This year’s Game Awards are coming to Disney+, where it will broadcast in addition to its usual streams on Twitch and YouTube.
This partnership with Disney comes as the media monolith seeks to promote its roster of video games and game-related media projects, which Kingdom Hearts fans will note comes right on the heels of its big KH4 reveal at D23 earlier this year.
Reports from Variety state that this packed slate includes Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation, as well as Death Stranding Isolations, the forthcoming anime series based on Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding franchise. The show got its first proper trailer in late October, alongside a first look at a full-length anime film set in the Death Stranding universe, Mosquito, which is set for a theatrical release on an as-yet unannounced date.
There are already a slew of strong contenders for this year’s Game Awards, the bulk of which you can read on IGN’s Biggest Games of 2026 Playlist. Resident Evil 9, 007: First Light, and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake are just a few of the heavy hitters in an already packed slate — not to mention GTA 6, which will qualify for the Awards by the skin of its teeth after its arrival on November 19.
This marks the first time The Game Awards has been offered on Disney+, which continues to expand its reach after snagging Amazon’s Prime Video last year. The program will also stream on its official profiles on Twitch, YouTube, Instagram Live, TikTok, Steam, Twitter/X, Facebook, and Kick.
Somewhat ironically, the TGAs will take place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show will air on Thursday, December 10 at 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT and will be hosted by Geoff Keighley.
The Game Awards is always rife with exciting news, reveals, performances, and sometimes, even drama, as seen last year when comedian Andrew Schulz ruffled some feathers after calling out the cast of the Mortal Kombat movie. With some big games having already been announced, like Resident Evil: Veronica and The Witcher 4, fans are more hopeful than ever that they’ll get to see more of these titles at the year’s most prestigious game awards event.
Nominees for The Game Awards are determined by a jury of more than 100 media outlets, journalists, and creators, including IGN. Winners are selected by vote, comprised of 90% voting jury and 10% fan votes.
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