The Game Awards

{{Short description|Annual video game awards ceremony}} {{Redirect|Game awards|other game awards|Video game award|and|Game of the Year (disambiguation){{!}}Game of the Year}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox award | name = The Game Awards | previous_awards = The Game Awards 2025 | image = The Game Awards Logo 2024.svg | awarded_for = Achievements in the video game industry | host = Geoff Keighley | preshow_host = Sydnee Goodman | venue = Peacock Theater | country = United States | previous = Spike VGX | year = {{Start date and age|2014|12|05}} | website = {{URL|https://thegameawards.com/}} | alt = The Game Awards logo, on the left is four blades, each two facing opposite direction }}

'''The Game Awards''' is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry. Established in 2014, the shows are produced and hosted by game journalist Geoff Keighley. After working on its predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards, for over ten years, Keighley worked with several video game companies to create the show. In addition to the awards, the Game Awards features premieres of upcoming games and new information on previously announced titles. The show's reception is generally mixed: it has been lauded for its announcements and criticized for its lack of acknowledgement of events, use of promotional content and treatment of award winners.

After the first ceremony at the AXIS in Las Vegas, each show is held in the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2024 |title=The Game Awards 2024 date confirmed for December |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-2024-date-confirmed-for-december/ |access-date=November 21, 2024 |website=VGC |language=en-US}}</ref> Keighley has declined several offers from television networks to air the show. The Game Awards has a committee composed of representatives of companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. They select over a hundred video game press organizations eligible for nomination, and vote on games in the show's categories. Keighley and the committee itself do not participate in voting. Games released before a specific date in November are eligible for nomination. Games released after that date are eligible for the following year's awards. Most winners are determined by a mixed vote from 90% of the voting jury and 10% of fan votes.

== History == === Background === [[File:Best Action Game, The Game Awards 2022.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Best Action Game award being presented at the Game Awards 2022]] In 1994, Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley had been part of the first televised awards show for video games, ''Cybermania '94''. Keighley, as a teenager, had been brought on to help write material for the celebrity hosts such as William Shatner and Leslie Nielsen. The show was not considered successful, aimed more for comedy than celebration, but it prompted him to develop something akin to the Academy Awards for video games later in his career.<ref name="latimes keighley">{{cite web | url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-hc-game-awards-20171205-story.html | title = Geoff Keighley's lifelong obsession to create a video game Oscars | first = Todd | last = Martens | date = December 6, 2017 | access-date = December 6, 2017 | work = Los Angeles Times | archive-date = December 7, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171207235709/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-hc-game-awards-20171205-story.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

Keighley had subsequently worked on the Spike Video Game Awards (VGA), which ran from 2003 to 2013. The show was broadcast on Spike TV near the end of each calendar year, and was designed to honor video games released during that year. Keighley served as the producer and often host for these shows. While the network had shown strong support for the award show through 2012, having brought Samuel L. Jackson to host the show, Keighley found Spike less interested in pursuing the 2013 show, partially due to the network seeking less male-oriented programming.<ref name="nytimes 2015">{{cite web | url = https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/going-independent-and-online-with-the-video-game-awards/ | title = Video Game Awards Go Independent and Online | first = Nick | last = Wingfield | date = November 8, 2015 | access-date = January 20, 2020 | work = The New York Times | archive-date = November 8, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108163633/https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/going-independent-and-online-with-the-video-game-awards/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Spike opted to rename the awards from VGA to VGX as to reflect that they wanted to focus more on next-generation games that were being ushered in by the onset of the eighth generation of consoles, as well as bringing comedian Joel McHale to co-host alongside Keighley.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/15/5107808/spike-video-game-awards-vgx-2013-date | title = Spike Video Game Awards renamed VGX, set for Dec. 7 | first = Samit | last = Sarkar | date = November 15, 2013 | access-date = December 6, 2016 | work = Polygon | archive-date = June 29, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211222/https://www.polygon.com/2013/11/15/5107808/spike-video-game-awards-vgx-2013-date | url-status = live }}</ref> Additionally, the show was reduced to a one-hour presentation, which was first streamed online before airing on television.<ref name="nytimes 2015"/> The 2013 show was considered to be disappointing and aimed as a more commercial work rather than a celebration of video game achievements.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/gamers-care-more-about-the-vgx-than-the-show-did-that-1479162197 | title = Gamers Care More About the VGX Than the Show Did. That's the Problem. | first = Owen | last = Good | date = December 8, 2013 | access-date = December 6, 2016 | work = Kotaku | archive-date = December 28, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191228110029/https://kotaku.com/gamers-care-more-about-the-vgx-than-the-show-did-that-1479162197 | url-status = live }}</ref> Spike offered to continue the show in 2014, but would be limited to streaming media rather than broadcast; Keighley declined,<ref name="nytimes 2015"/> and Spike's show was discontinued.<ref name="tga 2014">{{cite web|last1=Takahashi|first1=Dean|authorlink=Dean Takahashi|title=Geoff Keighley unveils The Game Awards 2014 to replace the VGAs|url=https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/10/geoff-keighley-unveils-the-game-awards-2014-to-replace-the-vgas/|website=Venture Beat|date=November 10, 2014|access-date=November 29, 2014|archive-date=November 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127000111/http://venturebeat.com/2014/11/10/geoff-keighley-unveils-the-game-awards-2014-to-replace-the-vgas/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Keighley worked with several entities within the industry, including console hardware manufacturers Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, and several large publishers, to financially back and craft a new awards show, the Game Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/hey-all-a-little-more-about-this-from-my-pal-keighley-1656985933 | title = There's A Big New Game Award Show Happening This December | first = Jason | last = Schreier |authorlink=Jason Schreier | date = November 10, 2014 | access-date = December 6, 2014 | work = Kotaku | archive-date = June 29, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211708/https://kotaku.com/hey-all-a-little-more-about-this-from-my-pal-keighley-1656985933 | url-status = live }}</ref> He invested around {{USD|1 million}} of his own personal funds to support the new show,<ref name="nytimes 2015"/> and was able to secure space at The AXIS theater in Las Vegas for hosting the live event. Without a broadcaster, Keighley and the other producers agreed to livestream the show on the consoles' networks and on Valve's Steam service to be able to reach a much larger audience than Spike TV previously had.<ref name="variety origins">{{Cite web | url = https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/videogame-industry-rallies-around-first-game-awards-exclusive-1201352339/ | title = Videogame Industry Rallies Around First 'Game Awards' | first = Marc | last = Graser | date = November 10, 2014 | access-date = December 2, 2016 | work = Variety | archive-date = November 21, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191121062808/https://variety.com/2014/biz/news/videogame-industry-rallies-around-first-game-awards-exclusive-1201352339/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

