❘ Published: 2022-12-09T00:25:00
❘ Updated: 2022-12-09T00:35:52
The Game Awards is finally here for 2022, set to potentially award some of the most popular games and content creators over the last year. Here’s how to watch the event live, as well as a breakdown of the action on the night.
The Game Awards is one of the most popular events in the gaming industry as it celebrates the best of the best throughout the year prior.
While all eyes are generally on the coveted Game of the Year title, The Game Awards shines the spotlight onto 30 other categories throughout gaming.
We’ve got all you need to know about the December 8 show including how to watch, and who the big winners on the night are.
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The Game Awards 2022 dates & times
The Game Awards will air live on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at 4:30PM PT / 7:30PM ET / 12:30AM GMT.
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It will be live-streamed on TGA’s Twitch channel as well as “all major digital, social, and gaming platforms around the world.”
Here are a few links to platforms you can watch The Game Awards live:
As well as many other websites.
The Game Awards 2022: Nominees and winners
Best Mobile Game
- Winner: Marvel Snap
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Tower of Fantasy
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Score and Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
- Horizon Forbidden West – Ashly Burch
- A Plague Tale: Requiem – Charlotte McBurney
- God of War Ragnarok – Christopher Judge
- Immortality – Manon Gage
- God of War Ragnarok – Sunny Suljic
Games for Impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- Tunic
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part 1
- The Quarry
Best VR/AR
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
- Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action / Adventure
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Role Playing
- Elden Ring
- Live A Live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting
- DNF Duel
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- Multiversus
- Sifu
Best Family
- Kirby and The Forgotten Land
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 2022
- FIFA 2023
- NBA 2k23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Multiversus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator Of The Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie
- Neon White
- Norco
- Stray
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Most Anticipated game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League Of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Jeong ‘Chovy’ Ji-Hoon
- Lee ‘Faker’ Sang-Hyeok
- Finn ‘Karrigan’ Andersen
- Oleksandr ‘S1MPLE’ Kostyliev
- Jacob ‘Yay’ Whiteaker
Best Esports Team
- DarkZero Esports
- FaZe Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- LOUD
Best Esports Coach
- Andrii ‘B1AD3’ Horodenskyi
- Matheus ‘BZKA’ Tarasconi
- Erik ‘D00mbr0s’ Sandgren
- Robert ‘Robban’ Dahlstrom
- Go ‘Score’ Dong-Bin
Best Esports Event
- Evo 2022
- 2022 League Of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022