We are almost there. The Game Awards crystallize many hopes, both the show of Geoff Keighley is the place of all possibilities, the perfect place for any publisher, builder or studio to make an important announcement about one of their games. So yes, we also watch the show to find out which games released in 2022 will be rewarded, but this aspect has taken so much of a back seat from year to year that this is no longer really why we watch until 4 a.m. Audiences expect World Premieres, World Premieres, and Worlds Premieres, even though they know they’ll be treated to just as many ads and cameos from Keighley’s best friends.
A few days before the ceremony, the presenter made many confidences about the show, the perfect opportunity for us to come back to expectations, rumors, and all the information you need to know about these Game Awards 2022.
When will the Game Awards take place and where to watch them?
Contrary to what can be seen on some images promoting the event, you should know that the Game Awards will take place with us on December 9, not the 8. It’s because the ceremony will take place very early for us in France, since it will start at 1:30 a.m. (so Thursday night to Friday).
It will all start with a pre-show presented by host Sydnee Goodman, which alone will contain a dozen announcements.
As much to say to you that you will have to prepare the coffee if you wish to follow the ceremony, which should last a certain time. However, this year Geoff Keighley has announced that he has taken into account the feedback from the community and promises us a shorter show than usual (so less than 3 hours?)with slightly fewer announcements but a more efficient pace.
To watch the conference, you will need to go to one of the following platforms:
Obviously, if you don’t want to follow the ceremony live (and we understand you), we are here to summarize all the news for you. During the night, each announcement will be relayed on our site, and our summary video of the show will be published on our YouTube channel on Friday morning. Right in time to be savored for breakfast and to find out all about the announcements of the night in just a few minutes.
Which games are already confirmed?
Even with a shorter than usual show, Geoff Keighley announced that we should expect a very special edition, full of surprises, which should include between 30 and 40 games.
Among the games already confirmed, we find tekken 8, which has already delivered a first video, but which will be shown in more detail during the event. A game Crash Bandicoot will also be announced, without knowing exactly what, even if the rumors mention a multiplayer-oriented game.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was the victim of a big leak revealing its release date, and it was confirmed that it would appear during the show with a gameplay presentation.
Among Us will also give updates during the pre-show, while games like Nightingale, Dead Space Remake, Blue Protocol, or even the new title of Airship Syndicate have already confirmed their presence. A mysterious project teased by 505 Games should also be shown.
An update on rumors and hopes
Now that we are a few days away from the ceremony, it’s time to take the bets on the games that could potentially make a comeback. So it’s time to talk about speculation, rumors, little rumours… You know, just to be very disappointed when these games are not present this Friday (don’t hesitate to come back to this article after the show to make fun of you).
Final Fantasy XVI should take advantage of the event to talk about him again and announce his date. Naoki Yoshida has already taken his ticket for the show as a special host, while we were promised that the game would give us his date before the end of the year (and there are not so many left occasions than that).
Diablo IV also has every chance of being presentunless the lifting of the embargo of certain previews brings Blizzard to communicate on the game before the Game Awards.
We would be willing to put a small coin on Dragon Age Dreadwolf, which has just been talked about recently and which has passed a very important stage for its development. If the game comes out well in 2023, it has every chance of giving us a teaser or something during the show.
Since he is a good friend of Geoff Keighley, Hideo Kojima could put his podcast aside for this evening to finally tell us about his next horror game, Overdoseand which is the subject of numerous leaks.
For the rest, we won’t be surprised if games like Forspoken, street fighter 6, Resident Evil 4 Remake or Hogwarts Legacy are in the party, but that’s an easy bet. It might also be time Starfield reveals new images to us, but nothing is less certain. We are a little less certain about the idea of seeing a Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 or one The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdombut who knows (no, really, we’re not betting too much on it). And you, what are your expectations?
Who are the 2022 Game Awards nominees?
This year, the Game Awards 2022 will award around thirty awards including the coveted Game of the Year trophy, otherwise known as the GOTY. Here are the nominees for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022 :
- God of War Ragnarok
- Elden Ring
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Horizon Forbidden West
You can find the complete list of the other nominees in the different categories in our dedicated article.