The show is just hours away!
Come for the awards, stay for the new game reveals!
We're just hours away from The Game Awards, the annual award show that celebrates the year's best
video games
. But The Game Awards is also a vehicle for new, potentially exciting game announcements. We already know that we'll see first looks at a new Dragon Age sequel from
EA
.
Nintendo
is also announced a new character for Super Smash Bros..
This year's ceremony, hosted by Geoff Keighley, will be a little different -- forgoing the live audience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Game Awards will be fully virtual. So far, presenters include Keanu Reeves, Brie Larson (
Captain Marvel
), Tom
Holland
(Spider-Man) and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman).
Here's everything you need to know about the 2020 Game Awards, and where to watch.
The 2020 Game Awards start Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The preshow starts 30 minutes before the main event. You can watch the stream on multiple platforms:
This year's Game Awards have 30 categories up for grabs including Best Narrative, Best Mobile Game, Best Indie Game and Best RPG. There are also awards for e-sports games and technical aspects like audio design, music and art direction.
As always, the most coveted award is Game of the Year. Here are the nominees for some of the major categories:
Game of the Year
Best Game Direction
Best Narrative
Best Art Direction
Best Role Playing Game
Best Indie Game
Best Mobile Game
Best Score and Music
Best Performance
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder is on deck to perform during this year's digital ceremony.
Eddie will perform at @TheGameAwards on December 10 at 4pm PT. The digital livestream event is free and will be available to watch everywhere globally.
— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) December 2, 2020
More info: https://t.co/z1Bp648fWc pic.twitter.com/xCqFtX84h0
Game Awards presenters include Captain Marvel actress Brie Larson, Wonder Woman actress Gal Godot, Spider-Man actor Tom Holland, The Last of Us voice actor Troy Baker and Swedish Chef from The Muppets. Christopher Nolan, the director of Tenet, has also been announced.
Here's the full list...
Tonight #TheGameAwards:
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) December 10, 2020
Keanu Reeves
Brie Larson
Christopher Nolan
Gal Gadot
Tom Holland
Eddie Vedder
Reggie Fils-Aime
JackSepticEye
Troy Baker
Nolan North
Josef Fares
Lorne Balfe
The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Swedish Chef
AND
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter reveal! pic.twitter.com/JnYNUjwvmq
There will also be a panel on the next generation of gaming .
For more, check out Apple's best apps and games of the year, and Google Play's best apps and games of the year.