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Geoff Keighley’s Happy Holiday Game-a-palooza, also known as The Game Awards (but that’s less fun), kicks off Thursday, December 7th, at 7:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT.

There will be a lot of advertisements for games, awards will occasionally be doled out, the words “World Premiere” will flash on the screen a bunch, and Geoff will pal around with his gaming friends before — by god, it’s Hideo Kojima with a steel chair!

Beyond the general announcements, teases, and stealth drops, this year is a bit different in terms of expectations for The Game Awards.

There have been, at last count, around 7,000 people laid off from the industry, from smaller, indie studios to the major publisher-owned outfits.

Keighley’s also been pressured by a cohort of The Game Awards’ Future Class members to address the Israel-Hamas war.

In an open letter signed by Future Class members past and present, they urged The Game Awards and Keighley to “express support for the protection of Palestinian human rights [and to] call for a long term ceasefire before any more civilian lives are unjustly taken.” Whether Keighley addresses either topic will ensure the 2023 Game Awards will be a topic of hot conversation.

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