The annual awards show, as well as dozens of new game updates, are on the way
The end of the year is quickly approaching, which means that all eyes will be on The Game Awards, the annual end-of-year celebration that combines Game of the Year honors with trailers and reveals for potential future GOTY award winners.
This year’s event will be broadcast live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 7. Nominees for each award were announced earlier this month, and both The Game Awards Keighley will be teasing what to expect at this year’s event via their social media accounts.
The Game Awards 2023 official livestream begins with a 30-minute pre-show at 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET, followed by the main show at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. Over 30 award categories in general gaming and esports will be announced, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, and a new award for Best Adaptation of a Video Game IP into another form of media.
- 5:00 p.m. PT
- 7:00 p.m. CDT
- 8:00 p.m. ET
- 2:00 a.m. BST
- 3.00 p.m. PT (Pretoria Time)
According to a now-private interview with Keighley on YouTube, the Game Awards broadcast will last two and a half to three hours.
How to Stream the Game Awards 2023:
The Game Awards will be broadcast live on its official YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as direct feeds on social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter, as well as on GameSpot.
Furthermore, The Game Awards selects multiple Twitch streamers, YouTube channels, and Facebook Live streamers as official co-streamers. The application form for co-streamers is now live, and the list of selected channels will be announced as the event approaches.
Presenters for the 2023 Game Awards:
Several notable names from gaming and entertainment have been confirmed to attend the show, with the majority of them serving as award presenters. So far, The Game Awards’ official social media accounts and Keighley himself have confirmed the following people:
- Sydnee Goodman, who will once again host the show’s first 30 minutes.
- Christopher Judge, the voice of Kratos in God Of War: Ragnarok
- Gonzo from The Muppets, which marks the fifth time in six years a Muppet character has appeared on the show The Old Gods Of Asgard, as portrayed by Poets Of The Fall in Alan Wake 2.
- Respawn Entertainment CEO Vince Zampella
- Caroline Marchal, CEO of Interior/Night, which won the Games For Impact award for As Dusk Falls last year.
- Fallout on Amazon Prime stars Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, and Walter Goggins.
- Anthony Mackie, Twisted Metal series star Zedd, DJ and EDM artist
- Zedd, DJ and EDM artist
What to Expect at the 2023 Game Awards:
The Game Awards will feature the same mix of award presentations and game-related announcements as in previous years. Unlike in previous years, however, teases for said game-related announcements have been surprisingly scarce from both the show’s official sources and the game companies themselves. As of December 6, the following are the only confirmed announcements for the show:
- The next Guilty Gear Strive Season 3 downloadable character
- New details for the upcoming Whispers In The Walls update for Warframe.
- A Sega-related announcement was teased via mailers sent to fighting-game content creators.
- A new Dead By Daylight collaboration is teasing…something, this time with Supermassive Games Red Barrels, developer of The Outlast Trials.
- Atlus has confirmed an update for Metaphor: ReFantazio by releasing a gameplay launch trailer.