Video game broadcaster Geoff Keighley is unveiling The Game Awards 2014 as the première show for big game announcements and awards in the game industry. The show will replace the decade-old VGAs, which Keighley previously hosted as a glitzy, Hollywood-style awards event where the game industry anointed its rock star developers.
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SpikeTV was the longtime host of the show, but it pulled out this year. Now Keighley will be the producer of a new show, which promises to be equally glitzy and includes the support of the biggest companies in the hardcore gaming business. The show will take place on Dec. 5 starting at 6 pm at the Axis Theater in Las Vegas.
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