The Game Awards returns in 2022 with an extravagant celebration of the best in video games, featuring exciting announcements. Esteemed figure in the games industry, Geoff Keighley, will once again host the live show, accompanied by a musical orchestra and a live audience at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. A total of 108 titles, individuals, and teams will compete across 31 categories to secure their place in video game history by winning prestigious awards. The winners have been selected by a global jury consisting of over 100 media publications, including Gadgets 360.
Addressing concerns about the length of The Game Awards, Keighley has stated that this year’s edition will be significantly shorter than previous years. In a Twitch stream, he mentioned that the show is expected to be around two and a half hours long, although this could vary depending on the length of the winners’ speeches. This is welcomed news considering that last year’s show lasted nearly four hours, including the pre-show, which remains the same duration of 30 minutes.
The Game Awards 2022: Date and time
The digital presentation of The Game Awards 2022 will take place on Thursday, December 8 at 4:30pm PT/ 7:30pm ET. For viewers in India, the show will be available on Friday, December 9, at 6am IST. The first 30 minutes will feature a pre-show hosted by Sydnee Goodman, offering viewers the opportunity to witness new video game announcements.
The Game Awards 2022: How to watch?
For those unable to attend the in-person event in Los Angeles, there will be a live stream available. The Game Awards 2022 can be watched for free on major platforms such as the official YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as on Facebook Live, Twitter, TikTok Live, and Instagram Live. Additionally, some Twitch streamers may have registered to co-stream the event, giving viewers the option to watch it through their channels.
You can also watch the livestream below:
The Amazon-owned streaming platform also offers exclusive rewards for viewers who link their gaming accounts (such as Steam and Ubisoft Connect) to Twitch. By tuning into The Game Awards 2022 on Twitch for 60 minutes, viewers will receive six reward codes, which can be used to unlock an unannounced Fall Guys skin, an Epic Games voucher code for the game Rogue Legacy, and Geoff Keighley’s Among Us mask.
Other rewards include a deluxe edition upgrade code for the game Sifu, the Lucra Syandana cosmetic for Warframe, and three new follower forms in Cult of the Lamb.
Viewers in India can also stream the event live on MX Player, Voot, JioTV, and Loco.
What to expect from The Game Awards 2022?
The Game Awards 2022 confirmed announcements
Similar to previous editions, The Game Awards 2022 will feature new game trailers, celebrity presenters, and live musical performances. Publisher EA has confirmed its appearance at the show, showcasing gameplay footage from the highly anticipated sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, titled Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Set five years after the events of the first game, players will control a powerful Jedi Knight. The sequel is rumored to be released on March 15, 2023.
The fighting game community can look forward to Tekken 8, which has been confirmed to be present at The Game Awards 2022. This announcement was first leaked by Twitch streamer Aris (avoidingthepuddle), who received a special package from publisher Bandai Namco.
Baldur’s Gate 3 will receive a new update, as teased in a video featuring an erect statue of Minsc, a character from the previous games. The update signals the return of Minsc and his miniature hamster companion, Boo. Fans of the series will remember these characters from the first two Baldur’s Gate games and their expansions.
Koei Tecmo Games is preparing to unveil a new beast in their upcoming monster-hunting game, Wild Hearts, which is set to release on February 17, 2023, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.
In addition, there will be surprises from the Crash Bandicoot team, as well as a live presentation from Naoki Yoshida, the producer of the long-awaited Final Fantasy XVI.
So… what’s everyone doing tomorrow?
— Crash Bandicoot (@CrashBandicoot) December 8, 2022
The Game Awards 2022 presenters
Alongside Keighley as the host of The Game Awards 2022, there will be various personalities from the film and gaming industry presenting awards to the winners. Notable appearances include former Nintendo head Reggie Fils-Aimé, 2021 Game of the Year winner Josef Fares, and director Rian Johnson, along with stars Daniel Craig and Jessica Henwick from the upcoming Netflix film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
The cast of the upcoming HBO adaptation of The Last of Us series will also present awards. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, who play the lead roles, will be joined by their video game counterparts, Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, respectively.
Keegan-Michael Key, who voices Toad in the highly anticipated The Super Mario Bros. Movie, set to be released in April 2023, will also make an appearance.
The Game Awards 2022 nominees
In terms of the awards themselves, there are 31 categories in total. Santa Monica Studio’s God of War Ragnarök leads the nominations with 10, including a nomination for Game of the Year. Other contenders for the prestigious category include Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
This year, a new category called ‘Best Adaptation’ has been introduced to recognize exceptional adaptations of video game properties into other forms of media, such as movies, TV series, anime, podcasts, or books. According to Keighley, with so many game-inspired projects in entertainment, it is important to honor excellence in adapting video game worlds to different mediums. The five nominees in this category are Arcane: League of Legends, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Cuphead Show!, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and the Uncharted movie.
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