The Game Awards 2018 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2018. As with previous Game Awards, the event was hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 6, 2018. God of War won three awards, including for game of the year, while Red Dead Redemption 2 won the most overall awards with four. It was live streamed on over 40 platforms worldwide, with 26 million viewers in total. In addition to the awards, several new games were revealed during the event.
| Name | Type | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Zimmer | Musical Guest | "The Game Awards Theme Song" | |
| Harry Gregson-Williams | Musical Guest | "The Game Awards Theme Song" | |
| Geoff Keighley | Host | Host | |
| Bill Barretta | Guest Star | Presenter for Best Indie Game (as Pepe the King Prawn) | |
| Tyler Blevins | Guest Star | Presenter for Best Indie Game (as Ninja) | |
| Jeff Kaplan | Guest Star | Presenter for Game of the Year |