The Game Awards 2021 is all set to name the best video games of the year. There are two ways for everyone to enjoy the show. The first is the live event at Microsoft Theater though limited to the invited audience. Second is the live co-streaming made possible through the partnership of Verizon and Twitch.
The co-stream is hosted by Nate Hill and Aerial Powers. For those not familiar, Nate Hill is a Fortnite Pro and content creator for FaZe Clan. Aerial Powers, meanwhile, is a WNBA Champion as well as Team Liquid Diversity Ambassador. These two are set to offer fans a fun and interactive way to experience the show.
Nate and Aerial are to host interviews with the winners, celebrity gamers, and even influencers. Video game fans can watch the co-stream on Nate’s Twitch channel starting December 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
There’s a lot of awards at stake and these include:
- Game of the Year
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
- Metroid Dread (MercurySteam/Nintendo)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
- Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Raven Software/Activision)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Best Indie Game
- 12 Minutes (Luís António/Annapurna Interactive)
- Death's Door (Acid Nerve/Devolver Digital)
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
- Loop Hero (Four Quarters/Devolver Digital)
- Best Mobile Game
- Fantasian (Mistwalker)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games)
- Marvel Future Revolution (Netmarble/Marvel Games)
- Pokemon Unite (TiMi Studio/The Pokémon Company)
- Most Anticipated Game
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel (Nintendo)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Best Debut Game
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Sable (Shedworks/Raw Fury)
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive)
- The Forgotten City (Modern Storyteller/Dear Villager)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain Studios)
Check out all the nominees this year here.
Who are you rooting for this year?
