The Game Awards 2017

The Game Awards 2017

The Game Awards 2017 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2017. It took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 7, 2017. The event was hosted by Geoff Keighley, and was live streamed around the world across various platforms.

About The Game Awards 2017 in brief

Summary The Game Awards 2017The Game Awards 2017 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2017. It took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 7, 2017. The event was hosted by Geoff Keighley, and was live streamed around the world across various platforms, with 11. 5 million viewers in total watching the event. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won three awards, including Game of the Year and Best Game Direction. Two indie games, Cuphead and Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, also winning three awards each. The show included musical performances from French indie pop band Phoenix and The Game Awards Orchestra, a mixed group consisting of an orchestra and other guest musicians, such as Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates and cellist Tina Guo.

A highlight of the ceremony, noted by several outlets, was a rant given by game director Josef Fares while being interviewed on stage by Keighley to discuss his game, A Way Out. A month before the show, Facebook began presenting a five-part making-of documentary series on it via its Watch video service, known as \”The Road to the Game Awards\”. The show also included trailers from two films, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and The Shape of The Water.