The Game Awards Were a Test of Endurance and a Peek Into the Future

The Game Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, on Dec. 9. — The Game Awards 2021 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, on Dec. 9.
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By Jason Schreier

December 10, 2021 at 8:48 PM UTC

Hi everyone, it’s Jason. I’m here in Los Angeles this week for the most popular awards show in gaming. But first…

Hundreds of people from the video game industry and the press flocked to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday night for the Game Awards, an annual event that’s sort of like the Oscars — if Hollywood’s big event replaced 75% of its awards with trailers for future films.