The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22).

Summit, and was co-hosted by Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News, and Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller.

[1][2] "Role-Playing Game of the Year" dropped the "Massively Multiplayer" part of the category's title.

[3] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won the most awards, including "Game of the Year", while Horizon Zero Dawn received the most nominations.

Genyo Takeda, former CEO and long-time Special Corporate Advisor of Nintendo, received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".