La cerimonia dei The Game Awards 2021 avrà luogo il prossimo 9 Dicembre e come di consueto anche quest’anno sono state presentate le candidature per i titoli in concorso. Ovviamente il premio più ambito è quello del “Game Of The Year”, riconoscimento conteso tra le sei produzioni che hanno caratterizzato maggiormente la stagione videoludica: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, It Takes Two, Resident Evil Village, Psychonauts 2, Metroid Dread e Deathloop; un elenco che non riserva particolari sorprese rispetto alle previsioni. Di seguito vi riportiamo tutte le categorie dei candidati, suddivisi in base al genere di appartenenza:
Game of The Year
- Resident Evil Village
- Metroid Dread
- Deathloop
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- It Takes Two
Best Game Direction
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Returnal
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Best Art Direction
- Deathloop
- The Artful Escape
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Best Narrative
- Psychonauts 2
- It Takes Two
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Deathloop
Best Audio Design
- Returnal
- Forza Horizon 5
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
- Deathloop
Best Score and Music
- The Artful Escape
- Nier Replicant
- Deathloop
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- It Takes Two
Best Performance
- Maggie Robertson come Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil Village
- Erika Mori come Alex Chen – Life is Strange: True Colors
- Giancarlo Esposito come Anton Castillo – Far Cry 6
- Jason E. Kelley come Colt Vahn – Deathloop
- Ozioma Akagha come Julianna Blake – Deathloop
Best Action Game
- Returnal
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry 2
- Deathloop
- Far Cry 6
Best Action Adventure
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Best Roleplaying
- Scarlet Nexus
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Tales of Arise
- Shin Megami Tensei 5
Best Fighting
- 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 Sim/Strategy
- Age of Empires 4
- Evil Genius 2: World Domination
- Humankind
- Inscryption
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sport/Racing
- FIFA 22
- Forza Horizon 5
- Hot Wheel Unleashed
- Rider Republic
- F1 2022
Best eSports Game
- Call of Duty
- CS:GO
- DOTA 2
- Valorant
- League of Legends
Best Indie
- Death’s Door
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Inscryption
- 12 Minutes
- Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Sable
- The Artful Escape
- The Forgotten City
- Valheim
Best Family
- It Takes Two
- Mario Party Superstars
- New Pokemon Snap
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
- Warioware: Get it Together
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy 14 Online
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Mobile Game
- Genshin Impact
- Fantasian
- Marvel Future Revolution
- League of Legends: Wild Rift
- Pokemon Unite
Best Community Support
- Fortnite
- Destiny 2
- Apex Legends
- Final Fantasy 14 Online
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- Forza Horizon 5
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
- Far Cry 6
Games for Impact
- Before Your Eyes
- Boyfriend Dungeon
- Chicory
- Life is Strange: True Colors
- No Longer Hom
Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
- Starfield