{"id":152311,"date":"2022-12-09T01:09:58","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-game-awards-2022-will-be-the-shortest-show-yet-geoff-keighley-says\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T01:09:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:09:58","slug":"the-game-awards-2022-will-be-the-shortest-show-yet-geoff-keighley-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/the-game-awards-2022-will-be-the-shortest-show-yet-geoff-keighley-says\/","title":{"rendered":"The Game Awards 2022 Will Be the Shortest Show Yet, Geoff Keighley Says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley says this year’s awards are the shortest yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight is probably the shortest show we’ve done,\u201d he said on Twitter. \u201cIt will still run 2.5 hours but we’ve streamlined the runtime with more focused content, fewer, bigger sponsors, and some big theatrical moments.\u201d<\/p>\n

What those theatrical moments will be, remains to be seen\u2026 but it sounds like they’re packing a lot into the show’s reduced runtime.<\/p>\n

\u201cA shorter runtime means less potential to pick up viewers,\u201d he added. \u201cWe aren’t expecting massive livestream growth, but feel this is the right move for the industry and franchise leading into our 10th show next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A few insights to think about as we get ready for #TheGameAwards<\/a> <\/p>\n

Tonight is probably the shortest show we’ve done. It will still run 2.5 hours but we’ve streamlined the runtime with more focused content, fewer, bigger sponsors, and some big theatrical moments.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Game Awards returns with a live audience tonight for the first time in three years. Nominations include some of the biggest games of the year, and you can expect plenty of big moments, such as game reveals, musical numbers, and well\u2026 the awards themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reveals are spaced out across the show, so we hope the pacing will feel good,\u201d explained Keighley. \u201cThere are lots of fun moments. We’ve also held back surprise presenters, performers, and lots of games that aren’t pre-announced.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the reveals themselves, it sounds like a bumper year:<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are games revealing tonight I’ve been waiting to show you for years,\u201d he added. \u201cWe don’t make the games so we are only as good as what’s shipping and what’s ready to showcase. I do feel really good about this year’s lineup.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Game Awards are free to stream for everyone tonight, December 8 at 4 pm PT \/ 7 pm ET starting with the IGN Pre-Show. The ceremony will start at 5 pm PT \/ 8 pm ET once the pre-show has wrapped up.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou’ll have an opinion on the split between awards\/reveals, the ads, the winners \u2014 we fully expect and embrace that. I hope you walk away feeling good and proud to be part of this community. The work done this year and the future of the medium is so incredibly exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can watch The Game Awards 2022 here at IGN \u2013 we’re hosting the stream here and across all major social media accounts including YouTube, Twitch, twitter<\/a>and Facebook.<\/p>\n

Want to read more about The Game Awards? Check out the nominations for The Game Awards 2022 as well as our predictions of who will win.<\/p>\n

Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on <\/em>twitter<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n