The ceremony honoring the best of the video game industry is back with a new release even more ambitious than the previous ones.
The 2022 Game Awards will take place on December 8 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The ninth episode will be streamed worldwide on over 40 different platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok Live. Last year, the Geoff Keighley event garnered a record 85 million streams worldwide, making the Game Awards one of the largest streaming events on the web.
📣 We have a date! 📣
THE GAME AWARDS
Thursday, December 8th
Live streaming around the world from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
It’s hard to believe that this is our NINTH exhibition.
We’ve been working all year to bring you something special. pic.twitter.com/VS9qOhyltQ
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 22, 2022
The Game Awards will bring together the biggest names in gaming and popular culture to celebrate the best games of 2022 and predict the future of the gaming landscape with impressive new game announcements and world premieres. The event will once again feature musical performances, including the return of The Game Awards Orchestra conducted by Lorne Balfe. IMAX will once again partner with TGS 2022 to create The Game Awards: The IMAX Experience, a live community event in cities around the world.
The new prize will be revealed during The Game Awards 2022
The Game Awards 2022 will feature a “Best Adaptation”category, recognizing creative work that authentically adapts video game intellectual property to other popular media, including but not limited to movies in theaters, streaming shows, podcasts, novels and comics.
Jeff Keighley, creator and executive producer of The Game Awards, said:
The Best Adaptation Award is a way for the gaming industry and its fans to take their hats off to creative work that faithfully adapts and often adds lore and context to our favorite game franchises. With so many video game-inspired entertainment projects, it’s time to celebrate excellence in adapting video game universes to other mediums.
Relive the Games Awards 2021
The Game Awards are produced by Geoff Keighley and Kimmy Kim. Leroy Bennett is creative director and Richard Preuss is director.