The Game Awards 2024: How to Watch and What to Expect

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The Game Awards 2024 is almost here – a night celebrating recognition of the biggest games released throughout the year. The event will take place on Thursday, December 12, and we’ll share below exactly how you can tune into the livestream and what to expect for awards.

How to Watch The Game Awards 2024 Livestream​

The Game Awards 2024 will kick off on December 12 at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET and is expected to run for roughly three hours, according to The Game Awards.

If you live in the GMT or AEST timezones, this translates to 12:30am GMT/10:30am AEST on December 13.

IGN will be hosting a pre-show for The Game Awards that takes place at 4pm PT/7pm ET before the official festivities begin. We will also be back after The Game Awards for an IGN post-show to break down all the biggest moments, reveals, and winners from the show!

Where to Watch The Game Awards 2024 Online​

We're hosting the livestream for The Game Awards 2024 here, on IGN.com, and on our accounts across all major platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Facebook. Here are all of the links where you can watch the stream online:

• IGN.com (homepage)
• IGN's Facebook Channel
• IGN’s Twitter
• IGN's Twitch Channel
• IGN’s Youtube Channel

What to Expect From The Game Awards 2024​

There are 29 categories in total for The Game Awards 224, with the most anticipated category, “Game of the Year” having a handful of popular games. The contenders include Astrobot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Metaphor: ReFantazio.


The category for “Most Anticipated Game” includes biggies with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Ghost of Yotei, GTA 6, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and Monster Hunter Wilds.


Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Prince of Persia: the Lost Crown, Star Wars Outlaws, CoD: Black Ops 6, and Diablo 4 are all up for “Innovation in Accessibility,” with “Games for Impact” comprising of Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Neva, Indika, Closer the Distance, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and Tales of Kenzera: Zau.

You can check out the full list of The Game Awards 2024 nominees, where it shows Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leading with seven noms each, and Metaphor: ReFantazio following with six noms.