The Game Awards 2026: December 10 Date, Nominees Due Mid-November
Geoff Keighley's show returns to the Peacock Theater; games must be out by November 20 to qualify.
The Game Awards 2026 take place on Thursday, December 10 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with the show opening at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT (Friday 9:30 a.m. KST).
When are the nominees announced?
The official site points to mid-November, so nominations are due within days. To qualify, a game must generally be commercially available by November 20 at 9 p.m. PT, which puts a big question over whether a November 19 release like GTA VI can be considered in time. The fan-voted Players' Voice category has a later cutoff of November 30.
Voting and tickets
Public voting for regular categories closes December 9 at 6 p.m. PT. Public tickets have been on sale through AXS since October 29.
WGC will publish the full nominee list with each game's real critic average as soon as it drops.
Sources: HEET.GG, Wikipedia.