=== The Game Awards === thumb|Geoff Keighley, host of the Game Awards|left

Since the 2014 show, Keighley has been able to secure the larger Peacock Theater (formerly Microsoft Theater) in Los Angeles to host the event. He has worked to partner with multiple streaming services around the globe for the show, which has been a move appreciated by several of the Game Awards' partners since the show's inception.<ref name="vb"/> Keighley has been approached by broadcast networks offering to air the show, but he had refused these offers, allowing them to keep the freedom of how they present and structure the show.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-06-seeing-the-past-and-future-of-gaming-through-the-game-awards | title = Seeing the past and future of gaming through The Game Awards | first = Rebekah | last = Valentine | date = December 6, 2018 | access-date = December 6, 2018 | work = GamesIndustry.biz | archive-date = December 7, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045825/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-06-seeing-the-past-and-future-of-gaming-through-the-game-awards | url-status = live }}</ref> The 2019 show included a simulcast in partnership with Sony Pictures for select Cinemark movie theaters throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/game-awards-cinemark-theaters-jumanji-the-next-level-1203403886/ | title = Game Awards 2019 to Play on 53 Cinemark Screens Alongside 'Jumanji: The Next Level' | first = Todd | last = Spangler | date = November 14, 2019 | access-date = November 14, 2019 | work = Variety | archive-date = December 22, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191222003904/https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/game-awards-cinemark-theaters-jumanji-the-next-level-1203403886/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The Game Awards 2020 was not held in a live theater due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was instead hosted virtually.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-2020-still-moving-forward/1100-6481334/ | title = The Game Awards 2020 Still Moving Forward | first = Steve | last = Watts | date = August 24, 2020 | access-date = August 24, 2020 | work = GameSpot | archive-date = August 24, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200824205111/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-2020-still-moving-forward/1100-6481334/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The 2021 show was held live again at the Microsoft Theater with a reduced audience due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-will-be-held-in-front-of-a-live-audience-this-year/ | title = The Game Awards will be held in front of a live audience this year | first = Natalie | last = Clayton | date = June 10, 2021 | accessdate = June 10, 2021 | work = PC Gamer | archive-date = June 10, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210610202333/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-will-be-held-in-front-of-a-live-audience-this-year/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

[[File:The Game Awards.svg|thumb|right|upright|An illustration of the award statuette, designed by Keighley and Weta Workshop]] Keighley considered it important that the Game Awards are aimed to favorably present the interest of gamers and the industry at large, as well as being welcoming to celebrities and others that have shown interest in video games.<ref name="vb"/> While the Game Awards are principally an awards show, Keighley knew the importance of having additional content, having seen other experiments of video game awards shows that were only dedicated to awards fail due to lack of audience.<ref name="kotaku promos"/> Keighley believed that the Game Awards should fall somewhere between the entertainment venues that are used for the Academy Awards and the standard award presentation used for the Game Developers Choice Awards, and wanted a balance of material.<ref name="vb">{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/06/at-4-the-game-awards-strives-for-balance-of-revelations-gamer-culture-and-celebrities/ | title = The Game Awards balances revelations, gamer culture, and celebrities | first = Dean | last = Takahashi |authorlink=Dean Takahashi | date = December 6, 2017 | access-date = December 6, 2017 | work = Venture Beat | archive-date = November 3, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191103144032/https://venturebeat.com/2017/12/06/at-4-the-game-awards-strives-for-balance-of-revelations-gamer-culture-and-celebrities/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Through the Spike VGX and into the Game Awards, Keighley has engaged with games studios to bring reveals of new games alongside the awards. He considers the crowning moment of this approach was being able to secure the first gameplay reveal of ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' at the Game Awards 2014.<ref name="kotaku promos">{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/how-video-games-biggest-award-show-comes-together-1820880314 | title = How Video Games' Biggest Award Show Comes Together | first = Jason | last = Schreier |authorlink=Jason Schreier | date = November 30, 2017 | access-date = November 30, 2017 | work = Kotaku | archive-date = November 11, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191111135949/https://kotaku.com/how-video-games-biggest-award-show-comes-together-1820880314 | url-status = live }}</ref> Keighley encourages game studios to provide any content that might be deemed exciting or that can pique interest, even if these games are at an early stage of development, and then makes the selection of which games and trailers to feature.<ref name="kotaku promos"/> Keighley subsequently works with those studios about how to best position their trailers to have the most impact; for example, in the 2018 show, he and Nintendo worked on a trailer reveal for the ''Persona 5'' character Joker in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' that appeared to start as a teaser for a new game in the series.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/how-the-game-awards-big-announcements-came-together-1831079796 | title = How The Game Awards' Big Announcements Came Together | first = Jason | last = Schreier |authorlink=Jason Schreier | date = December 13, 2018 | access-date = December 13, 2018 | work = Kotaku | archive-date = April 2, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190402145231/https://kotaku.com/how-the-game-awards-big-announcements-came-together-1831079796 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/12/11/18135085/the-making-of-the-game-awards-2018 | title = The making of The Game Awards 2018 | first = Blake | last = Hester | date = December 11, 2018 | access-date = December 13, 2018 | work = Polygon | archive-date = December 13, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191213160337/https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/12/11/18135085/the-making-of-the-game-awards-2018 | url-status = live }}</ref>

Since the show's launch, Keighley has solicited input from fans on how to improve the show, typically while at trade shows and conventions in months ahead of the show. For 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing cancellations of many of these events, Keighley invited about one hundred fans to private chats with himself and other top organizers of the program to help solicit their input.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/the-game-awards-fans-community-geoff-keighley-zoom-1234839367/ | title = How The Game Awards' Fans Helped Build This Year's Ceremony | first = Alex | last = Stedman | date = November 25, 2020 | access-date = November 25, 2020 | work = Variety | archive-date = November 25, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201125180205/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/the-game-awards-fans-community-geoff-keighley-zoom-1234839367/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The Game Awards were still held in 2020 and 2021, though with a limited invited audience for the latter and limited interactions of hosts, presenters and nominees due to restrictions set by California and Los Angeles in regards to large gatherings in indoor spaces. The 2022 show returned to a full live audience as these government restrictions were since lifted.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = https://www.gamesradar.com/the-game-awards-will-have-a-live-audience-for-the-first-time-in-3-years/ | title = The Game Awards will have a live audience for the first time in 3 years | first = Jordan | last = Gerblick | date = September 30, 2022 | accessdate = September 30, 2022 | magazine = GamesRadar+ | archive-date = September 30, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220930193829/https://www.gamesradar.com/the-game-awards-will-have-a-live-audience-for-the-first-time-in-3-years/ | url-status = live }}</ref>

