While The Game Awards has become one of the best sources for new game announcements and trailers outside of E3, the show still focuses on honoring the year’s best games. Granted, 2020 has been an unusual year, to say the least, but you wouldn’t know it just by looking at the list of The Game Awards 2020 nominees, which include not only the year’s best games but some of the best games in recent memory. Here’s what you need to know about The Game Awards 2020:
The Game Awards 2020 Date
The Game Awards 2020 will air on Dec. 10. You will be able to watch it on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook Live, Steam, TikTokLive, and other platforms. According to a press release, the event will be streamed live in “4K UHD from studio locations with no in-person audience in Los Angeles, Tokyo and London. The three host cities for The Game Awards will be digitally connected for an innovative celebration with live award presentations, musical performances, and spectacular world premiere game announcements.”
The Game Awards 2020 Time
Here are the start times for the The Game Awards 2020 based on various regions: North America: 3:30pm PST / 4:30pm MST / 5:30pm CST / 6:30pm ESTUK/Ire: 11:30pm GMTEurope: 12:30am CET / 1:30am EETAsia/Oceania: 8:30am JST / 7:30am AWST / 10:30am AEDT The times above reflect the anticipated start time of the event’s pre-show. The show is expected to start 30 minutes later. The full show is expected to run about three hours (including the pre-show), but that estimate is based on the runtime of previous years. It’s possible this event’s altered format will impact the final runtime in some way.
The Game Awards 2020 Nominees
The Game Awards 2020 website notes that for a game to be eligible for nomination at this year’s event, it must “be available for public consumption on or before November 20, 2020.” This year’s show will also include games released in December 2019, which missed last year’s cutoff date. You can go here for the full list of The Game Awards 2020 nominees. If you’re curious which games we felt were overlooked by this year’s award show, be sure to check out our thoughts here. Otherwise, here’s a brief look at some of this year’s most nominated games: 11 Nominations The Last of Us Part II 9 Nominations 8 Nominations Ghost of Tsushima 5 Nominations Doom Eternal 4 Nominations 3 Nominations Animal Crossing: New HorizonsFortniteOri and the Will of the WispsSpider-Man: Miles MoralesValorant 2 Nominations Among UsApex LegendsAssassin’s Creed ValhallaCall of Duty: WarzoneCarrionDestiny 2Genshin ImpactNo Man’s SkySpiritfarer
The Game Awards 2020 How to Vote
You still have a chance to vote in the final round of The Game Awards 2020 Player’s Voice awards. You just need to go to this website, sign into your account, and cast your vote for one of the remaining games.
The Game Awards 2020 Live Stream
You can watch The Game Awards 2020 in the live stream below:
