The Game Awards 2021 Nominations just got released and fans are already excited about it. On 16th Dec 2021, Geoff Keighley, who is a video game journalist, shared a tweet about the nominations. He shared the nominations will include 103 different games. And fans are wondering which games this nominations list will include.
Because 103 is a significant amount of games, all these games must have met certain criteria to qualify to be nominated.
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The gamesawards streamed the nominations for The Game Awards 2021 and it had some of the best gaming titles of 2021. The entire event took place at the Microsoft Theater, and Geoff Keighley was the official host for the event. He also shared that it’s going to be exciting when The Game Awards 2021 takes place at the Microsoft Theater with a live audience on 9th Dec 2021.
Tomorrow morning *103* different games, individuals and events will be recognized with nominations at #TheGameAwards
We sometimes all focus on the BIG games, but dig a little deeper into the other games on the list — I hope you discover something new to play.
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 16, 2021
Let’s have a look at some of the nominations below.
The Game Awards 2021: Nominations
Nominees for the best multiplayer game:
- Back 4 Blood
- Knockout city
- Monster Hunter Rise
- New World
- It Takes Two
- Valheim
Nominees for the best ongoing game:
- Apex Legends
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Genshin Impact
- Fortnite
Nominees for the best art direction:
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
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Nominees for the best action games:
- Back 4 Blood
- Chivalry II
- Deathloop
- Farcry 6
- Returnal
Nominees for the best role-playing game:
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Scarlet Nexus
- Shin Megami Tensei V
- Tales of Arise
Nominees for the most anticipated game presented by prime gaming:
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Starfield
Nominees for the best sports/racing game:
- F1 2021
- FIFA 2022
- Hot Wheels Unleashed
- Forza Horizon 5
- Riders Republic
Nominees for the best Esports:
- Call of Duty
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Valorant
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Nominees for the game of the year:
- Deathloop
- It Takes Two
- Metroid Dread
- Psychonauts 2
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
These are some of the most popular categories and their nominations. However, these categories are just the tip of the iceberg. The entire 19 minutes video features some more categories for nominations like best performance, best score & music, best audio design, and much more.
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