In conjunction with the show, digital storefronts such as Steam, Xbox Games Store, Nintendo eShop, and PlayStation Store offer the nominated games on sale leading up to and a few days after the event.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.vg247.com/2017/12/07/xbox-one-stealth-sale-has-great-prices-on-fifa-18-call-of-duty-ww2-shadow-of-war-much-more/ | title = Xbox One stealth sale has great prices on FIFA 18, Call of Duty: WW2, Shadow of War, much more | first = Sherif | last = Saed | date = December 7, 2017 | access-date = December 7, 2017 | work = VG247 | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330005307/https://www.vg247.com/2017/12/07/xbox-one-stealth-sale-has-great-prices-on-fifa-18-call-of-duty-ww2-shadow-of-war-much-more/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The statuette awarded to the selected games was designed by collaboration between Keighley and Weta Workshop. It is meant to represent "the evolution of the video game medium by way of an angel that ascends through digital building blocks".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://thegameawards.com/about/ | title = About the Game Awards | access-date = December 3, 2017 | publisher = The Game Awards | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171203142628/http://thegameawards.com/about/ | archive-date = December 3, 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite video | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVqvAd7Ykw4 | title = The Game Awards 2016 - Behind the Scenes at WETA! | publisher = The Game Awards | date = November 20, 2016 | access-date = December 3, 2017 | archive-date = January 7, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200107023439/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVqvAd7Ykw4 | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2019, a Game Festival featuring demos of upcoming games was held on Steam.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goslin |first1=Austen |title=The Game Awards offers an E3-esque buffet of Steam demos for unreleased games |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/11/21011169/the-game-awards-steam-game-festival-demos |website=Polygon |date=December 11, 2019 |access-date=November 19, 2023 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211232157/https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/11/21011169/the-game-awards-steam-game-festival-demos |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2021, Keighley hosted the podcast ''Inside the Game Awards'' in partnership with Spotify.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=LeBlanc |first=Wesley |title=Geoff Keighley Hosting 'Inside The Game Awards' Podcast In New Partnership With Spotify |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/11/22/geoff-keighley-hosting-inside-the-game-awards-podcast-in-new-partnership-with-spotify |access-date=November 19, 2023 |magazine=Game Informer |language=en |archive-date=November 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123020214/https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/11/22/geoff-keighley-hosting-inside-the-game-awards-podcast-in-new-partnership-with-spotify |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, Keighley hosted the Game Awards 10-Year Celebration, a performance of video game music at the Hollywood Bowl by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-12-08/the-game-awards-to-take-its-show-to-the-hollywood-bowl |title=The Game Awards to stage a musical production at the Hollywood Bowl |last=Martens |first=Todd |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 8, 2022 |accessdate=December 9, 2022 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209042132/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-12-08/the-game-awards-to-take-its-show-to-the-hollywood-bowl |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Shows === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ List of Game Awards ! Event ! Date ! Game of the Year ! Venue ! Viewers<br />(millions) |- ! rowspan | 2014 | December 5 | ''Dragon Age: Inquisition'' | The AXIS (Las Vegas) | 1.9<ref name="Crecente">{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/6/13858794/the-game-awards-audience-up-65-percent-to-3-8m | title = The Game Awards audience up 65 percent to 3.8M | first = Brian | last = Crecente | date = December 6, 2016 | access-date = December 13, 2017 | work = Polygon | archive-date = December 7, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161207023435/http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/6/13858794/the-game-awards-audience-up-65-percent-to-3-8m | url-status = live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2015 | December 3 | ''The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'' | rowspan=5|Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles) | 2.3<ref name="Crecente"/> |- ! rowspan | 2016 | December 1 | ''Overwatch'' | 3.8<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/6/13858794/the-game-awards-audience-up-65-percent-to-3-8m | title = The Game Awards audience up 65 percent to 3.8M | first = Brian | last = Crecente | date = December 6, 2016 | access-date = December 6, 2016 | work = Polygon | archive-date = December 7, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161207023435/http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/6/13858794/the-game-awards-audience-up-65-percent-to-3-8m | url-status = live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2017 | December 7 | ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' | 11.5<ref name="glixel viewership">{{cite web | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/the-game-awards-audience-triples-in-2017-w513943 | title = The Game Awards Audience Triples to 11.5 Million Livestreams in 2017 | first = Brian | last = Crecente | date = December 12, 2017 | access-date = December 12, 2017 | work = Glixel | archive-date = December 28, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171228114239/https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/the-game-awards-audience-triples-in-2017-w513943 | url-status = dead }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2018 | December 6 | ''God of War'' | 26.2<ref>{{cite web | url = https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/12/the-game-awards-doubles-viewership-to-26-million-livestreams/ | title = The Game Awards doubles viewership to 26 million livestreams | first = Dean | last = Takahashi |authorlink=Dean Takahashi | date = December 12, 2018 | access-date = December 12, 2018 | work = Venture Beat | archive-date = December 12, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181212213538/https://venturebeat.com/2018/12/12/the-game-awards-doubles-viewership-to-26-million-livestreams/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2019 | December 12 | ''Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'' | 45.2<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stedman |first1=Alex |title=Geoff Keighley Looks to The Game Awards' Future as 2019 Show Delivers Record Numbers |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/the-game-awards-viewership-geoff-keighley-streaming-broadcast-1203446839/ |website=Variety |access-date=December 18, 2019 |date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218194330/https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/the-game-awards-viewership-geoff-keighley-streaming-broadcast-1203446839/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2020 | December 10 | ''The Last of Us Part II'' | Virtual event{{efn|Held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic}} | 83<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stedman|first=Alex|date=December 17, 2020|title=The Game Awards 2020 Show Hits Record Viewership With 83 Million Livestreams|url=https://variety.com/2020/gaming/news/the-game-awards-2020-viewership-numbers-livestreams-1234864828/|archive-date=December 17, 2020|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201217171604/https://variety.com/2020/gaming/news/the-game-awards-2020-viewership-numbers-livestreams-1234864828/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2021 | December 9 | ''It Takes Two'' | rowspan="2" | Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles) | 85<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rosario |first1=Alexandra Del |title=The Game Awards Reaches New Viewership High With 85M Livestreams |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-game-awards-new-viewership-high-85-million-livestreams-1234899684/ |access-date=December 15, 2023 |work=Deadline |date=December 20, 2021 |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220224104/https://deadline.com/2021/12/the-game-awards-new-viewership-high-85-million-livestreams-1234899684/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2022 | December 8 | ''Elden Ring'' | 103<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-2022-received-over-103-million-views-sets-new-viewership-record/1100-6510126/ | title = The Game Awards 2022 Received Over 103 Million Views, Sets New Viewership Record | first = Jenny | last = Zhang | date = December 16, 2022 | accessdate = December 16, 2022 | work = GameSpot | archive-date = December 16, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221216233416/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-2022-received-over-103-million-views-sets-new-viewership-record/1100-6510126/ | url-status = live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2023 | December 7 | ''Baldur's Gate 3'' | rowspan="4" | Peacock Theater (Los Angeles) | 118<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/game-awards-2023-breaks-viewership-record-livestreams-1235838181/ |title=The Game Awards 2023 Breaks Viewership Record, Notching 118 Million Livestreams |last=Spangler |first=Todd |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=December 14, 2023 |accessdate=December 15, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231214232345/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/game-awards-2023-breaks-viewership-record-livestreams-1235838181/ |archivedate=December 14, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! rowspan | 2024 | December 12 | ''Astro Bot'' | 154<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Game Awards 2024 Smashes Viewing Record With More Than 154 Million Livestreams, up 31% From Last Year |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/game-awards-2024-viewership-record-1236253334/ |access-date=December 19, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! 2025 | December 11 | ''Clair Obscur: Expedition 33'' | 171<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 17, 2025 |title=Game Awards 2025 Set New Record, Delivering Whopping 171 Million Livestreams Worldwide |url=https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/game-awards-2025-viewing-record-livestreams-worldwide-1236611146/ |access-date=December 17, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! 2026 | December 10 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |}

