| The Game Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: The Game Awards 2023 | |
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| Awarded for | Achievements in the video game industry |
| Venue | Peacock Theater |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Geoff Keighley |
| Preshow host(s) | Sydnee Goodman |
| First awarded | December 5, 2014 |
| Website | thegameawards |
The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry. Established in 2014, the shows are produced and hosted by game journalist Geoff Keighley, who worked on its predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards, for over ten years.[1] With the permission of Spike, he worked with several video game companies to create the show. In addition to the awards, the Game Awards features premieres of upcoming games and new information on previously-announced titles. The show's reception is generally mixed: it has been lauded for its announcements and criticized for its lack of acknowledgement of events, use of promotional content and its treatment of award winners.
The ceremony is held in the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. Keighley has been offered on several occasions by television networks to air the show, with him turning them down. The Game Awards has a committee composed of representatives of companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. They select thirty video game press organizations eligible for nomination, and vote on games in the show's categories. The committee itself does not participate in voting. Games released before a specific date in November are eligible for nomination. Games releasing after that deadline are eligible for the following year's awards. Winners are determined by a mixed vote from 90% of the voting jury and 10% of fan votes.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (November 10, 2014). "Geoff Keighley unveils The Game Awards 2014 to replace the VGAs". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.