Every summer, Geoff Keighley, also known as “the Mayor of Video Games,” contacts all of his contacts in the sector. He requests them to provide him with the latest trailers and most significant news for his Summer Game Fest. Furthermore, he calls up each of his buddies in the video game business every winter. He convinces them to meet together in a large auditorium so that he can present awards to them during the Game Awards. He reminds everybody that his closest friend is Hideo Kojima. Keighley introduced a slightly unexpected new category and the date for this year’s Game Awards today.
When are the Game Awards?
The 9th edition of the annual awards show, which Geoff Keighley will emcee, is scheduled on December 8. The program, which is frequently referred to as “The Oscars for Video Games,” honors the Game awards winners in each category, world premieres, and significant announcements. The Game Awards are decided upon by a jury of more than 100 publications, including Gadgets 360. It is adding the Best Adaptation category this year to honor artistic endeavors that span a wider range of media. In addition to the free live streaming online, The Game Awards 2022 will be broadcast live and in person from the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
In 2022, the game of the year Awards will be accessible to everyone. The past year’s presentation has been restricted to an invite-only in-person public, and previous gatherings have been limited to exclusive invitations for game designers, the voting jury, and celebrity guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s commencement. In accordance with tradition, 40 various platforms, including YouTube, Twitter, Facebook Live, and TikTok Live, will offer free streaming. Additionally, the Game Awards can occasionally be a lot of fun.
Game Awards Prediction
The Game Awards‘ official website will be updated with the December 8 date in the autumn, at which point general admission tickets will go on sale.
The prestigious Game Awards – Game of the Year award is also given out at the ceremony, which invariably sparks weeks of debate when the incorrect game is picked (or not, because gamers can be fussy) or when the winner’s designer performs a meme onstage. Over games like Psychonauts 2 and Death loop, It Takes Two, which is enormously entertaining despite being a little descriptively discordant, won the Game of the Year award in 2017. (Those contests were just held last year? Sheesh.) Although God of War: Ragnarok is soon to arrive, Elden Ring is the undisputed GOTY favorite this year.
The Best Adaptation category, brand-new to The Game Awards 2022, celebrates imaginative content that “distinctively adapts” video game properties to other media, including movies, T.V. shows, novels, podcasts, and sometimes even comic books. In a written statement, Keighley, the developer and executive producer of The Game Awards, remarked, “The Best Adaptation Award is a chance for the gaming market and its devotees to raise its hat to artistic activity that legitimately adapts and frequently contributes narrative and detail to our beloved gaming brands.” The timing is appropriate to recognize excellence in transforming the landscapes of video games to other media, given the abundance of game-inspired initiatives in the entertainment business.
On which platforms will the event be streaming live?
The Game Awards and Indian e-sports group Nodwin Gaming teamed together to live-stream the 2021 celebration on popular streaming services such as Disney+ Hotstar, JioTV, Voot, and MX Player last year. On YouTube Gaming, a Hindi language broadcast was accessible. A virtual metaverse was created for game awards nominees in partnership with the digital production tool Core. They are keen to explore the red carpet segment of the Game Awards.
The IMAX Experience is a live communal festival in cities worldwide to witness the yearly celebration, and it will also create in collaboration with the program. There seems to be no information on whether this premiere will take place on Indian IMAX screens, and however, we would believe this to be quite improbable.
Who can participate in the event?
The Game Awards will once more incorporate musical acts in 2022, such as the reintroduction of the event. Orchestra, helmed by Lorne Balfe, explores the destiny of gaming with different game launches and global premieres. The show, with over 85 million viewers, brings together game developers, esports athletes, digital influencers, followers, and other representatives of the entertainment business.
Public tickets for The Game Awards will be sold later this fall, subject to CDC and Los Angeles regulations regarding health and safety. Together with Kimmie Kim, Keighley will serve as executive producer of the program, Richard Preuss will serve as director, and LeRoy Bennett will serve as creative director.
Summing Up
The year 2022 has been extremely successful for video games, with titles like Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring becoming serious competitors for Game of the Year. Numerous indie games with a relatively small budget have had an equally significant influence besides the big AAA hits, including Sifu and Tunic. There are still several big games this year, namely God of War Ragnarok. Watching how the remainder of the year develops and how the Game Awards game of the year nominees turn out will be intriguing.
Due to the program’s propensity to include numerous game teasers and promotions, a sizable segment of the game industry frequently views The Game Awards as the replacement for E3. It will be fascinating to see what kind of attendance The Game Awards and E3 generate, given that E3 is scheduled to reappear as an in-person festival in 2019.
