit #KidsBooks #ChildrensBooks NoireSTEMinist.com/shop

Source #Japan #Nippon

The stat sheet won’t show it… but James Harden and Donovan Mitchell know how big Max Strus was in Game 3. Video: Paris McGee Jr, Cleveland.com

Small acts make a difference.

Izabella Galindo, MPH (Epidemiology), reflects on how her time at UTMB SPPH sharpened her research interests in aging and correctional health. Izabella served as Vice President of the SPPH Student Association this past year.

U.S. strikes on Iranian-linked targets continued. Coverage of whether those strikes broke a ceasefire or enforced one split almost perfectly along partisan lines, and the split was not incidental. It went to the factual core of the story.

🐺Als Commader einer Elite Truppe erlebt Sie den ganzen Schrecken der Galaktischen Schlachtfelder🙃 Der Eintritt ist frei allerdings betreten auf eigene Gefahr! www.twitch.tv/silvariusplay #silvariusplay #letsplay #livestream #maythe4thbewithyou

President Obama is the first president to honor my father's service at Pearl Harbor and the entire Pacific fleet. When Dad died, President Obama sent condolences to the family. It means a lot.

Dog's reaction to being adopted..🐈🐾😊

"A tense, taut, artfully hushed debut feature by Belgian writer-director Leonardo van Dijl, 'Julie Keeps Quiet' also knows the value of control -- though its own calm is fraught with anxiety and anger." @guylodge.bsky.social @variety.com Julie Keeps Quiet (12A) screens @garterlane on Dec 2nd.

SEVEN unanswered goals from the Denver Outlaws against the reigning PLL champs 🔥

When people ask you why you seemed happier in your 20s than in your 30s

Twenty years ago today, Mike Mussina let Joe Torre know he was going to finish what he started 🤣 Mussina then got the final out to close out the last complete game of his Hall of Fame career.

One manor. One secret. One catastrophe waiting to happen. www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZKYGG1 #vampirethrillers #gothicfictionbooks #darkreadsbooks #supernaturalfictionbooks #horrorbookstagram #vampirebookcommunity #gothicdarkness #thrillerbooklover #bookcommunityreads