Photo from @thegameawards Twitter
The Game Awards 2021 is the first Game Awards back, with fans in attendance since the start of the Pandemic. There have been so many great games this year. Games like Resident Evil 8, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Deathloop, and It Takes Two dominate the nomination lists. As per usual, the game awards will announce and reveal many upcoming games.
The reveals packed quite a punch at this year’s game awards. You can see all the games shown below:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Homeworld 3
- Tunic
- The Expanse: A Telltale Game
- The King of Fighters XV
- Babylon Fall
- Monster Hunter: Rise – Sunbreak
- Thirsty Suitors
- Evil West
- Have A Nice Death
- Planet Oflana
- Persona 4: Arena Ultimax (On PS4, Switch, and Steam)
- Hellblade 2: Senua’s Saga
- Star Wars: Eclipse
- Lost Ark
- Wonder Woman
- Alan Wake 2
- Horizon Forbidden West (New Footage)
- PC Game Pass
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
- Slitterhead
- Nightingale
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
- Somerville
- Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
- Sonic Frontiers
- Warhammer Vermintide: Warrior Priest
- Tchia
- Suicide Squad: The Game
- Forspoken (New Trailer)
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Saints Row (New Trailer)
- DUNE: Spice Wars
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (New Trailer)
- Among Us VR
- Steel Rising
- Metal Hellsinger
- Rocket League Side Swipe
- Google Play Games on PC
- Star Trek Resurgence
- Rumbleverse
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Dying Light 2 (New Trailer)
- Crossfire
- Vampire: Blood Hunt
- GTFO 1.0
- Chorvs
- Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
- Elden Ring
- Synced: Off-Planet
- ARC Raiders
- The Matrix Awakens
The Game Awards big reveals were not only games but movies too. The first movie reveal is the brand new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. You can see the trailer below:
https://twitter.com/SonicMovie/status/1469119285624643588
The second reveal came when legendary game designer Hideo Kojima appeared to introduce the new movie, Nightmare Alley starring Bradley Cooper. You can see the new trailer below:
https://twitter.com/thegameawards/status/1469129432384229377
There was one more type of reveal, and it was for a tv show. Out of nowhere, the trailer for the Halo show that Steven Spielberg directs appeared on the screen. Check it out below:
BREAKING: We finally have our first in-depth look at the Halo TV show! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/4BAjGizbub
— GameSpot (@GameSpot) December 10, 2021
The Game Awards have awards for everything to do with gaming, from E-Sports to the best of the year. Check out all the awards, their nominees, and the winners below:
Games for Impact
Life Is Strange: True Colors – Winner
Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
No Longer Home
Best E-Sports Athlete
Simple – Winner
Collapse
Showmaker
Tenz
Simp
Best E-Sports Team
Natus Vincere – Winner
DWG Kia
Team Spirit
Atlanta Faze
Sentinels
Best E-Sports Coach
Kkoma – Winner
B1AD3
Crowder
Silent
Engh
Best Audio Design
Forza Horizon 5 – Winner
Deathloop
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil 8
Returnal
Best Independent Game
Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Winner
12 Minutes
Death’s Door
Inscryption
Loop Hero
Best Performance
Maggie Robertson (Resident Evil 8) – Winner
Erika Mori (Life Is Strange True Colors)
Giancarlo Esposito (Far Cry 6)
Jason Kelley (Deathloop)
Ozioma Akahaga (Deathloop)
Best Action Game
Returnal – Winner
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry 2
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Best Art Direction
Deathloop – Winner
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape
Players Voice
Halo Infinite – Winner
Forza Horizon 5
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Resident Evil 8
Best RPG Game
Tales of Arise – Winner
CyberPunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Best Score & Music
Nier Replicant – Winner
CyberPunk 2077
Deathloop
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape
Content Creator of the Year
Dream – Winner
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
The GrefG
Best Multiplayer Game
It Takes Two – Winner
Knockout City
Back 4 Blood
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
Valheim
Best Mobile Game
Genshin Impact – Winner
Fantasian
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel Future Revolution
Pokemon Unite
Best Narrative
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Winner
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life Is Strange: True Colors
Psychonauts 2
Best Action/Adventure Game
Metroid Dread – Winner
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil 8
Best Ongoing Game
Final Fantasy XIV Online – Winner
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Genshin Impact
Fortnite
Innovation in Accessibility
Forza Horizon 5 – Winner
Far Cry 6
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: The Shadow of the Crown
Best Game Direction
Deathloop – Winner
It Takes Two
Returnal
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Best E-Sports Game
League of Legends – Winner
Call of Duty
Counter Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA 2
Valorant
Best Family Game
It Takes Two – Winner
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokemon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Warioware: Get It Together!
Best Fighting Game
Guilty Gear -Strive- – Winner
Demon Slayer
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Age of Empires IV – Winner
Evil Genius 2
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best VR/AR Game
Resident Evil 4 VR – Winner
Hitman 3
I Expect You To Die 2
Lone Echo II
Sniper Elite VR
Most Anticipated Game
Elden Ring – Winner
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Starfield
Game of the Year
It Takes Two – Winner
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Psychonauts 2
Resident Evil 8
Metroid Dread
Deathloop
It was a fitting end to The Game Awards. On a night where they highlighted rising creators, and a look to the future, a creator and his small team that built his game from the ground up took the top award amid massive contenders. Deathloop, It Takes Two, and Forza Horizon 5 finished as the top winners of the night, winning three awards each.
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