== Process == The Game Awards has an advisory committee which includes representatives from hardware manufacturers Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and AMD, along with several game publishers. This committee selects game news organizations that are able to nominate and subsequently vote on the video games in several categories. The advisory committee otherwise does not participate in the nomination or voting process. During the nomination round, each of the news outlets provides a list of games in several categories; games for the esports-related categories are chosen by a specific subset of these outlets. The committee compiles the nominations and selects the most-nominated games for voting by these same outlets.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://thegameawards.com/rules-and-voting/ | title = The Game Awards – Rules and Voting | access-date = December 1, 2016 | work = The Game Awards | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161201230259/http://thegameawards.com/rules-and-voting/ | archive-date = December 1, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Prior to 2017, there were 28 industry experts and representatives that selected the winners, while the awards from 2017 onwards have used over 50 such experts.<ref name="variety 2017">{{cite web | url = https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/2017-game-awards-live-streaming-twitch-youtube-twitter-facebook-1202610838/ | title = 2017 Game Awards Expands Distribution, Adds Fan Voting via Google Search, Twitter, Facebook | first = Todd | last = Spangler | date = November 10, 2017 | access-date = November 10, 2017 | work = Variety | archive-date = April 24, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190424165427/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/2017-game-awards-live-streaming-twitch-youtube-twitter-facebook-1202610838/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2019, non-English media publications were added to the jury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegameawards.com/voting-jury|title=Voting Jury {{!}} The Game Awards|website=Voting Jury {{!}} The Game Awards|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115014840/https://thegameawards.com/voting-jury|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2024, there are over one hundred media publications around the world that were chosen as juries. Winners are determined by a blended vote between the voting jury (90%) and public fan voting (10%) via social platforms and the show's website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegameawards.com/faq|title=FAQ {{!}} The Game Awards|website=FAQ {{!}} The Game Awards|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111023748/https://thegameawards.com/faq|url-status=live}}</ref>

Generally, only games released before a specific date in November are eligible for being nominated in the year's awards. As the jury must make their nominations in the weeks prior to this date, this may leave some anticipated games that are scheduled for release just before that date to be underrepresented in the nominations, since the jury must go by pre-release review copies and not the final version.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574150/the-game-awards-nominations-2020-games-list | title = Why some of 2020's big games didn't get Game Awards nominations | first = Nicole | last = Carpenter | date = November 18, 2020 | access-date = November 19, 2020 | work = Polygon | archive-date = November 18, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201118223951/https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/18/21574150/the-game-awards-nominations-2020-games-list | url-status = live }}</ref> Any games releasing after the November deadline (which varies every year) are eligible for the next year's ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Awards |first=The Game |title=The Game Awards |url=https://thegameawards.com/faq |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=The Game Awards |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111023748/https://thegameawards.com/faq |url-status=live }}</ref> Game expansions, seasonal content, downloadable content, remakes, and remasters are also eligible across all award categories.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/expansion-packs-new-game-seasons-dlcs-remakes-and-remasters-are-eligible-for-this-years-the-game-awards | title = "Expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters are eligible" for this year's The Game Awards | first = Vikki | last = Blake | date = November 17, 2024 | accessdate = November 17, 2024 | work = Eurogamer }}</ref>

== Categories == === Video games and media === {{columns-start|num=3}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Current categories |- ! scope="col" | Categories ! align="center" scope="col" | First awarded |- ! scope="row" | Game of the Year | rowspan="14" align="center" | 2014<ref name="2014 Nominees"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Independent Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Mobile Game{{efn|Presented as Best Mobile/Handheld Game from 2014 to 2016,<ref name="2014 Nominees"/><ref name="2015 Nominees"/><ref name="2016 Winners"/> and split into two categories (Best Mobile Game and Best Handheld Game) in 2017<ref name="2017 Pocket Gamer"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Narrative |- ! scope="row" | Best Score and Music{{efn|Presented as Best Score/Soundtrack in 2014 and 2015,<ref name="2014 Nominees"/><ref name="2015 Nominees"/> Best Music/Sound Design in 2016,<ref name="2016 Winners"/> and Best Score/Music from 2017 to 2019<ref name="2017 Winners"/><ref name="2018 Nominees"/><ref name="2019 Nominees"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Performance |- ! scope="row" | Games for Impact{{efn|Presented as Games for Change in 2014<ref name="2014 Nominees"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Action/Adventure Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Role Playing Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Fighting Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Family Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Sports/Racing Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Multiplayer{{efn|Presented as Best Online Experience in 2014<ref name="2015 Screen Rant"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Most Anticipated Game{{efn|Not presented in 2018 and 2019<ref name="2018 Nominees"/><ref name="2019 Nominees"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Art Direction | align="center" | 2015<ref name="2015 Nominees"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Game Direction{{efn|Adapted from Developer of the Year<ref name="2016 Trusted Reviews"/>}} | rowspan="4" align="center" | 2016<ref name="2016 Winners"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best VR/AR Game{{efn|Presented as Best VR Game in 2016<ref name="2016 Winners"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Action Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Sim/Strategy Game{{efn|Presented as Best Strategy Game from 2014 to 2019<ref name="2014 Nominees"/><ref name="2015 Nominees"/><ref name="2016 Winners"/><ref name="2017 Winners"/><ref name="2018 Nominees"/><ref name="2019 Nominees"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Audio Design{{efn|Previously presented as part of Best Music/Sound Design in 2016<ref name="2016 Winners"/>}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | 2017<ref name="2017 Winners"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Ongoing Game |- ! scope="row" | Best Debut Indie Game{{efn|Presented as Fresh Indie Game in 2019<ref name="2019 Nominees"/> and Best Debut Game in 2020<ref name="2020 Nominees"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Community Support | rowspan="2" align="center" | 2019<ref name="2019 Inverse"/> |- ! scope="row" | Players' Voice{{efn|Presented as Player's Voice in 2019 and 2020<ref name="2019 Nominees"/><ref name="2020 Nominees"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Innovation in Accessibility | align="center" | 2020<ref name="2020 VentureBeat"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Adaptation | align="center" | 2022<ref name="2022 Deadline"/> |} {{column}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Discontinued categories |- ! scope="col" | Categories ! align="center" scope="col" | First awarded ! align="center" scope="col" | Last awarded |- ! scope="row" | Best Remaster | align="center" rowspan="3" | 2014<ref name="2014 Nominees"/> | align="center" | 2014<ref name="2015 Screen Rant"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Shooter{{efn|Replaced by Best Action Game}} | align="center" rowspan="2" | 2015<ref name="2016 Trusted Reviews"/> |- ! scope="row" | Developer of the Year{{efn|Adapted into Best Game Direction<ref name="2016 Trusted Reviews"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Student Game{{efn|Presented as Student Game Award in 2017<ref name="2017 USgamer"/>}} | align="center" | 2017<ref name="2017 Winners"/> | align="center" | 2018<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grant |first1=Christopher |title=The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners |url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018 |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=Polygon |date=December 6, 2018 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511004537/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> |} {{columns-end}}

