How to watch Game Awards 2022

It’s time for the Game Awards, an annual event that celebrates the accomplishments of developers over the past 12 months. However, there are usually new game trailers and announcements for the thousands of fans who tune in from home, making this a must-watch event whether you care about the prizes or not.

If you want to know when the 2022 ceremony will take place, how to watch it, and what to expect from the show this year, keep reading.

When is Game Awards 2022?

The Game Awards usually take place in December and this year is no different. The main show will be broadcast Thursday, December 8, 2022. It will start at the following times:

• 00:30 GMT (December 9)
• 7:30 pm ET
• 4:30 p.m. PT
• 1:30 am CET (December 9)

The lead time hasn’t been confirmed, but last year’s event took about three and a half hours, so get comfortable. If you are especially in the UK, late night/early morning awaits you.

The event will be streamed live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where an in-person ceremony will take place.

How can I watch the Game Awards 2022?

The organizers promise that you will be able to watch the Game Awards on over 40 global video platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and Twitter.

We’ll embed the stream into the article closer to the time so you can bookmark this page and watch directly from here.

Streamers will also have the option to co-stream the event as it airs for a live reaction. You can subscribe to the co-stream here.

If you’re in the US and want to spend an evening on the big screen, then IMAX theaters will be holding screenings.

Who will present the awards?

Geoff Keighley is back to host the evening, and if this year is anything like the previous ones, there should be plenty of celebrity cameos to help spread the awards.

We’ll likely post more here about guest appearances and any musical numbers closer to the event.

What trailers and announcements will be?

In addition to the awards, we’ll also see a whole bunch of exciting news for 2023 and beyond, including new game trailers and announcements, special in-game events, and even playable demos that will drop during the show. There will also be a Game Awards sale taking place across multiple PC and console stores.

There are no official gameplay trailers yet. However, there are rumors that we may get news or footage for the new Crash Bandicoot game, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (the sequel to Fall Order), and Final Fantasy XVI.

Again, we expect more information closer to the event.

Game Awards 2022 nominees

Nominees Announced: God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West lead.

The winners are determined by a joint vote of the jury and the audience. The audience vote takes into account only 10% of the total score, the remaining 90% is determined by the jury.

Viewer voting is now open in all categories. This also includes the Player’s Voice, an award determined solely by public voting.

Here are all the Game Awards 2022 nominees:

Game of the Year

• Plague Tale: Requiem
• ancient ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Forbidden Horizon West
• To roam
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Gaming Direction

• ancient ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Forbidden Horizon West
• Immortality
• To roam

Best Storytelling

• Plague Tale: Requiem
• ancient ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Forbidden Horizon West
• Immortality

Best Art Direction

• ancient ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Forbidden Horizon West
• Contempt
• To roam

Best Soundtrack and Music

• Plague Tale: Requiem
• ancient ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Audio Design

• Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
• ancient ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gran Turismo 7
• Forbidden Horizon West

Best Performance

• Horizon Forbidden West (Ashly Burch as Aloy)
• A Plague Tale: Requiem (Charlotte McBurney as Amicia de Roon)
• God of War Ragnarok (Christopher Judge as Kratos)
• Immortality (Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel)
• God of War Ragnarok (Sunny Suljik as Atreus)

Impact Games

• Memoir Blue
• With the onset of dusk
• Citizen Sleeper
• Endling – Extinction Forever
• Backdating
• I was a teenage exo-colonist

Best Current Game

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game

• Cult of the Lamb
• neon white
• Sifu
• To roam
• Tunic

Best Mobile Game

• Apex Legends for mobile
• Diablo the Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• Marvel Snap
• fantasy tower

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Nobody’s sky

Innovation in accessibility

• With the onset of dusk
• God of War Ragnarok
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last of Us Part 1
• Career

Best VR/AR Game

• After the fall
• Among Us VR
• Bone Lab
• Moss: Book 2
• Red Matter 2

Best Action Game

• Bayonetta 3
• Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
• neon white
• Sifu
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok
• Forbidden Horizon West
• To roam
• Tunic

Best RPG

• ancient ring
• live live
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best fighting game

• DNF Duel
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• 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 Sport
• Platoon 3

Best Simulation/Strategy Game

• Dune: 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
• World of Ollyolly

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
• multiversus
• Overwatch 2
• Platoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

Content Creator of the Year

• Carl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

Best Debut Indie Game

• neon white
• NORCO
• To roam
• Tunic
• Vampire Survivors

Best adaptation

• Arcane: League of Legends
• Cyberpunk: Edge Runners
• Show Cuphead!
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• unknown

Most Anticipated Game

• Final Fantasy XVI
• Hogwarts legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Esports Game

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• rocket league
• valiant

Best esportsman

• Jeon “Chovy” Ji-hoon
• Lee “Faker” Sang Hyuk
• Finn “Carrigan” Andersen
• Okelsander “S1mple” Kostylev
• Jacob “Yay” Whitaker

Best Esports Team

• Darkzero eSports
• Faze clan
• Gen.G
• Los Angeles Thieves
• Loud

best esports coach

• Andrey “B1AD3” Gorodensky
• Matheus “Bzka” Tarasconi
• Eric “D00mbr0s” Sandgren
• Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom
• Go “Score” Dong-Bin

Best Esports Event

• Evo 2022
• League of Legends World Championship 2022
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022
• 2022 Mid-Season Invitation
• Valiant Champions 2022