The Game Awards announces 13 time-limited Steam demos

The Game Awards has announced a digital spin-off event called The Game Festival.

It will enable PC players to sample Steam demos of 13 unreleased games, including System Shock, for a limited period coinciding with the annual awards show.

Demos will be playable for 48 hours beginning today at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm UK.

“Let’s face it: Not everyone can attend a physical trade show or consumer event,” said The Game Awards executive producer Geoff Keighley.

“The Game Festival is designed from the ground-up as an event without barriers, extending the benefits of a physical event to the global gaming community that watches The Game Awards.”

The Game Awards 2019 will be held tonight at 5.30pm PT / 8.30pm ET / 1.30am December 13 UK.

The nominees for the Game Awards were announced in November, with Death Stranding up for eight prizes and Control up for seven.

Around 10 new games will be announced at The Game Awards, including a new story driven title set in the League of Legends universe.

This year’s event will also include a fresh look at Gears of War’s real time strategy spin-off, Gears Tactics, which is in development for PC and Xbox.