=== Esports and creators === {{columns-start|num=3}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Current categories |- ! scope="col" | Categories ! align="center" scope="col"| First awarded |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Athlete{{efn|Presented as Esports Player of the Year from 2014 to 2016<ref name="2014 Nominees"/><ref name="2015 Nominees"/><ref name="2016 Winners"/> and Best Esports Player from 2017 to 2019<ref name="2017 Winners"/><ref name="2018 Nominees"/><ref name="2019 Nominees"/> and 2021<ref name="2021 Nominees"/>}} | rowspan="2" align="center" | 2014<ref name="2014 Nominees"/> |- |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Team{{efn|Presented as Esports Team of the Year from 2014 to 2016<ref name="2014 Nominees"/><ref name="2015 Nominees"/><ref name="2016 Winners"/>}} |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Game{{efn|Presented as Esports Game of the Year from 2014 to 2016<ref name="2014 Nominees"/><ref name="2015 Nominees"/><ref name="2016 Winners"/>}} | align="center" | 2015<ref name="2015 Nominees"/> |- ! scope="row" | Content Creator of the Year{{efn|name=Trending|Adapted from Trending Gamer<ref name="2018 VentureBeat"/>}} | align="center" | 2018<ref name="2018 Nominees"/>

|} {{column}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Discontinued categories |- ! scope="col" | Categories ! align="center" scope="col" | First awarded ! align="center" scope="col" | Last awarded |- ! scope="row" | Best Fan Creation | rowspan="2" align="center" | 2014<ref name="2014 Nominees"/> | align="center" | 2016<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nunneley-Jackson |first1=Stephany |title=The Game Awards 2016: Doom, Overwatch, more up for Game of the Year - here's the full list nominees |url=https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2016-doom-overwatch-more-up-for-game-of-the-year-heres-the-full-list-nominees |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=VG247 |date=November 16, 2016 |language=en |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404222935/https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2016-doom-overwatch-more-up-for-game-of-the-year-heres-the-full-list-nominees |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Trending Gamer{{efn|Split into Content Creator of the Year and Global Gaming Citizens<ref name="2018 VentureBeat"/>}} | rowspan="2" align="center" | 2017<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nunneley-Jackson |first1=Stephany |title=The Game Awards 2017 GOTY nominees include: Wolfenstein 2, Horizon: Zero Dawn, PUBG, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, more |url=https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2017-goty-nominees-include-wolfenstein-2-horizon-zero-dawn-pubg-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-more |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=VG247 |date=November 14, 2017 |language=en |archive-date=December 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216233230/https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2017-goty-nominees-include-wolfenstein-2-horizon-zero-dawn-pubg-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-more |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Chinese Fan Game Award | align="center" | 2017<ref name="2017 Winners"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Moment | rowspan="4" align="center" | 2018<ref name="2018 Nominees"/> | align="center" | 2018<ref name="2019 Ball State"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Host | align="center" | 2020<ref>{{cite news |last1=Park |first1=Gene |title=Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2020 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/11/18/game-awards-2020-nominees/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 18, 2020 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118175735/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/11/18/game-awards-2020-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Coach | rowspan="2" align="center" | 2023<ref name="2023 Winners"/> |- ! scope="row" | Best Esports Event |} {{columns-end}}

=== Honorary awards === {| class="wikitable sortable" ! scope="col" | Categories ! align="center" scope="col" | First awarded ! align="center" scope="col" | Last awarded |- ! scope="row" | Industry Icon Award | align="center" | 2014<ref name="2014 Nominees"/> | align="center" | 2018<ref>{{cite news |last1=Molina |first1=Mike Snider and Brett |title=The Game Awards: the highlights, premieres and winners at the video game industry's big night |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/12/06/game-awards-winners-and-big-moments/2234534002/ |access-date=December 21, 2023 |work=USA TODAY |date=December 6, 2018 |archive-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207081545/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2018/12/06/game-awards-winners-and-big-moments/2234534002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | Global Gaming Citizens{{efn|name=Trending}}{{efn|Not presented in 2022, 2023, and 2025<ref name="2022 Winners"/><ref name="2023 Winners"/><ref name="2025 Winners"/>}} | align="center" | 2018<ref name="2018 VentureBeat"/> | {{n/a}} |- ! scope="row" | Future Class | align="center" | 2020<ref name="2020 Gamesindustry"/> | align="center" | 2023<ref name="2024 Future Class"/> |- ! scope="row" | Game Changer | align="center" | 2024<ref name="2024 Game Changer"/> | {{n/a}} |}

== Reception == {{Expand section|more reception of shows before 2020|date=December 2023}}

