Watch the Nominations Reveal
What to Expect from the Nominations
The Game Awards reveals its 2025 nominees across all major categories during this livestream. The announcement covers Game of the Year, Best Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Music and Audio, Best Performance, and genre-specific categories including Best Action Game, Best RPG, and Best Independent Game. The nominations also include awards for ongoing games, esports titles, and content creators in the gaming space.
Voting opens immediately after the nominations reveal concludes. Players can vote through The Game Awards official website, with fan votes accounting for ten percent of the final results while a jury of gaming media outlets determines the remaining ninety percent. This hybrid voting system aims to balance popular opinion with critical assessment of each game's achievements.
Key Dates for The Game Awards 2025
The nominations announcement takes place on November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time, which corresponds to 12:00 PM Eastern Time and 5:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time. The main ceremony broadcasts live on December 11, 2025 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show streams simultaneously on YouTube, Twitch, and for the first time, Amazon Prime Video, making it accessible to viewers across multiple platforms without requiring separate subscriptions.
PlayStation's Expected Presence
Several major PlayStation exclusive and console debut titles released during the 2024-2025 eligibility window are expected to feature prominently in the nominations. Astro Bot delivered critical acclaim for its inventive platforming design and creative use of the DualSense controller's haptic features. Helldivers 2 achieved massive commercial success and popularized co-operative third-person shooting with its live service model and community-driven narrative events. Other PlayStation releases from the eligibility period may appear in genre-specific categories or technical award nominations.
The Game Awards ceremony itself frequently includes announcements and trailers for upcoming PlayStation titles. Sony typically uses the show as a platform to reveal new games or provide substantial updates on previously announced projects, making the December broadcast relevant for PlayStation fans beyond the award presentations.
How to Participate
After watching the nominations reveal, visit the official Game Awards website to access the voting portal. You will need to create an account or sign in through a supported social media platform to submit your votes. The voting period typically runs from the nominations announcement through early December, closing several days before the main ceremony to allow time for vote tabulation.
You can vote in every category or choose to vote only in categories where you have played the nominated games. The system allows you to change your votes during the voting window if you play additional nominated titles or reconsider your initial selections.