9:33 PM, 12/9/2022: It turns out that the prankster is affiliated with the far right and has done this shit before. Also, did you know there was a labor protest outside of the Game Awards last night? Nobody wrote about it! Oh and also, IGN fired staffers hours before the Game Awards started. Very cool, love this industry!
9:59 PM: Did someone just prank the GOTY acceptance speech? LMAO
9:57 PM: I have nothing left. Thank you for tuning in.
ELDEN RING.
9:53 PM: The Game of the Year Award goes to…
9:50 PM: “Say the line, Bart”
9:46 PM: Final FFXVI trailer: “Revenge.”
9:45 PM: We get a bit of Wild Hearts from Koei Tecmo. Also, Naoki Yoshida comes out to talk about FFXVI.
9:43 PM: We’re getting a new game announcement from Bandai Namco and From Software: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. Out in 2023. The sickos coalition is fucking PUMPED (I’m in that coalition).
9:37 PM: A trailer for Cyberpunk: 2077 – Phantom Liberty. Coming out in 2023.
9:33 PM: Reggie Fils-Aime is presenting the Best Game Direction award: Elden Ring.
9:25 PM: Michael Madsen is out to announce a game trailer for Crime Boss: Rockay City. It looks like GTA but filled with big names and cringe. Also, best RPG: Elden Ring. Player’s Voice: Genshin Impact. Best indie game: Stray. Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War: Ragnarok. Best Ongoing Game: FFXIV.
9:23 PM: The Lords of the Fallen gets a second trailer. It looks like a video game.
9:20 PM: Innovation in Accessibility: God of War: Ragnarok. This was more or less expected.
9:18 PM: Crash Bandicoot is here to announce Crash Team Rumble.
9:16 PM: time is blending together. I don’t know where or who I am. Blood Bowl III. Coming soon. Also, Witcher III Wild Hunt Next Gen Edition.
9:13 PM: Meet Your Maker looked interesting. You build a death trap and then raid it.
9:10 PM: New Dontnod game. Banishers. End of 2023. Plus a Warhammer game (Space Marine II), both pubbed by Focus Entertainment.
9:07 PM: Best game score and music: God of War: Ragnarok. Fuck this.
9:05 PM: That sure was a Mario movie. Now Animal from the Muppets is talking about Elden Ring. Video games? “Animal love Malenia.”
9:02 PM: fuck. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is here.
9:01 PM: Behemoth is a VR fantasy game coming out soon, for Meta Quest.
8:59 PM: Company of Heroes 3: Console Edition comes out soon.
8:58 PM: Transformers: Reactivated. Okay.
8:56 PM: I’m gettin real tired, fuck. Remnant II, wild.
8:53 PM: Bandai Namco announces Blue Protocol, a new Amazon Games MMO. Come on.
8:50 PM: Best action game: Bayonetta 3.
8:47 PM: Horizon: Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC. 4/19/2023
8:45 PM: Best Sports/Racing Game: Gran Turismo 7. Best Multiplayer game: Splatoon 3. Best Audio Design: God of War: Ragnarok. Content Creator of the Year: Ludwig. Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
8:42 PM: Diablo 4 trailer. You’re either going to play it or you’re not.
8:35 PM: Fire Emblem: Engage is coming out in January and looks like Fire Emblem.
8:33 PM: Airship Syndicate’s new game is a character-based online action RPG: Wayfinder. Play it next week lmao
8:30 PM: Baldurs Gate 3 comes out in August 2023.
8:26 PM: Ken and Roberta Williams are presenting the Games for Impact award: As Dusk Falls wins it.
8:22 PM: Nightingale: new trailer. No other info lmao.
8:20 PM: Best art direction: Elden Ring. Best VR/AR game: Moss: Book II. Best sim/strategy game: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Best community support: FFXIV
8:17 PM: Tekken 8 is coming out. The trailer looks pretty cool
8:13 PM: Best Narrative: God of War: Ragnarok.
8:12 PM: Immortals of Aveum comes out in 2023. No idea what it is from the trailer tho.
8:07 PM: DEATH STRANDING 2
8:00 PM: Forspoken playable demo is out on PS4/5 now.
7:59 PM: Dune Awakening is coming out next year.
7:57 PM: New game from the creators of Celeste: Earthblade. Intensely my shit.
7:54 PM: New trailer for Star Wars Jedi Survivor. I’m going to play it.
7:50 PM: Best Adaptation: Arcane: League of Legends.
7:45 PM: Kevin Conroy’s final Batman role will be in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
7:41 PM: Destiny 2: Lightfall trailer. (Can say nothing)
7:37 PM: Best Debut Indie: Stray. What the fuck? #NORCOwasRobbed
7:36 PM: Jessica Hedgwick just called Reggie Fils-Aime a murderer. Fuck
7:32 PM: we’re taking a little break while Hozier sings a God of War song.
7:27 PM: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon has been announced for the Switch.
7:23 PM: Judas. Alright, settle down Ken Levine.
7:23 PM: “From the creator of Bioshock.” NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
7:22 PM: Supergiant Games’s new title is being announced and I’m already very hype. Hades II. Fuck yeah. Early Access opens in 2023.
7:14 PM: genuinely baffling that they dragged Al Pacino out to deliver the Best Performance Award. Christopher Judge won the award.
7:06 PM: WHY IS AL PACINO HERE
7:05 PM: KEIGHLEY HAS ARRIVED.
7:02 PM: The Game Awards Opening Act is over.
6:58 PM: Best Family Game: Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
6:57 PM: Replaced is a 3D-2D side scroller that looks like Octopath crossed with Lone Survivor.
6:55 PM: After Us looks like a Journey game. With weird hair physics.
6:52 PM: MONGUS
6:50 PM: Atomic Hearts is definitely for sure coming out next year on 2.21.2023. Scars Above looks neat, there’s a demo on Steam right now.
6:48 PM: Post-Trauma is out next year on PC. It looked really neat. As did Viewfinder, published by Thunderful.
6:46 PM: Horizon: Call of the Mountain for PSVR is coming out on 2.22.2023.
6:45 PM: Hellboy: Web of Wyrd looks really good. Valorant won best esports game. Best Esports player: “Yay.” No, that’s real. Best team: “Loud.” Lmao. Best coach: BZKA. Best event: 2022 League of Legends World Championship. Lmao.
6:42 PM: After a weird It Takes Two commercial, a game award for “best fighting game” went to Multiversus.
6:38 PM: Returnal is coming to PC.
6:37 PM: Valiant Hearts: Coming Home is coming to mobile also.
6:36 PM: Vampire Survivors is on mobile now.
6:34 PM: They announced Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania, which, lmao. I’ll play it. Also, Best Mobile Game went to Marvel Snap.
6:32 PM: Welcome to the Game Awards Opening Act… apparently.
6:30 PM: IT BEGINS
6:25 PM: WE HAVE A TIMER. SIX MINUTES REMAINING
6:20 PM: “This soundtrack is discount Jack Sparrow-ass music” —Karin Malady
6:10 PM: The livestream has begun! Epic music is playing in the background.
5:39 PM: Hey y’all, welcome to the live blog of the final event of Geoff Keighley’s annual self-love fest, The Game Awards. Tonight promises to be a jam-packed night, and I want to give a shoutout to the folks over in the No Escape discord who are getting ready to cut it up with us live as the event unfolds.
This live blog is meant to help cover any surprises and record any hot takes we have during the show. We will try to update every five minutes starting at 6:10 PM CST (when the livestream actually goes live).