I The Game Awards 2021 si sono svolti presso il Microsoft Theater, a Los Angeles, il 9 dicembre 2021. L'evento è stato trasmesso in streaming su diversi siti di video sharing, ed è stato presentato dal giornalista canadese Geoff Keighley. La cerimonia è stata vista da oltre 85 milioni di stream.
Durante lo show vi sono state esibizioni musicali degli Imagine Dragons, JID, Darren Korb e Sting oltre alle presenza d'ospiti noti tra cui Reggie Fils-Aimé, Keanu Reeves, Ben Schwartz e Ming-Na Wen.
Deathloop è stato il videogioco ad aver ottenuto più candidature (9) mentre, Forza Horizon 5 ed It Takes Two sono stati i videogiochi ad aver ottenuto più vittorie (3) della cerimonia. Quest'ultimo ha inoltre trionfato nella categoria Videogioco dell'anno.
Candidati e vincitori Le candidature sono state annunciate il 16 novembre 2021. Qualsiasi gioco pubblicato entro il 19 novembre 2021 era idoneo per essere preso in considerazione. I vincitori sono stati determinati tra la giuria (90 percento) e il voto del pubblico (10 percento); quest'ultimo si è tenuto tramite il sito web ufficiale e tramite i social network Facebook e Twitter. L'unica eccezione è stata la categoria Player's Voice che è stata scelta completamente dal pubblico.
Videogiochi It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Resident Evil Village – Capcom Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Warzone – Raven Software / Activision Fortnite – Epic Games Genshin Impact – miHoYo Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine Games / Square Enix Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 – Keiichi Okabe Cyberpunk 2077 – Marcin Przybylowicz e Piotr Adamczyk Deathloop – Tom Salta Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques The Artful Escape – Johnny Galvatron e Josh Abrahams Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Resident Evil Village – Capcom Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Maggie Robertson interprete di Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil Village Erika Mori interprete di Alex Chen – Life Is Strange: True Colors Giancarlo Esposito interprete di Antón Castillo – Far Cry 6 Jason E. Kelley interprete di Colt Vahn – Deathloop Ozioama Akagha interprete di Juliana Blake – Deathloop Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine Games / Square Enix Before Your Eyes – GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov / Finji No Longer Home – Humble Grove / Fellow Traveller Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab Twelve Minutes – Luís António / Annapurna Interactive Death's Door – Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital Loop Hero – Four Quarters / Devolver Digital Genshin Impact – miHoYo Fantasian – Mistwalker League of Legends: Wild Rift – Riot Games Marvel Future Revolution – Netmarble / Marvel Games Pokémon Unite – TiMi Studio / The Pokémon Company Resident Evil 4 – Armature Studio / Capcom / Oculus Studios Hitman 3 – IO Interactive I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar – Schell Games Lone Echo II – Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios Sniper Elite VR – Coatsink / Just Add Water / Rebellion Developments Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games Chivalry II – Torn Banner Studios / Tripwire Interactive Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment Resident Evil Village – Capcom Tales of Arise – Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt RED Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom Scarlet Nexus – Bandai Namco Studios / Tose / Bandai Namco Shin Megami Tensei V – Atlus / Sega Guilty Gear -STRIVE- – Arc System Works Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – CyberConnect2 / Sega Melty Blood: Type Lumina – French Bread / Delightworks Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown – Sega It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts Mario Party Superstars – NDcube / Nintendo New Pokémon Snap – Bandai Namco Studios / The Pokémon Company Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury – Nintendo WarioWare: Get It Together! – Nintendo Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios F1 2021 – Codemasters / EA Sports FIFA 22 – EA Vancouver / EA Sports Hot Wheels Unleashed – Milestone Riders Republic – Ubisoft Age of Empires IV – Relic Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios Evil Genius 2: World Domination – Rebellion Developments Humankind – Amplitude Studios / Sega Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games Knockout City – Velan Studios / Electronic Arts Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom New World – Amazon Games Valheim – Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Studios Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts Destiny 2: Beyond Light – Bungie Fortnite – Epic Games No Man's Sky – Hello Games Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab Sable – Shedworks / Raw Fury The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive The Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller / Dear Villager Valheim – Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Studios Elden Ring – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco God of War Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment The Vale: Shadow of the Crown – Falling Squirrel Halo Infinite – 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo Resident Evil Village – Capcom
eSports/altri League of Legends – Riot Games Call of Duty – Activision Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve Dota 2 – Valve Valorant – Riot Games Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev Chris "Simp" Lehr Heo "ShowMaker" Su Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov Tyson "TenZ" Ngo Natus Vincere (Counter Strike: Global Offensive) DAMWON KIA (League of Legends) Atlanta FaZe (Call of Duty) Sentinels (Valorant) Team Spirit (Dota 2) Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun Airat "Silent" Gaziev Andrey "Engh" Sholokhov Andrei "B1ad3" Horodenskyi James "Crowder" Crowder 2021 League of Legends World Championship The International 10 PGL Major Stockholm 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020 2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters Dream Leslie "Fuslie" Fu Alexandre "Gaules" Borba Ibai Llanos David "TheGrefg" Cánovas The Drag Stream Community Deere Samira Close Kahlief Adams (Spawn on Me) Anisa Sanusi (Limit Break)
Videogiochi con più candidature e premi +Videogiochi che hanno ricevuto più candidatureCandidatureVideogioco9Deathloop6It Takes TwoRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart5Psychonauts 2Resident Evil Village4Forza Horizon 5Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy3The Artful EscapeFar Cry 6Kena: Bridge of SpiritsLife Is Strange: True ColorsMetroid DreadReturnal +Videogiochi che hanno ricevuto più premiPremiVideogioco3Forza Horizon 5It Takes Two2DeathloopFinal Fantasy XIVKena: Bridge of Spirits
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