At this year’s The Game Awards, Deathloop won Best Game Direction, while actress Maggie Robertson was recognised for her performance in Resident Evil Village.

 

 

As we previously reported, the top prize at The Game Awards 2021 went to It Takes Two. The show, which took place for the eighth time on Thursday, was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The event recognised the best creative and technical achievements in studio and independent video games.

Produced by Electronic Arts (under the EA Originals label) and Swedish game developer Hazelight Studios, It Takes Two explores relationships and divorce with playful humour and a touch of darkness. Director Josef Fares is known in Hollywood for his first feature, Brothers.

The ceremony, hosted by The Game Awards creator and executive producer Geoff Keighley and broadcast live around the world, featured musical acts such as Imagine Dragons and Sting and trailers for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the Halo TV series. Stars such as Ben Schwartz, Giancarlo Esposito, Guillermo del Toro, Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves, Ming-Na Wen and Simu Liu appeared.

Deathloop won Best Game Direction, while Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy was recognised for its outstanding narrative.

The acting category went to Maggie Robertson for her role as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits won Best Indie and Best Debut Indie Game. Life Is Strange: True Colors was the winner in the “Games for Impact” category, which is awarded to thought-provoking titles with a socially friendly meaning or message.

See the complete list of winners below.

Game of the Year

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA) – WINNER
Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
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) – WINNER
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)

Best Ongoing

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online(SQUARE ENIX) – WINNER
Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward/Raven/Activision)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Genshin Impact (MiHoYo)

Best Indie

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab) – WINNER
12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/Annapurna Interactive)
Death’s Door (Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital)
Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
Loop Hero (Four Quarters/Devolver Digital)

Best Debut Indie

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab) – WINNER
Sable (Shedworks/Raw Fury)
The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna)
The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller/Dear Villagers)
Valheim (Iron Gate/Coffee Stain)

Best Narrative

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/SQUARE ENIX) – WINNER
Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Life Is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/SQUARE ENIX)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Best Art Direction

Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda) – WINNER
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna)

Best Score and Music

NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139 (Keiichi Okabe, Composer) – WINNER
Cyberpunk 2077 (Marcin Przybylowicz, Piotr T. Adamczyk, Composers)
Deathloop (Tom Salta, Composer)
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Richard Jacques, Composer)
The Artful Escape (Johnny Galvatron & Josh Abrahams, Composers)

Best Audio Design

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios) – WINNER
Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)

Best Performance

Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu, Resident Evil Village – WINNER
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
Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake, Deathloop

Games for Impact

Life Is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/SQUARE ENIX) – WINNER
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)
No Longer Home (Humble Grove, Hana Lee, Cel Davison, Adrienne Lombardo, Eli Rainsberry/Fellow Traveler)

Best Community Support

FINAL FANTASY XIV Online (SQUARE ENIX) – WINNER
Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
Destiny 2 (Bungie)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Best Mobile Game, Presented by Verizon

Genshin Impact (MiHoYo) – WINNER
Fantasian (Mistwalker)
League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games)
MARVEL Future Revolution (Netmarble)
Pokemon Unite (TiMi Studios/The Pokemon Company)

Best VR/AR

Resident Evil 4 (Armature Studio/Capcom/Oculus Studios) – WINNER
Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
I Expect You to Die 2 (Schell Games)
Lone Echo II (Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios)
Sniper Elite VR (Coatsink/Just Add Water/Rebellion Developments)

Best Action

Returnal (Housemarque/SIE) – WINNER
Back 4 Blood (Turtle Rock/WB Games)
Chivalry II (Torn Banner Studios/Tripwire Interactive)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
Far Cry 6 (Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft)

Best Action/Adventure

Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo) – WINNER
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/SQUARE ENIX)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Source: The Hollywood Reporter