The Game Awards 2026

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.

Language

English

Genres

comics-anime, trade

Format

in-person

Founded

2014

Duration (days)

1

Next edition

10 Dec 2026

Author participation

Watch for trailer culture, indie game crossover, anime-game collab news; Deadline: Public tickets sold via AXS (limited)

Audience

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.

Language notes

Listed working language: English

Genre notes

Primary focus: comics-anime; Also listed: trade

Programme

The statuette awarded to the selected games was designed by collaboration between Keighley and Weta Workshop.

Awards

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.

Past editions

1994, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Festival site