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The Game Awards 2021: start times, where to watch and nomineesWill Keighley reprise his Muppets Haunted Mansion role?
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Geoff Keighley’s annual Game Awards show kicks off this evening, with lots of awards to dish out and plenty of (in your best announcer voice) world premieres.Deathloopcurrently leads the pack of nominees, butPsychonauts 2and PlayStation exclusiveRatchet & Clank: Rift Aparthave also scooped up plenty of nominations. Who will win the public vote? Whether you’re here to see your favourite games win those big golden trophies or you’re just here for the big reveals, you’ll want to know how to watch The Game Awards, what time it starts and all the nominees. Luckily, we have all the details right here.
When are The Game Awards 2021?
The Game Awards 2021 show takes place today,Thursday 9th December(or Friday 10th depending on where you live). You can find the exact start time in your time zone below:
How to watch The Game Awards 2021
The event will stream acrossvarious video platforms, includingYouTubeandTwitch. These streams are scheduled to begin half an hour earlier than the times listed above. Based on previous Game Award pre-shows, there are likely to be some juicy news announcements hidden away in here, but the big announcements will likely be reserved for the main show. The main Game Awards show will last 3 hours, taking us UK folk into the early hours of the morning.
THE GAME AWARDS 2021: Official Livestream with Hellblade II, Star Wars Eclipse, Sonic, MatrixWatch on YouTube
THE GAME AWARDS 2021: Official Livestream with Hellblade II, Star Wars Eclipse, Sonic, Matrix
Will The Game Awards 2021 have any big reveals?
You might be mistaken for thinking The Game Awards are just about, well, awards. There are also lots of announcements about upcoming games, with previous years showing off thePerfect Darkreboot, The WolfAmong Us2, and theXbox Series X.
There are plenty of hints starting to slip out that point to some announcements we should expect this year. ThisTwitter exchangebetween Keighley and the official Sonic account indicates we could see more on the upcoming Sonic game, whilethis tweet from Xbox Game Passalso teases that we can expect to see plenty of Game Pass PC Day One launches announced at The Game Awards.
Who are The Game Awards 2021 Nominations?
As mentioned above,Deathloophas the most nominations at The Game Awards 2021, but there are lots of other titles up for consideration across every category.Psychonauts 2andIt Takes Twoboth bagged 5 nominations each, while Resident Evil Village is up for 4 awards. I recently gushed overMarvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxyfor theRPS Advent Calendarand it seems the Game Awards jury were equally impressed, as it also bagged 4 nominations. You can see the full list of nominees in every category below:
