The Game Awards Will Stream on Disney+ Alongside Twitch and YouTube
The 12th Game Awards will be livestreamed on Disney+, not only on Twitch and YouTube, when the show airs on Thursday, Dec. 10. Variety reported the streaming lineup this week.
The ceremony starts at 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Geoff Keighley will host it again.
Disney+ will carry the show in the U.S. and in select international markets. The ceremony will also be livestreamed on Steam, TikTok Live, X, Kick, Facebook and Instagram Live. Viewers can therefore watch on whichever app they already use, rather than on one platform alone.
The reach of the show has grown over time. The first Game Awards, in 2014, drew 1.9 million livestreams. The 2025 ceremony drew 171 million global livestreams, up 11% from 154 million in 2024, according to Variety. That year was also the first time the show was livestreamed on Amazon's Prime Video.
A livestream is a broadcast that people watch live over the internet. Counts like these add up every stream that started during the event, so they measure how many times the show was opened, not how many separate people watched.
The winners are chosen in two stages. A jury of more than 150 media publications and creator outlets votes, and fans also vote once the nominations are announced. The awards' official website says the nominees are due in mid-November.
For game makers, the nominations and the ceremony are a rare moment when a large general audience hears about their work. For viewers who simply enjoy games, the night offers a single broadcast that runs across several services at the same time.
