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The Game Awards 2025 is just around the corner. As always, this promises to be one of the most special nights of the year for gamers around the world, with a chance to learn about new announcements, watch first looks at upcoming exclusives, and celebrate the best games of the year.
The event attracts millions of viewers each December, and this year is no exception, with the ceremony featuring a number of publishers expected to make big reveals or even go on to deliver some of their own world premieres.
As the show will be aired at the same time all around the world, that means a lot of players will be tuning in at night or very early in the morning.
Date and countdown
- Show date: Thursday, 11 December 2025
Opening in the US (where the show airs in the evening), the event is actually held in early Friday morning for Europe, Asia and Australia. With a number of reveals happening throughout, there will be eyes on the clock as the ceremony approaches its opening moments in hopes of seeing each drop live.
Time zones - When it begins in your region
The global broadcast times are as follows:
- Pacific Time: 4:30 PM, Thursday
- Central Time: 6:30 PM, Thursday
- Eastern Time: 7:30 PM, Thursday
- GMT (UK): 12:30 AM, Friday
- CET (Europe): 1:30 AM, Friday
- JST (Japan): 9:30 AM, Friday
- AEDT (Australia): 11:30 AM, Friday
Where to watch
The Game Awards 2025 streams live and free on YouTube, Twitch, X/Twitter and, for the first time ever, Amazon Prime Video. The most widely available streaming options in The Game Awards history, watch wherever you like and in full HD.
What to expect
Several games have been revealed as being part of The Game Awards 2025, with Housemarque’s Saros, 007: First Light, and a new Tomb Raider entry all teased directly by their publishers themselves.
Insiders have also given potential reveals as Persona 6, a new Sonic game, and a new Mega Man. Rumours of a new God of War have also resurfaced, and there’s even chatter that Larian Studios may announce a new Divinity spin-off title.
Other contenders include a brief tease of Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 and possibly new look at Microsoft’s Fable.
And for additional details, you can check all announced nominees for The Game Awards 2025 here.
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