The Game Awards has officially announced its cutoff dates for 2026 nominations, and Grand Theft Auto 6 is in luck. To the surprise of some, Grand Theft Auto 6 will officially be eligible for The Game Awards 2026.
For the last six years, the cutoff date for nominations for that year's Game Awards ceremony has been the third Friday of November. For example, The Game Awards 2019's cutoff date was November 15, 2023's cutoff date was November 17, and last year's Game Awards cutoff date was November 21. But while The Game Awards has stuck to a fairly predictable schedule, there was still uncertainty over whether Grand Theft Auto 6 would make this year's cutoff date. That uncertainty ends today.
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The Game Awards has just updated the FAQ page of its official website. In the section titled 'The Awards Process', the cutoff date for Game Awards 2026 nominations has been confirmed. Any video game made commercially available to the public on or before Friday, November 20 at 9pm PT will be eligible for this year's Game Awards. If Grand Theft Auto 6...
