The Game Awards 2022has revealed the yearly awards show will allow fans to attend for the first time in three years. The awards showhosted and produced by Geoff Keighleyhas become one of the biggest events of the gaming year, not only honoring the best games of the year but also featuring tons of reveals for new games. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony transitioned to a virtual event for 2020 and a small invited audience in 2021. Now, the event will once again welcome fans into the venue.
Keighley officially made the announcement on Friday afternoon confirming thatThe Game Awards2022 will allow fans to purchase tickets for the event at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. This year’s Game Awards are set to be held on Thursday, December 8 with fans able to pre-order tickets to the show as soon as November 1. The live show will be the first Game Awards with fans in attendance since the 2019 event, which sawSekiro: Shadows Die Twiceawarded the coveted Game of the Year award.
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The Game Awards' return to in-person events with fans in attendance follows a widespread trend of gaming conventions and shows slowly returning to normalcy. This year saw several gaming conventions including theTokyo Game Show return to physical eventsafter moving to virtual formats following the onset of the pandemic. Major gaming tournaments for games likePokemonandLeague of Legendsalso saw a shift back to live audiences with their World Championships.
2022’s Game Awards is set to be a stacked show with a plethora of high-profile releases already coming throughout 2022.Elden Ringis expected to be dominantat the 2022 Awards Show after winning “Most Anticipated Game” during the last two years' award ceremonies. Others likeHorizon: Forbidden WestandLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaare expected to contend in a variety of categories after seeing success earlier this year. The 2022 show will also introduce a new category in “Best Adaptation,” awarded to video game adaptations like theSonicmovies andHaloseries.
With just over two months remaining until the annual awards show, there are still several big-name titles set to launch before The Game Awards 2022 kicks off. Fall will see several high-profile exclusives with the PS5 receivingGod of War: Ragnarokand Nintendo launchingPokemon Scarlet and Violeton Switch.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2andOverwatch 2are both planned for multi-platform releases in October whileSonic FrontiersandEvil Westare set for November. The Game Awards 2022 will look to make a triumphant return to open events this December.
The Game Awards 2022will be held on December 8.
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