Si sono conclusi i The Game Awards 2021 e tra annunci videoludici di tutto rispetto, come il nuovo gioco di Star Wars, e trailer di film e serie tv come quelli di Sonic 2 e Halo, anche quest’anno l’evento è arrivato al termine, non senza colpi di scena. Dopo una serie di critiche e polemiche legate alle nomination, soprattutto quelle per il Gioco dell’Anno.
Alla fine di tutto, il premio del GOTY dei The Game Awards è andato a It Takes Two, gioco multiplayer che negli scorsi mesi, soprattutto su piattaforme come Twitch, ha monopolizzato i discorsi del web e le live, grazie ad una narrativa leggera ma divertente e, soprattutto, una serie di innovazioni e trovate di gameplay che hanno veramente affascinato i giocatori. A completare il quadro, la meccanica di co-op fondamentale e portante di tutto il gioco.
Di seguito, tutte le categorie e i vincitori di questi The Game Awards.
Game of the Year
- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
- Metroid Dread – MercurySteam/Nintendo
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
Best Game Direction
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
- It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Returnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Narrative
- 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/Square Enix
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive
Best Score and Music
- Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 – Keiichi Okabe
- Cyberpunk 2077 – Marcin Przybylowicz and Piotr T. Adamczyk
- Deathloop – Tom Salta
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques
- The Artful Escape – Johnny Galvatron and Josh Abrahams
Best Audio Design
- 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
Best Performance
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil Village
- Erika Mori as Alex Chen – Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito as Antón Castillo – Far Cry 6
- Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn – Deathloop
- Ozioama Akagha as Juliana Blake – Deathloop
Games for Impact
- Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine/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
Best Ongoing Game
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Call of Duty: Warzone – Raven Software/Activision
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Genshin Impact – miHoYo
Best Indipendent Game
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab
- 12 Minutes – Luís António/Annapurna Interactive
- Death’s Door – Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital
- Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital
- Loop Hero – Four Quarters/Devolver Digital
Best Mobile Game
- 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
Best Community Support
- 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
Best VR/AR Game
- Resident Evil 4 – Armature Studio/Capcom/Oculus Studios
- Hitman 3 – IO Interactive
- I Expect You to Die 2 – Schell Games
- Lone Echo II – Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios
- Sniper Elite VR – Coatsink/Just Add Water/Rebellion Developments
Innovation in Accessibility
- 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
Best Action Game
- 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
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Metroid Dread – MercurySteam/Nintendo
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal/Square Enix
- Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil Village – Capcom
Best Role Playing Game
- Tales of Arise – Bandai Namco
- Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt RED
- Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom
- Scarlet Nexus – Bandai Namco
- Shin Megami Tensei V – Atlus/Sega
Best Fighting Game
- 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
Best Family Game
- 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
Best Sports/Racing Game
- 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
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- 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
Best Multiplayer Game
- 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
Best Debut Indie Game
- 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
Most Anticipated Game
- 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: Breath of the Wild sequel – Nintendo
- Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
Players’ Voice
- 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
Global Gaming Citizens
- The Drag Stream Community
- Deere
- Samira Close
- Kahlief Adams (Spawn on Me)
- Anisa Sanusi (Limit Break)
Best Esports Game
- League of Legends – Riot Games
- Call of Duty – Activision
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
- Dota 2 – Valve
- Valorant – Riot Games
Best Esports Player
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
- Chris “Simp” Lehr
- Heo “ShowMaker” Su
- Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
- Tyson “TenZ” Ngo
Best Esports Team
- Natus Vincere (Counter Strike: Global Offensive)
- DAMWON KIA (League of Legends)
- Atlanta FaZe (Call of Duty)
- Sentinels (Valorant)
- Team Spirit (Dota 2)
Best Esports Coach
- Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
- Airat “Silent” Gaziev
- Andrey “Engh” Sholokhov
- Andrei “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
- James “Crowder” Crowder
Best Esports Event
- 2021 League of Legends World Championship
- The International 10
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021
- PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
- 2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2
Content Creator of the Year
- Dream
- Leslie “Fuslie” Fu
- Alexandre “Gaules” Borba
- Ibai Llanos
- David “TheGrefg” Cánovas
Fonte: The Game Awards
