The Game Awards 2022 will be shorter and will have fewer big game reveals than in previous years, according to host and executive producer Geoff Keighley. Since the event began in 2014, The Game Awards has been associated with some of the gaming industry's biggest video game announcements. But in doing so, The Game Awards has also grown longer and longer. It seems that Keighley's decided to scale back this year's show, in all regards.

The Game Awards' reputation as a home for major video game announcements has led to an incredible level of popularity. In 2021, over 85 million livestreams viewed the show. But including its 30-minute pre-show, The Game Awards 2021 also ran for an exhausting 3 hours and 42 minutes. Not only were viewers and audience members tired, but depending on where game announcements were shown during the event viewership for a trailer could sway tens of millions up and down.

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Speaking during a recent Twitter Spaces broadcast, Keighley provided an update on preparations for this year's The Game Awards. During this livestream, he confirmed that this year's show has been "cut back pretty significantly" with regard to length. He doesn't provide an estimate on how long the show will be this year, but given last year's nearly 4-hour runtime it shouldn't be difficult to improve.

Keighley also confirmed that, as would make sense for a much shorter show, there will be fewer game announcements and reveals. He says that there will be "fewer games, fewer big games" during the event. While this may simply be due to the show's shorter length, Keighley does go on to insinuate it could be in an effort to put more focus on the awards. He mentions, "You know, people always debate about are they presenting enough."

Just because the show is shorter and will have fewer game reveals than usual doesn't mean it won't have plenty to look forward to. Keighley says that the show has "some really great announcements," coming from some "really amazing studios around the world." No teasers or clues for what's to be shown were revealed, but a lack of announcements hasn't been one of The Game Awards' more significant criticism over the years.

What's in store for The Game Awards 2022 has been kept unusually secret this year. Very few games have been fully confirmed. The shift to a shorter program could be a reason why, as Keighley tries to make The Game Awards a more focused show with less filler. Still, for a show that's been very successful doing what it's done previously, the decision is a shock, to say the least. The Game Awards 2022 airs on December 8, with its pre-show starting at 7:30 PM ET.

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