The video game industry is getting ready to celebrate its top achievements at the annual Game Awards,

an award show dedicated to honoring the very best in game design, storytelling, music, and more in gaming.

The show, now in its 11th year, has grown into a major spectacle, drawing millions of viewers from around the world to see which of their favorite games will win any awards.

Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown has more for our arts and culture series, Canvas.

And the game of the year is Balders Gate 3.

In just over a decade, the game awards have evolved into one of the biggest entertainment events of the year.

The show, often described as the Oscars of gaming, celebrates writers, performers, and the latest technology shaping the industry.

And it's not just game developers taking the stage.

We are all trying to tell a story.

Film, television, and music stars have all been drawn in.

Often called on to present awards, promote upcoming big budget titles,

and even showcase games they are helping create.

Major entertainment figures like El Fanning, Kianu Reeves, Snoop Dog,

and Jordan Peel are now acting in and producing games.

Every dog has his day. And the line between gaming and film and TV grows more porous. Think

The Last of Us, which started as a video game and then became an HBO series.

Or the film adaptation of the popular survival game, Minecraft, one of the highest grossing

movies of this year.

While action or shoot-em-up type games still get plenty of attention, other genres are

pulling in large audiences, such as slice of life

role-playing games like Consume Me, where you play as a teen struggling with the pressures

of dieting. Or expelled, where you attempt to solve a mystery in a 1920s British boarding school.

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