Games industry titan, Geoff Keighley has announced the nominees for his upcoming annual video game awards ceremony - The Game Awards 2021. Arkane Studios’ ‘Deathloop’ leads the pack with a total of nine nominations, followed by ‘Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart’ with six. The co-op platform game, ‘It Takes Two’ has bagged five spots on the list, alongside Double Fine’s ‘Psychonauts 2.’ In addition to these games, ‘Resident Evil Village’ and the recently released ‘Metroid Dread’ complete the nominees for the prestigious Game of the Year award. #TheGameAwards nominations pecial. Here they are: Your nominees for #TheGameAwards in more than 30 categories! Vote Now: And tune in LIVE on Thursday, December 9 to find out who wins! pic.twitter.com/GsSNr1DBoN — The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 16, 2021 The Game Awards is scheduled to kick off on 10 December 2021, at 6:30 am IST, live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The show will be hosted by Geoff Keighley himself, and feature world premieres, live musical performances and orchestra on stage, and special celebrity appearances, all while honouring the winners in each category. This year, the ceremony will house an invite-only in-person audience and showcase nearly 40 to 50 titles. You can vote for your favourite games here. The complete list of categories and nominations for The Game Awards 2021 are as follows: Game of the Year Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda) It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA) Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo) Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE) Resident Evil Village (Capcom) Best Game Direction Deathloop It Takes Two Returnal Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Best Narrative Deathloop It Takes Two Life is Strange: True Colors Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Psychonauts 2 Best Art Direction Deathloop Kena: Bridge of Spirits Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart The Artful Escape Best Score and Music Cyberpunk 2077 Deathloop NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy The Artful Escape Best Audio Design Deathloop Forza Horizon 5 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Resident Evil Village Returnal Best Performance Erika Mori as Alex Chen - Life is Strange: True Colors Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo - Far Cry 6 Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn - Deathloop Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu - Resident Evil Village Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake - Deathloop Best Ongoing Apex Legends Call of Duty: Warzone FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Fortnite Genshin Impact Best Indie 12 Minutes Death’s Door Kena: Bridge of Spirits Inscryption Loop Hero Best Debut Indie Kena: Bridge of Spirits Sable The Artful Escape The Forgotten City Valheim Games for Impact Before Your Eyes Boyfriend Dungeon Chicory Life is Strange: True Colors No Longer Home Best Community Support Apex Legends Destiny 2 FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Fortnite No Man’s Sky Best VR/AR Hitman 3 I Expect You To Die 2 Lone Echo II Resident Evil 4 Sniper Elite VR Best Mobile Game, Presented by Verizon Fantasian Genshin Impact League of Legends: Wild Rift MARVEL Future Revolution Pokemon Unite Best Action Back 4 Blood Chivalry II Deathloop Far Cry 6 Returnal Best Action/Adventure Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Resident Evil Village Best Role Playing Cyberpunk 2077 Monster Hunter Rise Scarlet Nexus Shin Megami Tensei V Tales of Arise 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 Family It Takes Two Mario Party Superstars New Pokémon Snap Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury WarioWare: Get It Together! Best Sports/Racing F1 2021 FIFA 22 Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels Unleashed Riders Republic Best Sim/Strategy Age of Empires IV Evil Genius 2: World Domination Humankind Inscryption Microsoft Flight Simulator Best Multiplayer Back 4 Blood It Takes Two Knockout City Monster Hunter Rise New World Valheim Most Anticipated, Presented by Prime Gaming Elden Ring God of War Ragnarok Horizon Forbidden West Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Starfield Innovation in Accessibility, Presented by Chevrolet Far Cry 6 Forza Horizon 5 Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Content Creator of the Year Dream Fuslie Gaules Ibai TheGrefg Best Esports Game, Presented by Grubhub Call of Duty: Warzone Counter-Strike: Global Offensive DOTA2 League of Legends Valorant Best Esports Athlete Chris “Simp” Lehr Heo “ShowMaker” Su Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev Tyson “TenZ” Ngo Best Esports Team Atlanta FaZe (COD) DWG KIA (LOL) Natus Vincere (CS:GO) Sentinels (Valorant) Team Spirit (DOTA2) Best Esports Coach Airat “Silent” Gaziev Andrey “ENGH” Sholokhov Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi James “Crowder” Crowder Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun Best Esports Event 2021 League of Legends World Championship PGL Major Stockholm 2021 PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020 The International 2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
