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 - ARKANE STUDIOS/BETHESDA• IT TAKES TWO - HAZELIGHT STUDIOS/EA
• RETURNAL - HOUSEMARQUE/SIE
• PSYCHONAUTS 2 - DOUBLE FINE/XBOX GAME STUDIOS
• RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART - INSOMNIAC GAMES/SIE
BEST NARRATIVE• DEATHLOOP - ARKANE STUDIOS/BETHESDA
• IT TAKES TWO - HAZELIGHT STUDIOS/EA
• LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS - DECK NINE/SQUARE ENIX
• MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - EIDOS MONTREAL/SQUARE ENIX• PSYCHONAUTS 2 - DOUBLE FINE/XBOX GAME STUDIOS
BEST ART DIRECTION• THE ARTFUL ESCAPE - BEETHOVEN & DINOSAUR/ANNAPURNA
• DEATHLOOP - ARKANE STUDIOS/BETHESDA• KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS - EMBER LAB
• PSYCHONAUTS 2 - DOUBLE FINE/XBOX GAME STUDIOS
• RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART - INSOMNIAC GAMES/SIE
BEST SCORE AND MUSIC• THE ARTFUL ESCAPE - JOHNNY GALVATRON & JOSH ABRAHAMS, COMPOSERS
• CYBERPUNK 2077 - MARCIN PRZYBYLOWICZ, PIOTR T. ADAMCZYK, COMPOSERS
• DEATHLOOP - TOM SALTA, COMPOSER
• MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - RICHARD JACQUES, COMPOSER
• NIER REPLICANT VER.1.22474487139 - KEIICHI OKABE, COMPOSERBEST AUDIO DESIGN• DEATHLOOP - ARKANE STUDIOS/BETHESDA
• FORZA HORIZON 5 - PLAYGROUND GAMES/XBOX GAME STUDIOS• RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART - INSOMNIAC GAMES/SIE
• RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE - CAPCOM
• RETURNAL - HOUSEMARQUE/SIE
BEST PERFORMANCE• ERIKA MORI AS ALEX CHEN - LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS
• GIANCARLO ESPOSITO AS ANTON CASTILLO - FAR CRY 6
• JASON KELLEY AS COLT VAHN - DEATHLOOP
• MAGGIE ROBERTSON AS LADY DIMITRESCU - RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE• OZIOMA AKAGHA AS JULIANNA BLAKE - DEATHLOOP
GAMES FOR IMPACT• BEFORE YOUR EYES - GOODBYEWORLD GAMES/SKYBOUND GAMES
• BOYFRIEND DUNGEON - KITFOX GAMES
• CHICORY: A COLORFUL TALE - GREG LOBANOW, ALEXIS DEAN-JONES, LENA RAINE, MADELINE BERGER, A SHELL IN THE PIT/FINJI
• LIFE IS STRANGE: TRUE COLORS - DECK NINE/SQUARE ENIX• NO LONGER HOME - HUMBLE GROVE, HANA LEE, CEL DAVISON, ADRIENNE LOMBARDO, ELI RAINSBERRY/FELLOW TRAVELER
BEST ONGOING• APEX LEGENDS - RESPAWN/EA
• FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE - SQUARE ENIX• FORTNITE - EPIC GAMES
• GENSHIN IMPACT - MIHOYO
• CALL OF DUTY: WARZONE - INFINITY WARD/RAVEN/ACTIVISION
BEST INDIE• 12 MINUTES - LUIS ANTONIO/ANNAPURNA
• DEATH’S DOOR - ACID NERVE/DEVOLVER DIGITAL
• INSCRYPTION - DANIEL MULLINS GAMES/DEVOLVER
• KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS - EMBER LAB• LOOP HERO - FOUR QUARTERS/DEVOLVER
BEST MOBILE GAME• FANTASIAN - MISTWALKER
• GENSHIN IMPACT - MIHOYO• LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: WILD RIFT - RIOT GAMES
• MARVEL FUTURE REVOLUTION - NETMARBLE
• POKÉMON UNITE - TIMI STUDIOS/THE POKÉMON COMPANY
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT• APEX LEGENDS - RESPAWN/EA
• DESTINY 2 - BUNGIE
• FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE - SQUARE ENIX• FORTNITE - EPIC GAMES
• NO MAN’S SKY - HELLO GAMES
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY• FAR CRY 6 - UBISOFT TORONTO/UBISOFT
• FORZA HORIZON 5 - PLAYGROUND GAMES/XBOX GAME STUDIOS• 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
BEST VR / AR• HITMAN 3 - IO INTERACTIVE
• I EXPECT YOU TO DIE 2 - SCHELL GAMES
• LONE ECHO II - READY AT DAWN/OCULUS STUDIOS
• RESIDENT EVIL 4 - ARMATURE STUDIO/CAPCOM/OCULUS STUDIOS• SNIPER ELITE VR - COATSINK/JUST ADD WATER/REBELLION DEVELOPMENTS
BEST ACTION GAME• BACK 4 BLOOD - TURTLE ROCK/WB GAMES
• CHIVALRY II - TORN BANNER STUDIOS/TRIPWIRE INTERACTIVE
• DEATHLOOP - ARKANE STUDIOS/BETHESDA
