The Game Awards 2026 expands its live stream to Roblox and Disney+

The Game Awards 2026 is expanding its live stream to Roblox and Disney+ on December 10, 2026, from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, adding the two services to YouTube, Twitch and the other platforms that carried the 2025 ceremony.

Only users 18 and older can attend the virtual watch party inside Roblox and watch the entirety of The Game Awards 2026 there. Roblox requires age verification, so players must confirm they are 18 or older to join the December 10 stream. Those who qualify can view the whole show as it airs, spanning premieres, announcements, awards and musical performances, and they can vote, interact with other viewers and claim virtual merchandise at The Block. Beebom called the limit surprising because Roblox’s audience is dominated by younger players, and the merchandise’s appearance and how the interactive elements will work have not been disclosed; more details on the Roblox experience are expected closer to December 10.

Roblox will host an external awards show livestream for the first time when the ceremony broadcasts from The Block on December 10. The Block is Roblox’s virtual event venue and has hosted the Roblox Innovation Awards and music experiences featuring Billie Eilish, The Rolling Stones and Stray Kids. Beebom compared the plan to the Fortnite The Game Awards 2025 celebration, in which players on a dedicated interactive island chose the top creator-made island of that year. Roblox recently hosted the Roblox Innovation Awards 2026, which included a Voting Hub and gave free items to participants who voted.

Official category voting will happen ahead of the ceremony through The Block, while fan-based award voting opens immediately after the Nov. 17 Nomination Special ends. Voting in all categories opens on www.thegameawards.com once the nominees are announced. The Nomination Special will livestream on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, at 9 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. EST on YouTube and Twitch, with Geoff Keighley announcing nominees including Game of the Year. In past years, the special has run around 10 minutes, with Game of the Year nominees usually revealed at the very end.

The ceremony takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 10, 2026, starting at 4:30 p.m. PST / 7:30 p.m. EST with a traditional 30-minute pre-show. Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim executive produce, with Richard Preuss as director, LeRoy Bennett as creative director and Lara Karchmer as co-executive producer.

Polygon reported that more platforms than ever will carry The Game Awards 2026, including YouTube, Twitch, Steam, TikTok Live, X, Kick, Facebook, Instagram Live and Live TV on PS5, alongside Roblox and Disney+. More than 20 platforms in China will carry the show, including Baidu, Bilibili, Douyin, DouYu, Huya, WeChat, Weibo and Xiaohongshu. Regional partners include CHZZK and SOOP for South Korea, NicoNico for Japan, Vidio for Indonesia, Now TV for Hong Kong, mewatch for Singapore, and BIGO LIVE and Likee for Southeast Asia. BroadwayWorld reported that the 2025 edition drew more than 171 million livestreams, and those partners return for 2026.

Disney+ subscribers can stream the ceremony live through the app starting at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. The stream will reach select international markets on December 10, 2026. Disney said viewers can expect major announcements about upcoming gaming projects during the broadcast.

Geoff Keighley announced the expansion on his official X account, describing Disney+ and Roblox as platforms beyond YouTube, Twitch and Facebook and contrasting them with the 2025 show. Disney+ is adding the show to a gaming slate that also includes Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation and DEATH STRANDING ISOLATIONS, which is coming to Hulu in the United States and Disney+ internationally. BroadwayWorld described Disney+ as helping fans reach the video game stories and characters featured on the service.

The Game Awards is the video game industry’s premier awards show and a global celebration of interactive entertainment, first launching in 2014 and bringing together creators, players and fans around awards, premieres, announcements and musical performances. Disney+ is the streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic, along with The Simpsons, and carries Hulu outside the United States.