The Game Awards 2025 and December Gaming Showcases – Australian Watch Times

It’s nearly December, which means The Game Awards is right around the corner. Geoff Keighley’s baby, and a cap-off to the year that contains a mix of awards, and plenty of trailers and announcements. It’s also become a period we pair up with other video game showcases, similar ot what happens every June in the Summer Game Fest period, fortunately, without quite as many as June.

Check out the list below for all the video game showcases coming in December. In the comment section, let me know what you hope to see in any of these showcases.

UPLOADVR SHOWCASE – WINTER 2025

UploadVR returns with their second showcase for 2025, focusing on VR/XR games.

• Perth, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 2:00 am AWST
• Eucla, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 2:45 am ACWST
• Darwin, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 3:30 am ACST
• Brisbane, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 4:00 am AEST
• Adelaide, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 4:30 am ACDT
• Melbourne, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 5:00 am AEDT
• Sydney, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 5:00 am AEDT
• Hobart, Australia Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 5:00 am AEDT
• Auckland, New Zealand Sat, 6 Dec 2025 at 7:00 am NZDT

THE GAME AWARDS 2025 [December 12]

The big show — and what many consider the be-all ‘GOTY awarder,’ award— is this show. But a lot come for the trailers, reveals and hype that the show delivers. No matter what you come for, it’s always a big show each year.

• Perth, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 8:30 am AWST
• Eucla, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 9:15 am ACWST
• Darwin, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 10:00 am ACST
• Brisbane, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 10:30 am AEST
• Adelaide, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 11:00 am ACDT
• Melbourne, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 11:30 am AEDT
• Sydney, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 11:30 am AEDT
• Hobart, Australia Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 11:30 am AEDT
• Auckland, New Zealand Fri, 12 Dec 2025 at 1:30 pm NZDT

I’ll update with more shows as I see them, and also with YouTube links to the live shows.