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The Game Awards 2024: Date, UK time, nominees and how to watch

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The Game Awards

Published: Tuesday, 10 December 2024 at 12:00 pm

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With the end of 2024 moving into view, all eyes are on this year's edition of The Game Awards!

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Geoff Keighley is back once again to celebrate all things gaming and with 2024 being a huge year for a number of releases, there are many notable names up for a variety of awards.

Ranging from the coveted Game of the Year award to the Content Creator of the Year, the ceremony covers all aspects of gaming. What's even better is that you can vote for your favourites.

Here, find everything there is to know about the 2024 edition of The Game Rewards along with our predictions on who will be walking away with the prizes.

When are The Game Awards 2024?

The Game Awards 2024 livestream is taking place on Friday 13th December 2024 in the UK. In the US, meanwhile, The Game Awards 2024 event is on Thursday 12th December.

Pesky timezones giving us different dates, as per usual.

The event is free to watch for everyone around the world, provided you have internet access (which you do if you’re reading this).

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What UK time does The Game Awards start?

The Game Awards 2024 UK start time is 12:30am on Friday 13th December. Yep, you’ll have to pull something of an all-nighter to watch the event live on our wintry shores.

For those of you in the US, the live streamed event will start at 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT on Thursday 12th December.

Expect the event to last a few hours – the 2023 edition had a total runtime of over three and a half hours. Brew up a tea or coffee and have a snack ready if you’re planning on staying up to watch the whole thing.

How to watch The Game Awards

You can watch The Game Awards on a variety of different platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, X, Facebook Live, and Steam.

No matter where you watch The Game Awards 2024, it is completely free.

The full list of places you can watch The Game Awards is as follows:

Head to the official Game Awards YouTube Channel on 12th/13th December (US/UK) and you’ll find the livestream there.

The Game Awards 2024 predictions

After some debate, we've assembled our list of which games and personalities will walk away with an award:

Will GTA VI feature at The Game Awards 2024?

Geoff Keighley has already promised a number of surprises will take place during The Game Awards 2024 and there wouldn't be any bigger than the second GTA VI trailer dropping.

Fans believe the launch of a second trailer is right around the corner and with fans from across the world tuning into the ceremony, dropping it during the broadcast is bound to make it a memorable moment.

Of course, there's no official confirmation on whether Rockstar Games will press play on its next trailer so we'll have to wait and see.

Full list of The Game Awards 2024 nominees

Geoff Keighley has revealed the full list of The Game Awards 2024 nominees.

You can check out the nominations in the official YouTube video below:

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Head to the official site to vote for your favourites.

We’ve also listed them all out for you below:

Game of the Year

Best Game Direction

Best Narrative

Best Art Direction

Best Score and Music

Best Audio Design

Best Performance

Innovation in Accessibility

Games for Impact

Best Ongoing

Best Community Support

Best Independent Game

Best Debut Indie Game

Best Mobile Game

Best VR/AR

Best Action Game

Best Action/Adventure

Best RPG

Best Fighting

Best Family

Best Sim/Strategy

Best Sports/Racing

Best Multiplayer

Best Adaptation

Most Anticipated Game

Content Creator of the Year

Best Esports Game

Best Esports Athlete

Best Esports Team

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Toby SaundersFreelance Writer

Toby Saunders is a freelance writer specialising in Video Game journalism. He has a wealth of experience in the field and is published on many different websites including PCGamesN, Nintendo Life and Pocket Tactics. He has a degree in Film Studies (he gets to write about Film and TV occasionally, too).

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