The show has received praise for its announcements.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Takahashi |first1=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |title=The DeanBeat: The Game Awards show gaming's past and future |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/11/the-deanbeat-the-game-awards-show-us-gamings-past-and-the-future/ |access-date=December 22, 2023 |work=VentureBeat |date=December 11, 2020 |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211160116/https://venturebeat.com/2020/12/11/the-deanbeat-the-game-awards-show-us-gamings-past-and-the-future/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, commentators have criticized the Game Awards for being overly promotional and commercialized.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schreier |first1=Jason |authorlink=Jason Schreier |title=Biggest Video-Game Awards Ceremony Is Heavy on Promotion, Light on Awards |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-08/the-game-awards-of-2023-ceremony-was-heavy-on-promotions-light-on-awards |access-date=December 15, 2023 |work=Bloomberg.com |date=December 8, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209041613/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-08/the-game-awards-of-2023-ceremony-was-heavy-on-promotions-light-on-awards |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-is-becoming-the-biggest-single-gaming-event-of-the-year/|title=The Game Awards is becoming the biggest single gaming event of the year|first=Rich|last=Stanton|date=December 10, 2021|website=PC Gamer|access-date=March 13, 2023|archive-date=March 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310060541/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-is-becoming-the-biggest-single-gaming-event-of-the-year/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/dec/09/the-game-awards-three-patience-testing-hours-of-video-game-advertorials|title=The Game awards: three patience-testing hours of video game advertorials|first=Lewis|last=Gordon|date=December 9, 2022|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 13, 2023|archive-date=December 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209145628/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/dec/09/the-game-awards-three-patience-testing-hours-of-video-game-advertorials|url-status=live}}</ref> The ratio of time spent on honoring awards winners compared to advertisements for upcoming games is a common point of criticism.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/7/18131058/game-awards-2018-geoff-keighly-creaotr-streaming-tga-hydrobot|title=The Game Awards has made its peace with what it can and can't do|first=Megan|last=Farokhmanesh|date=December 7, 2018|website=The Verge|access-date=March 13, 2023|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208212329/https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/7/18131058/game-awards-2018-geoff-keighly-creaotr-streaming-tga-hydrobot|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/the-game-awards-2022-awards-industry-recognition-marketing-reveals-balance/|title=The Game Awards 2022 Should Lean More Into Industry Recognition|first=Peter Hunt|last=Szpytek|date=December 13, 2021|website=Game Rant|access-date=March 13, 2023|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313223626/https://gamerant.com/the-game-awards-2022-awards-industry-recognition-marketing-reveals-balance/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ringer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/video-games/2022/12/8/23498936/geoff-keighley-the-game-awards-video-games-oscars|title=How Geoff Keighley Became Gaming's Master of Ceremonies|last=Gordon|first=Lewis|work=The Ringer|publisher=Spotify|date=December 8, 2022|accessdate=December 9, 2022|archive-date=December 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209001028/https://www.theringer.com/video-games/2022/12/8/23498936/geoff-keighley-the-game-awards-video-games-oscars|url-status=live}}</ref> After news of Activision Blizzard's sexual misconduct scandal broke, Keighley opened the 2021 awards show with a statement denouncing abuse in the industry.<ref name="Eurogamer Activision">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-10-the-game-awards-begins-with-brief-statement-on-industry-abuse |title=The Game Awards begins with brief statement on industry and online abuse |last=Phillips |first=Tom |work=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210223906/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-10-the-game-awards-begins-with-brief-statement-on-industry-abuse |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The statement was criticized for failing to refer to Activision Blizzard by name and appearing to be designed to preserve "valuable industry relationships" over taking a more meaningful stance.<ref name="Kotaku Vague">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/geoff-keighley-opens-game-awards-with-disappointing-vag-1848190235 |title=Geoff Keighley Opens Game Awards With Disappointing Vagueness |last=Gach |first=Ethan |work=Kotaku |publisher=G/O Media |date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210132236/https://kotaku.com/geoff-keighley-opens-game-awards-with-disappointing-vag-1848190235 |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PC Gamer Event">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-is-becoming-the-biggest-single-gaming-event-of-the-year/ |title=The Game Awards is becoming the biggest single gaming event of the year |last=Stanton |first=Rich |work=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |date=December 10, 2021 |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210223829/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-is-becoming-the-biggest-single-gaming-event-of-the-year/ |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> The incident raised questions about the show's close relationship with the industry and unwillingness to paint business partners in a bad light.<ref name="ringer"/> The 2023 ceremony was criticized for allowing celebrity guests several minutes to speak while winners were allocated thirty seconds before being prompted to "wrap it up" and cut off by music.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-dont-have-to-be-polite-about-the-game-awards-or-pretend-it-actually-cares |title=We don't have to be polite about The Game Awards or pretend it actually cares |last=Bell |first=Alice |work=Rock Paper Shotgun |publisher=Gamer Network |date=December 8, 2023 |accessdate=December 9, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208183116/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/we-dont-have-to-be-polite-about-the-game-awards-or-pretend-it-actually-cares |archivedate=December 8, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-criticized-for-giving-winners-little-time-to-speak-amid-silence-on-industry-layoffs |title=The Game Awards Criticized for Giving Winners Little Time to Speak Amid Silence on Industry Layoffs |last=Stedman |first=Alex |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 8, 2023 |accessdate=December 9, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208224036/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-criticized-for-giving-winners-little-time-to-speak-amid-silence-on-industry-layoffs |archivedate=December 8, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/12/the-game-awards-is-getting-ripped-for-urging-award-winners-to-wrap-it-up |title=The Game Awards Is Getting Ripped for Urging Award Winners to Wrap It Up |last=Barker |first=Sammy |work=Push Square |publisher=Hookshot Media |date=December 8, 2023 |accessdate=December 9, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209040814/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/12/the-game-awards-is-getting-ripped-for-urging-award-winners-to-wrap-it-up |archivedate=December 9, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2025, the Future Class programme was put on indefinite hiatus, with members of previous class stating they felt "tokenised" and "were effectively props".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/11/future-class-gamings-oscars-game-awards |title= 'We were effectively props': young stars of game development feel let down by the 'gaming Oscars' |last=Mercante |first=Alyssa |work=The Guardian |date=11 November 2025 |accessdate=16 December 2025 }}</ref>

