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The Game Awards Scores 40 Different Global Broadcasts

Published Fri, 09 Nov 2018 16:40:01 -0600

Those of us in North America and the U.K. usually don't have to worry about watching The Game Awards as we have so many ways to see it. YouTube, Twitch, AXS, etc. But for those outside of those areas who may not have direct access on the web in their language, watching them can be a pain. Today, the company announced that they have secured 40 different broadcast networks and sources around the globe so that everyone can watch it wherever they can. Below is a list of the sources as provided by the awards group, along with a quote on the achievement. Award nominees will be announced on November 13th.

CHINA: Tencent QQ, EgameQQ, DouYu, Panda TV, BilliBili, Huya, NimoTV, Huomao, Longzhu, Wegame, iQIYI, G-Cores, Quanmin, Zhanqi.tv

SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Bigo Live, Tamago

TAIWAIN: KingKong

KOREA: AfreecaTV, KakaoTV, Naver

GERMANY: RocketBeans

JAPAN: NicoNico, OpenRec

BRAZIL: CubeTV, StreamCraft, UOL Jogos

RUSSIA: GoodGame, VKontakte

"Video games are a common passion around the world, and in 2018, The Game Awards is expanding its distribution to celebrate the power of games in more places than ever before," said Geoff Keighley, creator/executive producer of The Game Awards. "We're also giving gamers even more choice in how they select winners across the web, social media, Alexa Voice, Google Assistant, and for the first time ever, via a Discord server."

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