On December 17, 2026, the fourth edition of the Grand Game Awards will take place; continuing the event’s mission of celebrating excellence across the global video game industry while bringing together players, creators, developers, publishers, and industry professionals.

A Global Celebration of Video Games

Grand Game Awards is an international gaming awards event created to recognize the games, studios, creators, performers, esports talent, and achievements shaping the video game industry. Beyond the ceremony itself, it serves as a launchpad for studios and publishers to unveil upcoming projects, new announcements, trailers, gameplay footage, and major updates to a global gaming audience. The event blends public voting with an international jury, alongside industry guests, creators, media outlets, and gaming communities: celebrating both professional recognition and the voice of players.

Recognizing Excellence Across the Industry

The most recent edition, Grand Game Awards 2025, took place on December 19, 2025, marking a major milestone in the event’s growth. The ceremony delivered more than 38.7 million impressions worldwide and generated over 45,000 day-one views. It received 500,000 public votes and brought together 67 jury members across 45 award categories, showcasing more than 50 games and projects. Coverage came from over 70 media outlets, generating more than 30,000 community posts across social platforms, while the ceremony broadcast simultaneously across 11 platforms to expand its global reach.

A Platform for New Games and Announcements

Showcasing upcoming projects has become a defining feature of Grand Game Awards. The 2025 edition introduced audiences to more than 30 featured projects spanning AAA releases, independent games, new creative concepts, hardware, and upcoming titles: including Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, ROG Xbox Ally, Songs of Silence, Castlebound, Go North, and many more. This showcase reflected the event’s commitment to giving visibility to projects across different regions, genres, production scales, and stages of development.

Further announcements regarding nominees, guests, showcases, jury members, voting, and the full 2026 program will be revealed through official Grand Game Awards channels. So keep an eye on the official website Grand Game Awards and follow Middle East Gamer’s socials and Website for all updates.