== Records == === Franchises === The ''Final Fantasy'' franchise has received the most awards from the Game Awards.<ref name="Franchises">{{Cite web |last=Parmer |first=Seth |date=2025-12-02 |title=Game Series That Took Home The Most Awards At The Game Awards |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-game-awards-series-with-most-award-wins/ |access-date=2025-12-02 |website=TheGamer}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! Franchise ! Publisher ! Awards ! Nominations ! class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- <!-- 10 awards --> | ''Final Fantasy'' | Square Enix | 10 | 32 |<ref name="Franchises" /><ref name="2025 Winners" /> |- <!-- 9 awards --> | ''God of War'' | rowspan="2" | Sony Interactive Entertainment | rowspan="3" | 9 | 19 | <ref name="Franchises" /><ref name="2022 Winners"/> |- | data-sort-value="Last of Us, The" | ''The Last of Us'' | 15 | <ref name="Franchises" /><ref name="2025 Winners" /> |- | ''Clair Obscur'' | Kepler Interactive | 13 | <ref name="2025 Winners" /> |- <!-- 8 awards --> | ''Forza'' | Xbox Game Studios | rowspan="2" | 8 | 12 | <ref name="Franchises" /> |- | ''Baldur's Gate'' | Larian Studios | 10 | <ref name="Franchises" /><ref name="2024 Winners"/><ref name="2025 Winners"/> |- <!-- 7 awards --> | ''Overwatch'' | Blizzard Entertainment | 7 | 12 | <ref name="Franchises" /> |- <!-- 6 awards --> | ''Mario'' | rowspan="2" | Nintendo | rowspan="3" | 6 | 21 | {{efn|''Mario'' franchise: *''Super Mario'' series {{ndash}} 3 wins, 16 nominations<ref name="2015 Winners"/><ref name="2017 Winners"/><ref name="2023 Winners"/> *''Mario Kart'' series {{ndash}} 3 wins, 5 nominations<ref name="2014 Winners"/><ref name="2025 Winners"/> }} |- | data-sort-value="Legend of Zelda, The" | ''The Legend of Zelda'' | 16 |<ref name="Franchises" /> |- | ''Elden Ring'' | Bandai Namco Entertainment | 15 | <ref name="Franchises"/><ref name="2021 Winners"/> |- <!-- 5 awards --> | ''Hellblade'' | Ninja Theory | rowspan="2" | 5 | 9 | rowspan="2" | <ref name="Franchises" /> |- | ''Astro Bot'' | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 8 |- <!-- 4 awards --> |''Resident Evil'' |Capcom | rowspan="2" | 4 |21 |{{efn|''Resident Evil'' series: * 2017 {{ndash}} 1 win, 3 nominations<ref name="2017 Winners"/> * 2019 {{ndash}} 4 nominations<ref name="2019 Winners"/> * 2020 {{ndash}} 2 nominations<ref name="2020 Winners"/> * 2021 {{ndash}} 2 wins, 6 nominations<ref name="2021 Winners"/> * 2022 {{ndash}} 1 nomination<ref name="2022 Winners"/> * 2023 {{ndash}} 1 win, 4 nominations<ref name="2023 Winners"/> * 2025 {{ndash}} 1 nomination<ref name="2025 Winners"/> }} |- | ''Red Dead'' | Rockstar Games | 10 | <ref name="2018 Winners"/> |- <!-- 3 awards --> | ''Destiny'' | Bungie | rowspan="7" | 3 | 23 | <ref name="2014 Winners"/><ref name="2019 Winners"/> |- | ''Death Stranding'' | Sony Interactive Entertainment |11 | <ref name="2019 Winners" /> |- | ''Hades'' | Supergiant Games |10 | <ref name="2020 Winners" /><ref name="2025 Winners" /> |- | ''Doom'' | Bethesda Softworks |9 | <ref name="2016 Winners" /><ref name="2025 Winners" /> |- | ''Splatoon'' | Nintendo | rowspan="2" |7 | <ref name="2015 Winners" /><ref name="2022 Winners" /> |- | data-sort-value="Witcher, The" | ''The Witcher'' | CD Projekt | <ref name="2015 Winners"/><ref name="2016 Winners"/> |- | ''Grand Theft Auto'' | Rockstar Games |4 | <ref name="2014 Winners" /><ref name="2024 Winners" /><ref name="2025 Winners" /> |- <!-- 2 awards --> | ''Call of Duty'' | Activision | rowspan="10" | 2 | 27 | <ref name="2019 Winners"/> |- | ''Uncharted'' | rowspan="2" | Sony Interactive Entertainment | 13 | <ref name="2016 Winners"/> |- | ''Ghost'' | 9 | <ref name="2020 Winners"/> |- | ''Pokémon'' | rowspan="2" | Nintendo | 8 | <ref name="2016 Winners"/> |- |''Fire Emblem'' | rowspan="2" |7 |{{efn|''Fire Emblem'' series: * 2016 {{ndash}} 2 nominations<ref name="2014 Winners"/> * 2017 {{ndash}} 2 nominations<ref name="2017 Winners"/> * 2019 {{ndash}} 2 wins, 2 nominations<ref name="2019 Winners"/> * 2023 {{ndash}} 1 nomination<ref name="2023 Winners"/> }} |- | ''Street Fighter'' | Capcom | {{efn|''Street Fighter'' series: * 2014 {{ndash}} 1 nomination<ref name="2014 Winners"/> * 2016 {{ndash}} 1 win, 2 nominations<ref name="2016 Winners"/> * 2018 {{ndash}} 1 nomination<ref name="2018 Winners"/> * 2020 {{ndash}} 1 nomination<ref name="2020 Winners"/> * 2023 {{ndash}} 1 win, 3 nominations<ref name="2023 Winners"/> }} |- |''Black Myth'' |Game Science | rowspan="2" |5 |<ref name="2024 Winners" /> |- | ''Metroid'' | Nintendo | <ref name="2017 Winners" /><ref name="2020 Winners" /> |- | ''Metal Gear Solid'' | Konami | 4 | <ref name="2015 Winners"/> |- | ''Dragon Age'' | Electronic Arts | 3 | <ref name="2014 Winners"/> |}

