It Takes Two — Josef Fares’ co-op action-adventure title about a couple going through a divorce — took home the top honour, Game of the Year, at The Game Awards 2021 that took place the evening of Thursday, December 9 in Los Angeles. In his acceptance speech, Fares thanked his Stockholm-based team Hazelight Studios (and dabbled in profanity that would’ve gotten the axe if it was broadcast on regular TV). It Takes Two was tied for most wins at The Game Awards 2021 with the popular and acclaimed racing game Forza Horizon 5 (three apiece) with the latter’s publisher, Xbox Game Studios, emerging as the most successful publisher on the night.A total of 26 video game prizes were awarded at The Game Awards 2021, with 103 publications — including yours truly, Gadgets 360 — making up the voting jury that decided the winners. Save for two categories (Players’ Voice, and Best Esports Game) that were voted on by fans and a select jury, respectively. As always, the awards itself at The Game Awards took a backseat to dozens of reveals, trailers, and news announcements: from PUBG going free-to-play in January 2022 to a trailer for the upcoming Halo TV series, and from a Wonder Woman game from the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor developers to Star Wars: Eclipse from the Heavy Rain team.The Game Awards winners 2021 — the full listThe Game Awards 2021 Game of the YearIt Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA) — WINNERDeathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)Resident Evil Village (Capcom)The Game Awards 2021 Best Game DirectionDeathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda) — WINNERIt Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)The Game Awards 2021 Best NarrativeMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix) — WINNERDeathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix)Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)The Game Awards 2021 Best Art DirectionDeathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda) — WINNERKena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/AnnapurnaThe Game Awards 2021 Best Score and MusicNieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 (Keiichi Okabe, Composer) — WINNERCyberpunk 2077 (Marcin Przybylowicz and Piotr T. Adamczyk, Composers)Deathloop (Tom Salta, Composer)Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Richard Jacques, Composer)The Artful Escape (Johnny Galvatron and Josh Abrahams, Composers)The Game Awards 2021 Best Audio DesignForza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios) — WINNERDeathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)Resident Evil Village (Capcom)Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)The Game Awards 2021 Best PerformanceMaggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil Village — WINNERErika Mori as Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True ColorsGiancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo, Far Cry 6Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn, DeathloopOzioma Akagha as Julianna Blake, DeathloopThe Game Awards 2021 Games for ImpactLife is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix) — WINNERBefore Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games)Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)Chicory (Greg Lobanow, Alexis dean-Jones, Lena Raine, Madeline Berger, A Shell in the Pit/Finji)No Longer Home (Humble Grove, Hana Lee, Cel Davison, Adrienne Lombardo, Eli Rainsberry/Fellow Traveler)The Game Awards 2021 Best Ongoing GameFINAL FANTASY XIV Online (Square Enix) — WINNERApex Legends (Respawn/EA)Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward/Raven/Activision)Fortnite (Epic Games)Genshin Impact (MiHoYo)The Game Awards 2021 Best Indie GameKena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab) — WINNER12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna Interactive)Death’s Door (Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital)Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)Loop Hero (Four Quarters/Devolver Digital)The Game Awards 2021 Best Mobile GameGenshin Impact (MiHoYo) — WINNERFantasian (Mistwalker)League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games)Marvel Future Revolution (Netmarble)Pokemon Unite (TiMi Studios/The Pokemon Company)FINAL FANTASY XIV Online (Square Enix) — WINNERApex Legends (Respawn/EA)Destiny 2 (Bungie)Fortnite (Epic Games)No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)The Game Awards 2021 Best VR/ARResident Evil 4 (Armature Studio/Capcom/Oculus Studios) — WINNERHitman 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)The Game Awards 2021 Innovation in AccessibilityForza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios) — WINNERFar Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft)Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)The Vale: Shadow of the Crown (Creative Bytes Studios/Falling Squirrel)The Game Awards 2021 Best Action GameReturnal (Housemarque/SIE) — WINNERBack 4 Blood (Turtle Rock/WB Games)Chivalry II (Torn Banner Studios/Tripwire Interactive)Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft)The Game Awards 2021 Best Action/Adventure GameMetroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo) — WINNERMarvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)Resident Evil Village (Capcom)The Game Awards 2021 Best Role Playing GameTales of Arise (Bandai Namco) — WINNERCyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)Scarlet Nexus (Bandai Namco)Shin Megami Tensei V (Atlus/Sega)The Game Awards 2021 Best Fighting GameGuilty Gear -Strive- (Arc System Works) — WINNERDemon 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)Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (Sega)The Game Awards 2021 Best Family GameIt Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA) — WINNERMario Party Superstars (NDcube/Nintendo)New Pokémon Snap (Bandai Namco/The Pokémon Company/Nintendo)Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo)WarioWare: Get It Together! (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)The Game Awards 2021 Best Sports/Racing GameForza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios) — WINNERF1 2021 (Codemasters/EA Sports)FIFA 22 (EA Vancouver/EA Sports)Hot Wheels Unleashed (Milestone)Riders Republic (Ubisoft Annecy/Ubisoft)The Game Awards 2021 Best Sim/Strategy GameAge of Empires IV (Relic Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios) — WINNEREvil Genius 2: World Domination (Rebellion Developments)Humankind (Amplitude Studios/Sega)Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver)Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio/Xbox Game Studios)The Game Awards 2021 Best MultiplayerIt Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA) — WINNERBack 4 Blood (Turtle Rock/WB Games)Knockout City (Velan Studios/EA)Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)New World (Amazon Games)Valheim (Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain)The Game Awards 2021 Best Debut Indie GameKena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab) — WINNERSable (Shedworks/Raw Fury)The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna)The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers)Valheim (Iron Gate/Coffee Stain)The Game Awards 2021 Players’ VoiceHalo Infinite (343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios) — WINNERForza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)Metroid Dread (MercurySteam/Nintendo)Resident Evil Village – CapcomThe Game Awards 2021 Best Esports GameLeague of Legends (Riot Games) — WINNERCall of Duty (Activision)Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)DOTA 2 (Valve)Valorant (Riot Games)The Game Awards 2021 Most Anticipated GameElden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) — WINNERGod of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
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