{"id":16628,"date":"2025-12-17T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T21:30:00","slug":"the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Game Awards Keeps On Getting More and More Popular"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/#The_Game_Awards_Keeps_On_Getting_More_and_More_Popular\" >The Game Awards Keeps On Getting More and More Popular<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/#Guide_All_The_Game_Awards_2025_Winners\" >Guide All The Game Awards 2025 Winners<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/#Round_Up_What_Was_Announced_at_The_Game_Awards_2025\" >Round Up What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Game_Awards_Keeps_On_Getting_More_and_More_Popular\"><\/span>The Game Awards Keeps On Getting More and More Popular<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"9c43d2c05de2e\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"The Game Awards 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/9c43d2c05de2e\/the-game-awards-2025.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/9c43d2c05de2e\/the-game-awards-2025.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"604\" alt=\"The Game Awards 2025\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\"><span class=\"\"><\/span> Image: PictureGroup<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There&#8217;ll come a time when <strong>The Game Awards<\/strong> eventually reaches its peak viewership and flattens out, but 2025 won&#8217;t go down as that year: the show has once again recorded an increase in viewership over 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s ceremony attracted &#8220;an estimated 171 million global livestreams of the full broadcast&#8221;, which represents an 11% increase over 2024, which had 154 million live viewers. YouTube and Twitch both recorded increases in viewership on their platforms, and voting for the awards was also up 10%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On a global scale, a portion of the increased viewership is attributed to livestreams on platforms in China, where it was shown on more platforms than ever before. The 171 million viewership figure also doesn&#8217;t include any livestreams from the Amazon Prime platform, which was showing the ceremony for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Here are The Game Awards viewing figures dating back to 2014:<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>2025<\/dt>\n<dd>171 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2024<\/dt>\n<dd>154 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2023<\/dt>\n<dd>118 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2022<\/dt>\n<dd>103 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2021<\/dt>\n<dd>85 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2020<\/dt>\n<dd>83 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2019<\/dt>\n<dd>45.2 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2018<\/dt>\n<dd>26.2 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2017<\/dt>\n<dd>11.5 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2016<\/dt>\n<dd>3.8 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2015<\/dt>\n<dd>2.3 Million<\/dd>\n<dt>2014<\/dt>\n<dd>1.9 Million<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>On social media, host Geoff Keighley thanked everyone for &#8220;making 2025 the most-watched The Game Awards ever&#8221;:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffkeighley\/status\/2001381987278581942 @ 2025-12-17T21:15:33+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" align=\"center\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you for making 2025 the most-watched <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheGameAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheGameAwards<\/a> ever.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 Viewership up 11% YoY<br \/>\ud83c\udf0d 171M+ global livestreams of the full show<br \/>\ud83d\udcac Conversation on X up 12% YoY<br \/>\ud83c\udfa5 23,000 co-streams on Twitch &amp; YouTube (+50% YoY) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mTcdUT95ou\">pic.twitter.com\/mTcdUT95ou<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffkeighley\/status\/2001381987278581942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you still need to catch up on the show, check out <strong>All The Game Awards 2025 Winners<\/strong> and <strong>What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025<\/strong> through the respective links:<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-articles:195010,195016 @ 1766006548 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a59ae62d3d1eb\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"All The Game Awards 2025 Winners\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guide_All_The_Game_Awards_2025_Winners\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">Guide<\/span> <span class=\"title\">All The Game Awards 2025 Winners<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">Every category winner revealed<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/dd5a9ce181d97\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Round Up: What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Round_Up_What_Was_Announced_at_The_Game_Awards_2025\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">Round Up<\/span> <span class=\"title\">What Was Announced at The Game Awards 2025?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">All the PS5 news and reveals<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 1766007763 --><\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"195489\" data-comments=\"5\" data-shares=\"0\" data-likes=\"0\">\n<li class=\" first\">0<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comments\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_D694326F6B66EE\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-below\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered article-billboard for-desktop for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_R694326F6B6712\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Liam Croft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/153014\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liam Croft\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he&#8217;s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('LiamCroft');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_Z694326F6B6807\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8952611\" data-author=\"users\/356352\" data-subject=\"comments\/8952611\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8952611\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356352\/avatar.jpg?v=1761584420\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nep-Nep-Freak\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comment8952611\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nep-Nep-Freak<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-17T21:29:50+00:00\">26 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The surge in viewership from 2023 to 2024 is, to be frank, more incredible than 2024 to 2025, honestly, though bigger numbers over time are expected. As for me, 2024 was the first year that I watched it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8952619\" data-author=\"users\/359527\" data-subject=\"comments\/8952619\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8952619\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"orvisbean101\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comment8952619\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>orvisbean101<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-17T21:34:53+00:00\">21 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Nep-Nep-Freak Yeah, the jump from 2019 to 2020 can probably be attributed to Covid and fewer people busy and more people invested in gaming, but I\u2019m not sure what the jump from 2023 to 2024 was. The GotY nominees were definitely more diverse across genres and audiences, so maybe that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8952621\" data-author=\"users\/359527\" data-subject=\"comments\/8952621\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8952621\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"orvisbean101\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comment8952621\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>orvisbean101<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-17T21:36:15+00:00\">19 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Also, the disclaimer of noticing Prime Video (which I didn\u2019t even realize it was streaming on) makes this somewhat more impressive, with the unaccounted for views.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8952624\" data-author=\"users\/184503\" data-subject=\"comments\/8952624\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8952624\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/184503\/avatar.jpg?v=1548631422\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nyne11Tyme\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comment8952624\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nyne11Tyme<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-17T21:37:29+00:00\">18 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Gamea ARE the entertainment standard now. This ain&#8217;t no niche basement bs anymore (praise jebus!!). The show itself is still tragically paced and cringe. But thats also part of the charm. It feels like it was put together by gamers and I love that part of it. As I get older I have less time to play and find myself bored with what I used to love (Cant explain my lack of desire to play GoY but my appetite for BallxPit couldnt be higher lol). But damnit. This medium is so freaking important. Its good to see the popularity just continue to grow&#8230;and we wonder why investors expect perpetual growth&#8230;.lol. Those viewing numbers explain a lot I think.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8952629\" data-author=\"users\/185205\" data-subject=\"comments\/8952629\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8952629\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/185205\/avatar.jpg?v=1665607399\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TheArt\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comment8952629\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TheArt<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-12-17T21:44:18+00:00\">11 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>A lot more people have faster Internet now and can watch on YT without no bufferings. Plus sites like PushSquare showing us when and what different local times it was going to broadcast made me tune in, back in the day it&#8217;d just slip my mind.<\/p>\n<p>And btw Clair sweeping it all making it look like no other games were released this year, when people thought this was going to be a tough year for awards&#8230;winning indie&#8230;Shadow of the Erdtree being in the goty list back in &#8217;24 among other things has made the scheme questionable. You don&#8217;t have a best DLC category yet a lot of us don&#8217;t even know what the Games for Impact award is.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-keeps-on-getting-more-and-more-popular#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_Z694326F6B76F8\" style=\"min-width:300px; 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