== See also == * Summer Game Fest

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == <references> <ref name="2014 Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees |title=Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2014 |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=November 21, 2014 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123193008/https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees |archivedate=November 23, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2014 Winners">{{cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=December 5, 2014 |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/5/7343105/the-game-awards-2014-winners |title=Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2014 |publisher=Polygon |accessdate=December 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318021617/http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/5/7343105/the-game-awards-2014-winners |archive-date=March 18, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2015 Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees |title=Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2015 |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=November 13, 2015 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113194522/https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees |archivedate=November 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2015 Screen Rant">{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/the-game-awards-2015-nominations/ |title=The Game Awards 2015: Official Nominations Announced |last=Monroe |first=David |work=Screen Rant |publisher=Valnet |date=November 16, 2015 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117005528/https://screenrant.com/the-game-awards-2015-nominations/ |archivedate=November 17, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2015 Winners">{{cite web |last=Sarkar |first=Samit |date=December 3, 2015 |url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/3/9846760/the-game-awards-2015-winners |title=Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2015 |publisher=Polygon |accessdate=December 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151204023025/http://www.polygon.com/2015/12/3/9846760/the-game-awards-2015-winners |archive-date=December 4, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2016 Trusted Reviews">{{cite web |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/game-awards-2016-winners-list-2944483 |title=Game Awards 2016: Here's the full list of winners and nominees |last=Keach |first=Sean |work=Trusted Reviews |publisher=Incisive Media |date=December 2, 2016 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727203149/https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/game-awards-2016-winners-list-2944483 |archivedate=July 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2016 Winners">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/12/01/the-game-awards-2016-winners-news-and-reveals.aspx |title=The Game Awards 2016 – Winners, News, And Reveals |last=Reeves |first=Ben |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |date=December 1, 2016 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204122940/https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/12/01/the-game-awards-2016-winners-news-and-reveals.aspx |archive-date=December 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2017 Pocket Gamer">{{cite web |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/66996/the-game-awards-2017-mobile-nominees/ |title=Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes receive Best Mobile Game nominations at The Game Awards 2017 |last=Cowley |first=Ric |work=Pocket Gamer |publisher=Steel Media |date=November 14, 2017 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117053933/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/66996/the-game-awards-2017-mobile-nominees/ |archivedate=November 17, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2017 USgamer">{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-game-awards-student-game-award-feature |title=Meet the Students Who Are Getting Their Big Break at Tonight's Game Awards |last=McCarthy |first=Caty |work=USgamer |publisher=Gamer Network |date=December 7, 2017 |accessdate=December 19, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209092740/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-game-awards-student-game-award-feature |archivedate=December 9, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name="2017 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 |title=The Game Awards crowns The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild best game of 2017 |last=Alexander |first=Julia |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=December 7, 2017 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208073118/https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/7/16748460/game-award-winners-nominations-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-best-game-tga-2017 |archivedate=December 8, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2018 VentureBeat">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/09/the-game-awards-interview-preparing-for-gamings-biggest-gala/view-all/ |title=The Game Awards interview — Geoff Keighley readies gaming's biggest gala |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |publisher=VentureBeat |date=November 9, 2018 |accessdate=February 20, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113183344/https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/09/the-game-awards-interview-preparing-for-gamings-biggest-gala/view-all/ |archivedate=January 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2018 Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-2018-nominations-have-been-announced/ |title=The Game Awards 2018 nominations have been announced |last=Chalk |first=Andy |work=PC Gamer |publisher=Future plc |date=November 13, 2018 |accessdate=February 20, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116012134/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-game-awards-2018-nominations-have-been-announced/ |archivedate=November 16, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2018 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018 |title=The Game Awards 2018: Here are all of the winners |last=Grant |first=Christopher |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=December 6, 2018 |accessdate=December 16, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207114102/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018 |archivedate=December 7, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2019 Ball State">{{cite web |url=https://www.ballstatedaily.com/byte/article/2019/11/2019-game-awards-nominees-announced-611ab21c8bb0c |title=2019 Game Awards nominees announced |last=Chapman |first=Blake |work=Ball State Daily |publisher=Ball State University |date=November 19, 2019 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819081039/https://www.ballstatedaily.com/byte/article/2019/11/2019-game-awards-nominees-announced-611ab21c8bb0c |archivedate=August 19, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2019 Inverse">{{cite web |url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/61589-geoff-keighley-interview-game-awards-2019 |title=Geoff Keighley is the nicest power player in video games |last=Glennon |first=Jen |work=Inverse |publisher=Bustle Digital Group |date=December 11, 2019 |accessdate=November 11, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930025352/https://www.inverse.com/gaming/61589-geoff-keighley-interview-game-awards-2019 |archivedate=September 30, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2019 Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2019-game-awards-full-list-nominees-1255770 |title=The Game Awards Reveals Full List of Nominees |last=Shanley |first=Patrick |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Valence Media |date=November 19, 2019 |accessdate=February 3, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119233041/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/2019-game-awards-full-list-nominees-1255770 |archivedate=November 19, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2019 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga |title=All the winners from The Game Awards 2019 |last=Goslin |first=Austen |work=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |date=December 13, 2019 |accessdate=February 3, 2021 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191213183848/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2019/12/13/21020351/game-awards-2019-winners-nominees-tga |archivedate=December 13, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2020 Gamesindustry">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-10-the-game-awards-announces-inaugural-future-class |title=The Game Awards announces inaugural Future Class |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |work=Gamesindustry.biz |publisher=Gamer Network |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210192517/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-12-10-the-game-awards-announces-inaugural-future-class |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2020 Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/game-awards-2020-nominees |title=Hades and Last of Us Part II lead the Game Awards 2020 nominees |last=Bailey |first=Dustin |work=PCGamesN |publisher=Network N |date=November 18, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118174136/https://www.pcgamesn.com/game-awards-2020-nominees |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2020 VentureBeat">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/23/the-game-awards-arrives-december-10-with-new-accessibility-honor/ |title=The Game Awards arrives December 10 with new accessibility honor |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |publisher=VentureBeat |date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926020038/https://venturebeat.com/2020/09/23/the-game-awards-arrives-december-10-with-new-accessibility-honor/ |archive-date=September 26, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2020 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/the-game-awards-winners-list-2020-1234850547/ |title=The Game Awards 2020: Complete Winners List |last=Stedman |first=Alex |work=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=December 10, 2020 |access-date=January 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211000843/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/the-game-awards-winners-list-2020-1234850547/ |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2021 Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/the-game-awards-2021-nominees-deathloop-ratchet-clank-1234875168/ |title=The Game Awards Nominees: 'Deathloop,' 'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' Lead 2021 List |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |work=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=November 16, 2021 |access-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211116191403/https://deadline.com/2021/11/the-game-awards-2021-nominees-deathloop-ratchet-clank-1234875168/ |archive-date=November 16, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2021 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2021-winners-revealed |title=The Game Awards 2021 Winners: The Full List |last=Bankhurst |first=Adam |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=December 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210050502/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2021-winners-revealed |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2022 Deadline">{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-game-awards-sets-date-for-2022-global-livestream-1235097734/ |title=The Game Awards Sets 2022 Date, Introduces Best Adaptation Category |last=Grobar |first=Matt |work=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=August 22, 2022 |accessdate=September 5, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822203111/https://deadline.com/2022/08/the-game-awards-sets-date-for-2022-global-livestream-1235097734/ |archivedate=August 22, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2022 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/elden-ring-and-god-of-war-ragnarok-dominate-the-game-awards-2022 |title=Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok dominate The Game Awards 2022 |last=Kerr |first=Chris |work=Game Developer |publisher=Informa |date=December 9, 2022 |accessdate=December 12, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209124002/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/elden-ring-and-god-of-war-ragnarok-dominate-the-game-awards-2022 |archivedate=December 9, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2023 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-game-awards-2023-winners-revealed/2900-4977/ |title=All The Game Awards 2023 Winners Revealed |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |work=GameSpot |publisher=Fandom, Inc. |date=December 7, 2023 |accessdate=December 8, 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208051135/https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-game-awards-2023-winners-revealed/2900-4977/ |archivedate=December 8, 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2024 Future Class">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/why-hasn-t-the-game-awards-announced-a-future-class-for-2024- |title=Why hasn't The Game Awards announced a Future Class for 2024? |last=Francis |first=Bryant |work=Game Developer |publisher=Informa |date=November 14, 2024 |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114211005/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/why-hasn-t-the-game-awards-announced-a-future-class-for-2024- |archivedate=November 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2024 Game Changer">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/first-ever-game-changers-award-goes-to-amir-satvat-for-work-in-helping-laid-off-game-devs-find-work-the-game-awards-2024 |title=First Ever Game Changers Award Goes to Amir Satvat for Work in Helping Laid Off Game Devs Find Work – The Game Awards 2024 |last=Bailey |first=Kat |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213085107/https://www.ign.com/articles/first-ever-game-changers-award-goes-to-amir-satvat-for-work-in-helping-laid-off-game-devs-find-work-the-game-awards-2024 |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2024 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2024-winners-the-full-list |title=The Game Award 2024 Winners: The Full List |last=Moore |first=Bo |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213054532/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2024-winners-the-full-list |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="2025 Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-winners-the-full-list |title=The Game Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List |last=Weber |first=Rachel |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=December 11, 2025 |accessdate=December 12, 2025 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20251212035622/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-winners-the-full-list |archivedate=December 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> </references>

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