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Game Awards 2020: All information about the show, the stream and the nominees

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The Game Awards will take place again on December 10th, albeit only online. We have summarized everything you need to know about the award ceremony.

  • The Game Awards take place for the sixth time this year.
  • As always, the ceremony will be moderated by the Canadian video game journalist Geoff Keighley.
  • In the Award ceremony become the best every year Games of the year honored and new titles announced.

Los Angeles, California – There are only a few days left until the Game Awards 2020. The annually held since 2014 and by Geoff Keighley The moderated award ceremony has established itself more and more as the gaming counterpart to the Oscar award in recent years. This year the event will only be online take place, but that doesn’t have to mean that there is no big boom for it. We have all the key data for you about the transmission, the Moderators and the Nominees collected once so that you can get the best Award ceremony be prepared.

Name of the award ceremony The Game Awards 2020
date December 10, 2020
venue Virtual livestream (2020), Microsoft Theater
Moderation Geoff Keighly, Sydnee Goodman (Pre-Show)
First event December 06, 2014
Price categories 32

Game Awards 2020: Then you should tune in to the show

How else will the Game Awards 2020 from The Angels transferred from. The begins on the east coast Award ceremony at 4 p.m. Pacific time on December 10, 2020. That sounds feasible, but for German time it means that the Livestream not until 1:00 a.m. on December 11th begins. So if you want to be there live, when game of the year should rest as much as possible beforehand. You should also bring a little patience or caffeine, Geoff Keighley hat on Redditthat the event will last about 2.5 hours.

There is also quite a bit of content before the Game Awards 2020 start yourself. An hour before Award ceremony, so at 00:00 German time there will be a panel discussion Geoff Keighley, Xbox boss Phil Spencer as well as Laura Miele from EA and Dr. Lisa Su from AMD. Also, half an hour before the start of the Game Awards at 00:30 a Pre-Show with Sydnee Goodman. There are already five for this show alone World premieres and a music performance scheduled, so switching on “early” should be worthwhile.

Game Awards 2020: Many categories, many announcements, many games

Generally there will be a lot of new ones Announcements for games give. Loud Geoff Keighley will be over a dozen Games to be unveiled publicly for the first time and in trailers. One of them will be It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios, the developer behind A Way Out. Many also hope Fans of the Game Awards Announcements for Silent Hill or Metal Gear Solid. To both Play there were already rumors that she was at the Award ceremony could be shown.

Game Awards 2020: All information about the show, the stream and the nominees

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But where we already talked about the Award ceremony speak, let’s take a look at the categories in which prizes are awarded and which Games are nominated particularly frequently. Here are all 32 categories of the Game Awards in the overview:

  • Game of the Year
  • Best Game Direction (Best Game Direction)
  • Best Narrative (Beste Story)
  • Best Art Direction (Best Graphic Design)
  • Best Score and Music (Best Soundtrack / Best Music)
  • Best Audio Design (Bestes Sounddesign)
  • Best Performance (Best Acting Performance)
  • Games for Impact (moving games with a deep message)
  • Best Ongoing Game
  • Best Indie Game
  • Best Mobile Game
  • Best Community Support
  • Best VR / AR Game (Best Virtual / Augmented Reality Game
  • Innovation in Accessibility (Best Innovation in Accessibility)
  • Best Action Game
  • Best Action/Adventure Game
  • Best Role Playing Game
  • Best Sim/Strategy Game
  • Best Family Game
  • Best Fighting Game
  • Best Sports/Racing Game
  • Best Multiplayer Game
  • Best Debut Game (best debut by a developer)
  • Most Anticipated Game
  • Player’s Voice (Community Award for Game of the Year)
  • Content Creator of the Year
  • Best Esports Game
  • Best Esports Athlete
  • Best Esports Team
  • Best Sports Coach
  • Best Sports Event
  • Best Sports Host

Some Games were able to prevail in these categories far more often than others. Especially The Last of Us 2 has a real favorite role, even if many fans do game Seeing a lot less positively, like last time this story trailer for Abby. But we digress; these Games were at the Game Awards nominated for an award particularly often this year:

  • The Last of Us Part 2 – 11 nominations
  • Hades – 9 nominations
  • Ghost of Tsushima – 8 nominations
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake – 6 nominations
  • Doom Eternal – 5 nominations

Originally it was expected that too Cyberpunk 2077 would be nominated. After the Release of the game but was postponed to December 10th, the chance of the sci-fi RPG lapsed. Nominations for the Game Awards are only valid for one year Gamesreleased before November 20th. Meanwhile is Cyberpunk 2077 but shortly before release and a first test confirms the length of the campaign.

Game Awards 2020: Prominent line-up in the moderation

The Game Awards 2020 at several locations worldwide. During the majority of the event from The Angels will take place, there will also be broadcasts from London and Tokyo. Among other things, there will also be musical performances, for example by Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. The moderation will be just as varied, alongside Geoff Keighley a multitude of celebrities will give the eulogy for the Prices hold. So far confirmed are the following:

  • Brie Larson (actress)
  • Gal Gadot (actress)
  • Jacksepticeye (YouTuber/Content Creator)
  • John David Washington (actor)
  • Josef Fares (Creative Director, Hazelight Studios)
  • Die Muppets (Muppets)
  • Nolan North (voice actor / actor)
  • Reggie Fils-Aime (Former Nintendo of America President)
  • Stephen A. Smith (Sportmoderator)
  • Tom Holland (actor)
  • Troy Baker (voice actor / actor)

This list could be expanded. Geoff Keighley has already announced that more presenters will be announced in the next few days before the show. You can watch them Game Awards finally on December 10th or 11th at 01:00 a.m. YouTube, Twitch, Facebook and many other online platforms.

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