The sixth edition of the annual Game Awards is set for an all-digital, live-streamed event on Dec. 10.
Created and curated by video game journalist Geoff Keighley, the award show — which saw nearly 50 million live streams last year — has been adapted from the traditional physical event to a digital one due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that limits in-person gatherings.
Airing live in 4K from studio locations in Los Angeles, Tokyo and London, the show will continue to celebrate video game culture with world premieres, announcements and musical performances, in addition to handing out honors to prominent and up-and-coming game developers.
"I think the big opportunity that it presents to us is being a little bit more global in our rollout of the show, so normally the world comes to Los Angeles for the game awards physical event, and now we’re really taking the show to the world and being able to connect with more people and more places," Keighley tells The Hollywood Reporter. He goes on to say that it's always been his dream to do The Game Awards somewhere else in the world. "Tokyo is a a huge area for game development, Europe’s really important, and we’ve never been able to do that just because of logistics."