The Game Awards 2025 countdown: Start time for all regions

The Game Awards 2025 is right around the corner, bringing together developers, publishers, and players from around the world. For those who may not know, this annual ceremony celebrates the best games of the year across multiple categories, while also revealing major world premieres in between.

For those wondering, the opening ceremony of TGA begins on December 11, 2025, at 7:30 pm Eastern Time. On that note, here is the exact start time for all regions followed by a live countdown.

The Game Awards 2025: Start date and times for all regions

The Game Awards 2025 will begin with an opening ceremony, followed by the main show with new game reveals, developer appearances, and category winners. The founder and host of the show, Geoff Keighley, has confirmed that the event will be livestreamed in 4K at 60 FPS on YouTube, and in 2K resolution on Twitch.

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The winners are determined by both votes and jury voting. The last date and time to vote for your favourite titles is December 10, 2025, at 9 pm Eastern Time. This means that the very last minute of votes, even after the event has officially started broadcasting, is counted as well.

As mentioned before, the event starts at December 11, 2025, at 7:30 pm Eastern Time. Here's the converted time for major regions:

Time Zone	Date and Time
Pacific Time (PT)	December 11, 2025, at 4:30 pm
Mountain Time (MT)	December 11, 2025, at 5:30 pm
Central Time (CT)	December 11, 2025, at 6:30 pm
Eastern Standard Time (EST)	December 11, 2025, at 7:30 pm
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT/UTC)	December 12, 2025, at 12:30 am
Eastern European Time (EET)	December 12, 2025, at 2:30 am
Moscow Standard Time (MSK)	December 12, 2025, at 3:30 am
Indian Standard Time (IST)	December 12, 2025, at 6 am
China Standard Time (CST)	December 12, 2025, at 8:30 am
Japan Standard Time (JST)	December 12, 2025, at 9:30 am
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)	December 12, 2025, at 11:30 am
New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT)	December 12, 2025, at 1:30 pm

The Game Awards 2025 live countdown

If you are still not sure about the exact start time, here's a live countdown timer for you. The opening ceremony will begin when the counter reaches zero:

That's everything you need to know about The Game Awards 2025 start date and time.

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Edited by Harshit Singh