The Game Awards: How to Watch on Prime Video

The Game Awards 2025 to Stream on Prime Video in Landmark Deal

The annual Game awards show will expand its reach substantially in 2025, becoming the first iteration to be broadcast on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service, reaching audiences in over 200 countries. This marks a major shift for the event, traditionally streamed on platforms like Twitch and YouTube.

Fans of Geoff Keighley’s video game events have long enjoyed multiple viewing options, including Twitch, YouTube, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, instagram, and Steam. However, the addition of Prime Video represents a strategic move to broaden accessibility and potentially attract a new viewership demographic.

Did you know? The Game Awards were first held in 2014, created by producer and host Geoff Keighley to recognize achievements in the video game industry.

The 2024 show will see a change of venue,departing from the YouTube Theater in Los Angeles for the Peacock Theater within the same city. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:00 GMT / 2:00 CET on December 12th, with a pre-show featuring smaller reveals and awards preceding the main ceremony.

This expansion to Prime Video underscores the growing importance of streaming platforms in the video game industry.The move allows The Game Awards to tap into Amazon’s significant subscriber base and global infrastructure. One analyst noted that this partnership coudl significantly increase the event’s overall viewership and influence.

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The broadcast will be available to Prime Video subscribers in more than 200 countries starting early Friday, December 12th for viewers in the UK and Europe. This wider distribution is expected to further solidify the Game Awards’ position as a premier event in the global gaming calendar.