The Game Awards 2022: How to watch, when to start, and what to expect

The calendar has flipped to December, and in the world of video games, that means all eyes are on The Game Awards, the annual year-end celebration that mixes Game of the Year awards with trailers and revealing potential future GOTY award winners.

Game Awards And the Keighley himself They will tease what will happen at this year’s event via their social media accounts, including so far Live performance by Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida and a live performance of “Blood on Snow” from God of War Ragnarok Famous musician Jose.

Game Awards 2022 start time

The official livestream of The Game Awards 2022 begins December 8 with the 30 minutes before the show at 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET, followed by the main show at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. Prize winners will be announced from More than 30 categories across general gaming and esports, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, and a new award for Best Adaptation of a Video Game IP in Another Form of Media. The event will also include advertisements with “40 to 50 games” according to Epic Games interview with Keighleywho described this year’s event as “the biggest show yet”.

• 5:00 PM Pacific Time
• 7:00 p.m. DST
• 8:00 p.m. ET
• 2:00 am GMT
• 12:00 PM (Dec 9)

How to watch The Game Awards 2022 stream

The Game Awards will be broadcast live on its official website YouTube And the twitch channels, along with live feeds on social media sites such as FacebookAnd the Tik TokAnd the Twitter Here it is on GameSpot. steam The event will also air, and those who plan to watch it can stream it on Steam Register to win a free Steam Deck account– You will award one to Valve during every minute of a live broadcast.

Here’s a playlist of everything the show has been teased so far, both by The Game Awards and by the companies themselves: