The Game Awards are arguably the most awaited awards of the entire year when it comes to gaming. Lots of people tend to trust their judgment above all else, and lots of developers and produces reveal a lot of cool stuff during the events. The most awaited thing is obviously the awarding ceremony itself, specifically the Game of the Year Award, which is awarded to the best game released in the entire year. This is certainly very interesting to see this year, as we’ve got an amazing lineup of games competing against one another for the award. We’re finally so close to seeing the award ceremony on December 10, 2020, when it is set to be held. Before that day, we’ve compiled a list of some of the best things that you can expect from the Game Awards annual event in 2020.

The Most Anticipated Things To Expect From The Game Awards 2020

Presenters

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One of the more underappreciated things about this great award show is the presenters that are called on to host the show. Every year, the people behind the Game Awards call upon all sorts of iconic gaming presences, voice actors, and celebrities, and it must be said that they certainly liven up the show. In the last few years, we got some pretty awesome presenters, like Christopher Judge and Sunny Suljic, the voice actors of Kratos and Atreus respectively from the God of War franchise. We also got Vin Diesel and Michelle Rodriguez from the Fast & Furious franchise, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan, and many more.

This year, the presenters are once again expected to be great and to liven up the show. We’ve already received official confirmation about a few of them, including DC’s Wonder Woman Actress Gal Gadot, Marvel’s Captain Marvel Actress Brie Larson, and more. Stephen A. Smith, the highly popular sports presenter, and Swedish Chef, the highly lovable Muppet, will also be two of the presenters. These 4 have been confirmed so far, and we’ll get to see many more during the event as well.

Reveals

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Speaking of things that we’re going to get to see during the Game Awards 2020, you can definitely expect some trailers for highly awaited games as well as reveals for new games and DLC for existing ones. These reveals are definitely one of the best parts of the show which gets people so excited about it in the first place. One thing that we’re likely to see during the Game Awards 2020 is Elden Ring itself, which is one of the most awaited games in the world right now. We’re also likely to see a few new characters that might be added to Smash Bros Ultimate in the coming months, as we also got to see during last year’s event.

Another thing which we could possibly see during the event is a more in-depth trailer for God of War: Ragnarok. This is a bit more unlikely than the rest though. The game was announced back in September of 2020, which wasn’t exactly very long ago. That’s why it’s a bit less likely we’ll be seeing a trailer, but one can certainly hope. But when it comes down to it, there’s a lot of potentials when it comes to possible reveals. We, along with many other players, certainly can’t wait to see what said reveals will be when the award show finally takes place.

Orchestra

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Another awesome thing about the Game Awards is the orchestra which they’ve been hosting for the last couple of events. This orchestra features a beautifully complied mix of the best tracks from all the game of the year award nominees, and fans absolutely loved it. Given all the highly positive public reviews for these orchestras, there’s almost not a doubt that we’ll be seeing another one this time too. One of the main reasons why that’s so exciting is because all the game of the year award nominees has some absolutely amazing music in their soundtrack, especially DOOM: Eternal, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us 2, and Hades.

The Game of the Year Award Winner

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By far the most exciting thing about the Game Awards each and every year is the Game of the Year award itself. There are awards in all sorts of different categories, but this is the one that players are most excited for without a doubt. This is especially true this year, as there have been many amazing releases this year. The nominees are filled with absolutely amazing games, and they’re definitely isn’t a clear winner this time around. You can’t say for sure who’ll win at all, as there are just such great options to choose from.

There’s the most controversial pick of them all, PlayStation exclusive The Last of Us 2, which also won Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joysticks. There’s also another absolutely amazing PlayStation exclusive among the nominees, Ghost of Tsushima. GoT is the best-selling original PS4 exclusive ever and is arguably the people’s favorite among all the nominees. There’s DOOM: Eternal which is highly regarded as the greatest first-person shooter of all time when it comes to campaigns thanks to its amazing gameplay. On top of this, DOOM: Eternal also has a killer soundtrack, a very intriguing storyline, and lots of different weapons and mechanics for players to enjoy over and over again.

There’s the faithful remake for Final Fantasy 7 which was bound to be nominated. People had very high hopes for this remake, and it definitely lived up to the hype. All Final Fantasy fans loved to relive the classic experience in modern graphics, and the game even attracted many newer players to the franchise. Then there’s also Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a very calming and addicting experience which is also the highest selling new game of 2020 by a landslide.

Lastly, there is the dark horse Hades, which could end up being a surprise winner. The indie game features a very unique set of gameplay mechanics, a branching storyline that is filled with mysteries for players to uncover, highly addicting gameplay, and much more. In short, there have been many amazing games out this year, and these are arguably the best of the bunch. There’s definitely not a clear winner which you can expect to take the award home.