Overview
- The ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. ET (Peacock Theater, Los Angeles) and streams free on YouTube, Twitch, X, TikTok, Facebook and Prime Video.
- Twitch adds 2K streaming for the first time with permission for creators to re-stream the show to their communities.
- The six Game of the Year nominees are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; Death Stranding 2: On the Beach; Donkey Kong Bananza; Hades II; Hollow Knight: Silksong; and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the field with 12 nominations and is widely cited by outlets as the favorite for GOTY.
- Geoff Keighley hosts a program spanning 29 categories, with winners decided by a 90% jury and 10% public vote, plus world-premiere trailers and an estimated three-to-four-hour runtime.