It’s time for The Game Awards, an annual event that celebrates developer achievements over the past 12 months. However, there are usually new game trailers and reveals sprinkled throughout for the thousands of fans tuning in from home, making this a must-attend event whether you care about prizes or not.
If you want to know when the 2022 ceremony is, how to watch it, and what to expect from the show this year, keep reading.
When are the Game Awards 2022?
The Game Awards will be broadcast tonight, Thursday, December 8, 2022. It will start at the following times:
- 00:30 GMT (December 9)
- 7:30pm ET
- 4:30 p.m. PT
- 1:30 a.m. CET (December 9)
Execution has not been confirmed. However, Geoff Keighley confirmed on Twitter Spaces that it will be “significantly shorter” than last year’s event, which lasted around three and a half hours. Anyway, if you’re in the UK, you’re in for a late night/early morning.
The event will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where an in-person ceremony will take place.
How can I watch The Game Awards 2022?
Organizers promise you’ll be able to watch The Game Awards on over 40 global video platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and Twitter.
We’ve embedded the feed above, so you can bookmark this page and watch straight from here.
Streamers will also have the option to co-stream the event as it airs for live reactions. You can sign up for the co-streaming here.
If you’re in the US and want the big-screen experience for the evening, the IMAX theaters will be hosting screenings.
Who will give the prizes?
Geoff Keighley is back to host the evening and, as usual, plenty of celebrities and gaming industry icons show up to help hand out the awards.
The following guests have been confirmed:
- Key Keegan-Michael
- Fuslie
- Valkyre
- Reggie Fils-Aime
- Daniel Craig
- Rian Johnson
- Jessica Henwick
- Sydney Goodman
- Ken and Roberta Williams
- Peter Pascal
- Bella Ramsay
- Troy Baker
- Ashley Johnson
- Muppet animal
- Josef Fares
- Naoki Yoshida
There will be a performance by Hozier, who will sing Blood Upon the Snow from God of War Ragnarök.
What trailers and announcements will be made?
Along with these rewards, we’ll also see a whole bunch of exciting news for 2023 and beyond, including trailers and new game reveals, special in-game events, and even playable demos during the show. There will also be a Game Awards sale taking place across multiple PC and console storefronts.
We already have confirmation that there will be news of the following titles: Star Wars Jedi Survivor (the sequel to Fallen Order), Tekken 8, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Destiny 2: Lightfall, as well as a mysterious project from famous developer Hideo Kojima.
There are also rumors that we will be hearing about a new Crash Bandicoot game, as well as Final Fantasy XVI.
2022 Game Awards Nominees
The nominations have now been revealed, with God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West leading the pack.
Winners are determined by a combination of jury and public votes. The public vote only counts for 10% of the overall score; the remaining 90% are decided by the voting jury.
Public votes are now closed in all categories. This also includes the player vote – an award decided entirely by public vote. When last checked, Sonic Frontiers and Genshin Impact tied for the win.
Here are all the nominees for The Game Awards 2022:
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- elderberry ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Wander
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best game direction
- elderberry ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Immortality
- Wander
Best Story
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- elderberry ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- elderberry ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Contempt
- Wander
Best score and music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- elderberry ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- elderberry ring
- God of War Ragnarök
- Gran Turismo 7
- Forbidden Horizon West
Better performance
- Horizon Forbidden West (Ashly Burch as Aloy)
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Charlotte McBurney as Amicia from Rune)
- God of War Ragnarök (Christopher Judge as Kratos)
- Immortality (Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel)
- God of War Ragnarök (Sunny Suljic as Atreus)
Impact Games
- A memory blue
- As dusk falls
- sleeper citizen
- Endling – Extinction is Eternal
- Hindsight
- I was an exocolonist teenager
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie Game
- Worship of the Lamb
- neon white
- Sifu
- Wander
- Tunic
Best mobile game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- marvel snap
- Tower of Fantasy
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in accessibility
- As dusk falls
- God of War Ragnarök
- Back to Monkey Island
- The last of us part 1
- The career
Best VR/AR game
- After the fall
- Among us VR
- bonelab
- Moss: Book 2
- Red matter 2
Best action game
- Bayonet 3
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- neon white
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action/Adventure Game
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarök
- Forbidden Horizon West
- Wander
- Tunic
Best RPG
- elderberry ring
- live alive
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
best fighting game
- DNF Dueling
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The king of fighters 15
- MultiVersus
- Sifu
Best family game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splaton 3
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- Dune: The Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War: Warhammer 3
- Two-point campus
- Victoria 3
Best sports/racing game
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
Best multiplayer game
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2
- MultiVersus
- Monitor 2
- Splaton 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator of the Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Louis
- nibellion
- count up
- QTCinderella
Best First Indie Game
- neon white
- NORCO
- Wander
- Tunic
- vampire survivors
Best adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edge Runners
- The Cuphead Show!
- sonic the hedgehog 2
- Unexplored
Most anticipated game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- star field
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best esports game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- rocket league
- value
Best Esports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen
- Okelsander “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker
Best esports team
- Darkzero Esports
- Faze Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- Strong
best esports trainer
- Andrii “B1AD3” Horodenskyi
- Matheus “Bzka” Tarasconi
- Erik “D00mbr0s” Sandgren
- Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin
Best esports event
- Evo 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 mid-season invitation
- 2022 Champion Rating
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