It’s time to celebrate the past, present, and future of the gaming industry with The Game Awards 2025. The event highlights some of the best games and achievements over the last year, and features many new announcements for highly anticipated upcoming games, as well as world premieres of games no one has ever seen before. Here’s everything you need to know about The Game Awards 2025, including the date, time, and location of the event, where to watch it, as well as what announcements and awards fans can look forward to.
What Time Does The Game Awards 2025 Start?
The Game Awards 2025, once again hosted by industry icon Geoff Keighley, will take place on December 11. It will start with a pre-show at 7:30 PM EDT, 4:30 PM PDT, 12:30 AM GMT, 6:30 PM CDT, 5:30 PM MST, and 9:30 AM JST. The pre-show will feature a few announcements and awards before the main event starts.
The main show will begin at 5:00 PM PDT, 8:00 PM EDT, 7:00 PM CDT, 1:00 AM GMT, 6:00 PM MST, and 10:00 AM JST. It will feature the major awards, such as Best Performance and Game of the Year. Expect to see the bigger World Premiere announcements and new looks at the most highly anticipated titles in the coming years, to also be highlighted during the show.
How to Watch The Game Awards 2025 Live Stream
The stream will be available to watch on the official Game Awards Twitch and YouTube accounts. It will also be available to watch on The Game Awards Twitter/X account.
Additionally, for people in California hoping to catch the event in-person, the event will once again be held at the Peacock Theater at Los Angeles. Regardless of preference, fans have plenty of options for streaming The Game Awards 2025 tomorrow.
The Game Awards 2025 Nominees
Fans can expect a wide variety of different awards to be showcased during The Game Awards 2025. Examples include:
- Game of the Year
- Best Game Direction
- Best Narrative
- Best Art Direction
- Best Score and Music
- Best Ongoing Game
- Best Independent Game
- Best Action Game
- Best RPG
- Best Adaptation
- Player’s Choice (The only award that is 100% fan-voted)
The games nominated for Game of the Year include:
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Donkey Kong Bananza
- Hades II
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Kingdom Come II Deliverance
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
For the full list of nominations, check out the official Game Awards website and our article covering the nominees here. The ability to vote for all the awards mentioned above and more is also available on the official Game Awards website. All of the winners for the awards mentioned above and over a dozen others will be revealed throughout the night.
What Announcements to Expect at The Game Awards 2025
In previous years, The Game Awards have featured new announcements for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Intergalactic: The Heretic Project, The Witcher IV, and countless more surprises. The Game Awards 2025 is already looking to continue that tradition, with Keighley confirming that the event will feature new looks at Resident Evil Requiem, an announcement pertaining to the future of the Tomb Raider series, plus a new update for Marvel Rivals.
Further, for the last few weeks, Geoff Keighley and The Game Awards have been teasing a mysterious new game. The teases come courtesy of stone statues found in the Mojave Desert and in front of the Peacock Theater. Expect to see the identity of the statue revealed tomorrow.
Speculation has already begun to run rampant, with people speculating there to be a new look at the next entry in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, a Kingdom Hearts IV announcement, and, of all things, Half-Life 3. Regardless of whether these hopes prove to be true, there will likely be many exciting reveals when the event begins on December 11.
Where to Find The Game Awards 2025 Breaking News
Stay tuned to Final Weapon as we cover the award winners and announcements that will be shown during The Game Awards 2025 on December 11, 2025, at 7:30 PM EDT/4:30 PM PDT/12:30 AM GMT.
