The biggest event in the gaming industry, Game Awards 2021, is just around the corner. And everyone, including the developers, publishers, and fans, cannot wait to find out what the event will entail. The most-awaited award show of the year is, surprisingly, much more than what its name gives away. The event might also feature some exciting new title announcements and could also share first-looks of confirmed titles.
To make sure, you do not miss out on anything the prestigious event promises to bring, here’s a short summary of all the important details, such as the timings, live stream, and more, you should be aware of.
When, where, and how to watch Game Awards 2021
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As per the tradition, Game Awards 2021 will be hosted by Geoff Keighley. Keighley plays a major role in the establishment and success of Game Awards that has put the show on a high pedestal. He is the creator/founder, who also hosts and produces the award show.
Now, moving on to everything you should know about the honorable event, Game Awards 2021 will take place on December 9, at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT and December 10 for other regions at 1 AM GMT / 12 PM AEDT / 5:30 IST.
Thursday, #TheGameAwards streams live right here.
Here's this year's hype trailer personally edited by @geoffkeighley to get us in the mood.
Featuring KYRH by Hayley WIlliams (Martin Wave rework).
Live Thursday at 4:30p PT / 7:30p ET / 12:30a GMT. pic.twitter.com/Q1kKuEhuht
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 5, 2021
The show will be live-streamed across all major digital, social, and gaming platforms, according to the website. Fans can tune into the official handles on YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook.
And to sweeten the pot even further, The Matrix Awakens, a tech demo for the widely hyped fourth movie in the Matrix franchise, will also be debuted at the event. You can read more about the same in the link embedded below.
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Award Show to feature iconic performances.
In addition to the games and game-related news, the award show will also have appearances from iconic actors like Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Giancarlo Esposito, and Ming-Na Wen. Moreover, legendary music artist Sting will also perform at the event and popular pop music band Imagine Dragons will perform too.
Keighley answers fans’ questions
Just hours earlier, host and creator, Geoff Keighley started an “Ask me anything” session on Reddit. And one particular platform user had a rather interesting question. The user asked the Keighley the question that has been running through everyone’s mind, “why Thursday?”.
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Now, the award show host has revealed the actual reason behind the odd date and time. And it actually makes a lot of sense. He explains how a common start time that is optimal for viewers all around across the world is why the officials have chosen to go ahead with it.
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Game Awards starts in little over a day, and will hand out prestigious awards to deserving winners. Do not forget to tune in using the links mentioned previously.
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