Deathloop takes the lead in the somewhat disappointing 2021 Game Awards nominations.
As usual, the big man Geoff Keighley unveiled on November 16, 2021 the list of games and personalities nominated for the Game Awards, the end of year ceremony of the tenth art. In a short time, it became an important industry event, this little video game show is less expected for its awards than for its worldwide announcements, almost as imposing as those of E3.
Thus, the Game Awards will take place on the night of December 9 to 10, 2021, and will offer, as in previous years, the possibility for the public to vote via the official website of the event.
However, it must be recognized that in view of its substantial number of categories, we will be a little surprised at the lack of madness of this selection. While the diversity of video games is more impressive than ever, it is somewhat disappointing to see the same games come back in full force (even Cyberpunk 2077…).
Deathloop thus establishes itself as the most present game with eight nominations. The PlayStation exclusivity does not, however, prevent Xbox from competing with several games (including independent) released on Game Pass, such as Forza Horizon 5, Psychonauts 2 or 12 Minutes. Nintendo side, the publisher will especially have to rely on the comeback of Samus Aran in Metroid Dread.
Deathloop, future game of the year?
Best game of the year
Deathloop It Takes Two Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank : Rift Apart Resident Evil Village
Better direction of play
Deathloop It Takes Two Returnal Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank : Rift Apart
Best scenario
Deathloop It Takes Two Life Is Strange : True Colors Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Psychonauts 2
Best artistic direction
The Artful Escape Deathloop It Takes Two Kena : Bridge of Spirits Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank : Rift Apart
Is Ratchet & Clank still the technical slap of the year?
Best Indie Game
12 Minutes Death’s Door Kena : Bridge of Spirits Inscryption Loop Hero
Best Soundtrack
Cyberpunk 2077 Deathloop NieR Replicant Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy The Artful Escape
Best audio design
Deathloop Forza Horizon 5 Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart Resident Evil Village Returnal
Best Performance (Actors and Actresses)
Erika Mori, Life Is Strange : True Colors Giancarlo Esposito, Far Cry 6 Jason E. Kelley, Deathloop Maggie Robertson, Resident Evil Village Ozioama Akagha, Deathloop
Resident Evil Village says hello and bangs the encrusted
Best multiplayer game
Back 4 Blood It Takes Two Knockout City Monster Hunter Rise New World Valheim
Better game tracking
Apex Legends Call of Duty: Warzone Final Fantasy XIV Online Fortnite Genshin Impact
Innovation in accessibility
Far Cry 6 Forza Horizon 5 Marvel’s : Guardians of the Galaxy Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart The Vale : Shadow of the Crown
Games for Impact
Before Your Eyes Boyfriend Dungeon Chicory Life is Strange: True Colors No Longer Home
Back 4 Blood finds its place in the action and multiplayer categories
Better community support
Apex Legends Destiny 2 Final Fantasy XIV Online Fortnite No Man’s Sky
Best mobile game
Fantasian Genshin Impact League of Legends: Wild Rift MARVEL Future Revolution Pokémon Unite
Best AR / VR Game
Hitman 3 I Expect You To Die 2 Lone Echo II Resident Evil 4 Sniper Elite VR
Best action game
Back 4 Blood Chivalry II Deathloop Far Cry 6 Returnal
Returnal, the outsider who has his chances
Best Action / Adventure Game
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank : Rift Apart Resident Evil Village
Best RPG
Cyberpunk 2077 Monster Hunter Rise Scarlet Nexus Shin Megami Tensei V Tales of Arise
Best fighting game
Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles Guilty Gear -Strive- Melty Blood: Type Lumina Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Virtua Fighter 5 : Ultimate Showdown
Best family game
It Takes Two Mario Party : Superstars New Pokémon Snap Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury WarioWare : Get It Together!
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Best racing game
F1 2021 FIFA 22 Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels Unleashed Riders Republic
Best simulation / strategy game
Age of Empires IV Evil Genius 2: World Domination Humankind Inscryption Microsoft Flight Simulator
Most anticipated game
Elden Ring God of War Ragnarök Horizon Forbidden West The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild 2 Starfield
Best Content Creator
Dream Fuslie Gauls Ibai TheGrefg
If Forza Horizon 5 doesn’t have the award for best racing game, nothing is going well
Best eSport game
Call of Duty CS:GO DOTA2 League of Legends Valuing
Best eSport Athlete
Chris “Simp” Lehr Pig “ShowMaker” Su Magomed « Collapse » Khalilov Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev Tyson “TenZ” Ngo
Best eSport team
Atlanta FaZe (COD) DWG KIA (LOL) Born to win (CS:GO) Sentinels (Valuet) Team Spirit (DOTA2)
Best eSport coach
Airat “Silent” Gaziev Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi James “Crowder” Crowder Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
Best eSport Event
2021 League of Legends World Championship PGL Major Stockholm 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020 The International 2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
It therefore remains to wait for the votes to open. For our part, our very enthusiastic test of Metroid Dread, or that of Forza Horizon 5 should lead us to have some foals.
Is Ratchet & Clank still the technical slap of the year?
Resident Evil Village says hello and bangs the encrusted
Back 4 Blood finds its place in the action and multiplayer categories
Returnal, the outsider who has his chances
The surprising Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy comes to avenge the failure of the Avengers
If Forza Horizon 5 doesn’t have the award for best racing game, nothing is going well