• FAR CRY 6 - UBISOFT TORONTO/UBISOFT
• RETURNAL - HOUSEMARQUE/SIEBEST ACTION / ADVENTURE• MARVEL’S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - EIDOS MONTREAL/SQUARE ENIX
• METROID DREAD - MERCURYSTEAM/NINTENDO• PSYCHONAUTS 2 - DOUBLE FINE/XBOX GAME STUDIOS
• RATCHET & CLANK: RIFT APART - INSOMNIAC GAMES/SIE
• RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE - CAPCOM
BEST ROLE PLAYING• CYBERPUNK 2077 - CD PROJEKT RED
• MONSTER HUNTER RISE - CAPCOM
• SCARLET NEXUS - BANDAI NAMCO
• SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI V - ATLUS/SEGA
• TALES OF ARISE - BANDAI NAMCOBEST FIGHTING• DEMON SLAYER -KIMETSU NO YAIBA- THE HINOKAMI CHRONICLES - DEMON SLAYER -KIMETSU NO YAIBA- THE HINOKAMI CHRONICLES
• GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- - ARCSYSTEMWORKS• MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA - FRENCH-BREAD/DELIGHTWORKS
• NICKELODEON ALL-STAR BRAWL - LUDOSITY/FAIR PLAY LABS/GAMEMILL
• VIRTUA FIGHTER 5: ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN - SEGA
BEST FAMILY• IT TAKES TWO - HAZELIGHT STUDIOS/EA• MARIO 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
BEST SIM / STRATEGY• AGE OF EMPIRES IV - RELIC ENTERTAINMENT/XBOX GAME STUDIOS• EVIL GENIUS 2: WORLD DOMINATION - REBELLION DEVELOPMENTS
• HUMANKIND - AMPLITUDE STUDIOS/SEGA
• INSCRYPTION - DANIEL MULLINS GAMES/DEVOLVER
• MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR - ASOBO STUDIO/XBOX GAME STUDIOS
BEST SPORTS / RACING• F1 2021 - CODEMASTERS/EA SPORTS
• FIFA 22 - EA VANCOUER/EA SPORTS
• FORZA HORIZON 5 - PLAYGROUND GAMES/XBOX GAME STUDIOS• HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED - MILESTONE
• RIDERS REPUBLIC - UBISOFT ANNECY/UBISOFT
BEST MULTIPLAYER• BACK 4 BLOOD - TURTLE ROCK/WB GAMES
• KNOCKOUT CITY - VELAN/EA
• IT TAKES TWO - HAZELIGHT STUDIOS/EA• MONSTER HUNTER RISE - CAPCOM
• NEW WORLD - AMAZON GAMES
• VALHEIM - IRON GATE STUDIO/COFFEE STAIN
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR• DREAM• FUSLIE
• GAULES
• IBAI
• GREFG
BEST DEBUT INDIE• THE ARTFUL ESCAPE - BEETHOVEN & DINOSAUR/ANNAPURNA
• THE FORGOTTEN CITY - MODERN STORYTELLER/DEAR VILLAGERS
• KENA: BRIDGE OF SPIRITS - EMBER LAB• SABLE - SHEDWORKS/RAW FURY
• VALHEIM - IRON GATE STUDIO/COFFEE STAIN
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME• ELDEN RING - FROMSOFTWARE/BANDAI NAMCO• GOD OF WAR RAGNARÖK - SONY SANTA MONICA/SIE
• HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST - GUERRILLA/SIE
• THE SEQUEL TO THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD - NINTENDO
• STARFIELD - BETHESDA GAME STUDIOS/BETHESDA
BEST ESPORTS GAME• CALL OF DUTY - ACTIVISION
• COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE - VALVE
• DOTA 2 - VALVE
• LEAGUE OF LEGENDS - RIOT GAMES• VALORANT - RIOT GAMES
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 - COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE• SENTINELS - VALORANT
• TEAM SPIRIT - DOTA2
BEST ESPORTS COACH• AIRAT “SILENT” GAZIEV
• ANDREY “ENGH” SHOLOKHOV
• ANDRII “B1AD3” HORODENSKYI
• JAMES “CROWDER” CROWDER
• KIM “KKOMA” JEONG-GYUNBEST ESPORTS EVENT• 2021 LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP• THE INTERNATIONAL 2021
• PGL MAJOR STOCKHOLM 2021
• PUBG MOBILE GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2020
• VALORANT CHAMPIONS TOUR: STAGE 2 MASTERS
PLAYERS' VOICE• FORZA HORIZON 5 – PLAYGROUND GAMES/XBOX GAME STUDIOS
• HALO INFINITE – 343 INDUSTRIES/XBOX GAME STUDIOS• IT TAKES TWO – HAZELIGHT STUDIOS/ELECTRONIC ARTS
• METROID DREAD – MERCURYSTEAM/NINTENDO
• RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE – CAPCOM
GLOBAL GAMING CITIZENS• THE DRAG STREAM COMMUNITY
• DEERE
• SAMIRA CLOSE
• KAHLIEF ADAMS (SPAWN ON ME)
• ANISA SANUSI (LIMIT BREAK)
