The Game Awards 2026 will have a new window. The gala will be broadcast for the first time on Disney+ on Thursday, December 10 from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with Geoff Keighley at the head of the presentation and a scheduled start for 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. The platform does not remain exclusive: the event maintains its usual signals on YouTube, Twitch, X and TikTok.
The landing at Disney+ makes the ceremony part of the catalog of a company that has been looking at the video game for a long time as a source of series and movies. The gala, in fact, is presented as a showcase of that strategy.
What does landing at Disney+ entail?
Two titles linked to game franchises are already part of the grid. on the one hand, Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation, Adaptation of the title for mobile devices. on the other, Death Stranding Isolations, original anime series that will be seen on Hulu in the United States and at Disney+ internationally.
The Disney+ broadcast will arrive in the United States and selected international markets. It has not been detailed which countries enter that list, nor if the signal will be simultaneous to the rest of the platforms or if there will be some type of geographic restriction.
where can you see and with what scope
Outside of Disney+, the gala retains its usual channels: YouTube, Twitch, X and TikTok, to which are added the streaming partners who have already accompanied the 2025 edition, including the partner platforms in China. The main broadcast is not interrupted in any of them.
The previous edition exceeded 171 million views of live broadcasts on all platforms, a figure that serves as a reference to measure the scope of this delivery.
Ads, prizes and hours for Latin America
Like every year, the ceremony will combine awards ceremony, world premieres of games and live musical performances. Disney has anticipated that there will be announcements and surprises of some of its most anticipated video game titles, although it has not specified which or how many there will be.
The Opening Act starts before the main gala: 18:30 in Mexico City, 19:30 in Colombia and Peru and 21:30 in Argentina and Chile. The nominations will be previously known and, from that moment, the public will be able to vote on the official website of the event.
In the organization, Keighley serves as executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim. Richard Preuss signs the direction, Leroy Bennett’s creative direction and Lara Karchmer’s executive co-production.
With the nominations still pending an announcement, the calendar is clear: on December 10, Keighley returns to lead a gala that this year adds one more screen.
