The Game Awards 2024 live: start times and how to watch

THE biggest gaming event of the year is almost here, and players don’t have to wait much longer.

The Game Awards features dozens of trailers, announcements and reveals for the biggest upcoming games.

There are also musical performances and, of course, awards for the biggest games of 2024.

 If you want to catch The Game Awards, here’s everything you need to know.

When does The Game Awards 2024 start?

The Game Awards lasts for several hours, and the exact start time is a little hard to pin down.

The stream starts about an hour before the official show, beginning with a 30-minute countdown.

Then there is a 30-minute pre-show that also includes awards and trailers, but there is no stage, and it isn’t hosted by Geoff Keighley.

We have the times that the pre-show starts below, but if you don’t mind missing some trailers and awards, you can start watching 30 minutes later.

• Thursday, December 12, 2024
  • 4:30pm PT (Western US)
  • 7:30pm ET (Eastern US)
• Friday, December 13, 2024
  • 12:30am GMT (UK time)
  • 1:30am CET (Central Europe)
  • 9:30am JST (Japan time)
  • 11:30am AEDT (Eastern Australia)
  • 1:30pm NZDT (New Zealand time)

How to watch The Game Awards 2024?

The Game Awards 2024 will be live on , but if you can’t watch it live, you can see it as a VOD at the same link after the show.

Do note that the stream will go live 30 minutes ahead of the official start time of the pre-show, and an hour before Keighley takes the stage.