The Game Awards 2023 countdown time - when does it start?

The Game Awards is fast approaching, and everyone is rightly wondering when exactly they need to tune in. So if you want to know when The Game Awards 2023 starts in your timezone, fear not, because we've got you covered.

The Game Awards is the last big event of the gaming calendar, and it always comes with exciting reveals, major celebrations, and memes a-plenty. We've already had a whole host of leaks and new content, both with the earlier-than-planned reveal of the GTA 6 trailer, and Ubisoft dropping their brand-new alien adventure, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

But even with all that excitement, The Game Awards 2023 is sure to top it off with new game trailers and well-deserved accolades. The ceremony is due to take place in Los Angeles, California, so for those of us outside the United States, the start times will differ locally.

The Game Awards 2023 - when does it start?

Check out the handy countdown timer below, where we show you exactly how long you've got to wait until the ceremony kicks off.

This year, The Game Awards kicks off at 00:30 am GMT on December 8, and is slated to run for about 4 hours, meaning it will finish sometime around 4:30 am GMT. So gaming fans in the U.K. and Europe will have to burn a fair amount of midnight oil to tune in. We've listed out a few more time zones below, so you can be sure to set your alarms accordingly.

Local start times for The Game Awards 2023:

• 00:30 am - Greenwich Mean Time
• 01:30 am - Central European Time
• 08:30 am - China Standard Time
• 09:30 am - Korean/Japanese Standard Time
• 11:30 am - Australian Eastern Daylight Time
• 16: 30 pm - Pacific Time (United States)
• 19:30 pm - Eastern Time (United States)

We're sure the evening will be full of surprises, and some things we've already come to expect, like the highly-anticipated release of Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox. Be sure to check back with us, as we'll be covering the events of the evening and detailing every gong and reveal!