Geoff Keighley revealed The Game Awards 2021 nominations in a Tuesday stream, and Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Resident Evil Village are the Game of the Year hopefuls. Related: PlayStation's Kratos, Ratchet & Clank Are Soccer Stars In TV Commercial
Anticipated titles like BioWare's Mass Effect 4 and Dragon Age 4 made high-profile appearances between the announcements of winners, and this year's Game Awards nominees will likely bookend similarly major reveals. Other games like Ghost of Tsushima, Hades, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons also won recognition at host and organizer Geoff Keighley's previous industry celebration, but the awards themselves have begun to take a backseat to the annual show's real star: game trailers. After going digital-only last year, The Game Awards 2021's in-person event returns to Los Angeles, California's Microsoft Theater on December 9, but viewers will still be able to watch along online as before.Īt The Game Awards 2020, The Last of Us Part II famously swept six categories and won the coveted GOTY award, and the PlayStation exclusive went on to become the most-awarded video game in history during last year's awards season.
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The nominations for The Game Awards 2021's Game of the year award include Metroid Dread and It Takes Two, with the full nominations list being revealed ahead of the December 9 awards show.