Taking place live on Thursday 10 December, The Game Awards 2020 is a free digital livestream event that will be available across more than 45 global video platforms.

“Being a part of The Game Awards is truly a wonderful experience, and I’m thrilled to again be celebrating the incredible games of 2020,” said Balfe. “There is nothing quite like music in video games and with the phenomenal talents from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, I look forward to bringing the scores from this year’s ground-breaking titles to viewers around the world from the legendary Abbey Road Studios.”

The Game Awards will air live in 4K UHD from Hollywood, California, with special segments from other locations around the world, including Abbey Road Studios. As the home to landmark recordings from artists including The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kanye West and Brockhampton, some of the biggest movie scores of the last 40 years, together with pioneering advancements in music technology including spatial audio, Abbey Road was selected as the ideal location for The Game Awards’ virtual broadcast.

Abbey Road Studios' manager Fiona Gillott added: “From Halo 5, Call of Duty and Final Fantasy to Ghost of Tsushima and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, we’ve been thrilled to help create a more immersive experience and add the drama and atmosphere to some of the best in-game action of recent years. So it’s brilliant to be able to welcome back Lorne Balfe and play host to The Game Awards 2020.”

The nominations for this year’s The Game Awards will be announced at 9am PT on 18 November via The Game Awards’ official Twitch, YouTube and Twitter channels. Following the announcement, fans will also be able to help choose the winners in all categories via authenticated online voting on The Game Awards’ website.

The Game Awards bring together game creators, esports athletes, digital influencers, fans and Hollywood for a night of awards, exclusive game world premieres, new game announcements and musical performances that celebrate gaming. The Awards air live and free across more than 45 digital video networks and globally on more than 30 digital networks in countries including China and India.

Discover more by heading to The Game Awards website.