The Game Awards will stream live on Disney+ for the first time on Thursday, December 10, and Disney is using the show for its own games. In a press release published today, Disney+ says “viewers can expect major announcements and surprises from some of Disney’s most anticipated titles in gaming.”
Disney did not name a single game. The one fans expect most is the third Star Wars Jedi game from Respawn, and there is a real reason for that beyond wishful thinking.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on December 10 and stays on YouTube and Twitch
The broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, 4:30 p.m. PT, live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Disney+ will also carry it in select international markets, though the release does not list which ones.
Nothing is being taken away. The Game Awards says every streaming partner from last year returns, including YouTube, Twitch, X and TikTok. The 2025 show reached more than 171 million livestreams across those platforms.
Disney frames the deal as part of a growing slate of gaming programming on its services, alongside Disney Twisted-Wonderland: The Animation and the upcoming anime series Death Stranding Isolations.
Star Wars Jedi 3 is reportedly far along and due to be announced soon
Disney has not confirmed any game for the show, so treat every title here as an expectation. Star Wars Jedi 3 leads the list because of what Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier said on October 30: Respawn’s third Jedi game “is far in development” and “should be officially announced soon.” We covered that in our report on why EA shut BioWare to make Star Wars Battlefront III.
The show lands six weeks after that report, on the biggest stage in games, with Disney promising “major announcements.” That is why Jedi 3 was the first name fans reached for when the news spread today. Star Wars also has form at this show. Last year’s Game Awards revealed both Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Galactic Racer.
Kingdom Hearts 4 and Marvel games are the other names fans are guessing
Disney’s catalogue of licensed games in development is long, and fans are already working through it. Kingdom Hearts 4 comes up as often as Jedi 3 does, with Marvel’s upcoming games close behind. A few are bracing for something smaller. As one Reddit commenter put it: “Watch it be another update for Disney Dreamlight Valley.”
Nominees for this year’s awards have not been announced yet. Voting opens on the show’s website once they are.
