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Game of the Year
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Game Direction
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Returnal
Best Narrative
Deathloop
It Takes Two
Life is Strange: True Colors
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Psychonauts 2
Best Performance
Erika Mori som Alex Chen i Life is Strange: True Colors
Giancarlo Esposito som Anton Castillo i Far Cry 6
Jason Kelley som Colt Vahn i Deathloop
Maggie Robertson som Lady Dimitrescu i Resident Evil Village
Ozioma Akagha som Julianna Blake i Deathloop
Best Audio Design
Deathloop
Forza Horizon 5
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Returnal
Best Score and Music
Cyberpunk 2077
Deathloop
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
The Artful Escape
Best Art Direction
Deathloop
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Artful Escape
Best Action Game
Back 4 Blood
Chivalry 2
Deathloop
Far Cry 6
Returnal
Best Action/Adventure Game
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Metroid Dread
Psychonauts 2
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Best Family
It Takes Two
Mario Party Superstars
New Pokémon Snap
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
WarioWare: Get It Together
Best Fighting
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles
Guilty Gear: Strive
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown
Best Role Playing
Cyberpunk 2077
Monster Hunter Rise
Scarlet Nexus
Shin Megami Tensei V
Tales of Arise
Best Sim/Strategy
Age of Empires IV
Evil Genius 2: World Domination
Humankind
Inscryption
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Best Sports/Racing
F1 2021
FIFA 22
Forza Horizon 5
Hot Wheels Unleashed
Riders Republic
Best Multiplayer
Back 4 Blood
It Takes Two
Knockout City
Monster Hunter Rise
New World
Valheim
Best VR/AR
Hitman 3
I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and The Liar
Lone Echo II
Resident Evil 4 VR
Sniper Elite VR
Best Indie
Twelve Minutes
Death's Door
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Inscryption
Loop Hero
Best Debut Indie
Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Sable
The Artful Escape
The Forgotten City
Valheim
Best Mobile
Fantasian
Genshin Impact
League of Legends: Wild Rift
Marvel Future Revolution
Pokemon Unite
Best Ongoing
Apex Legends
Call of Duty: Warzone
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man's Sky
Games for Impact
Before Your Eyes
Boyfriend Dungeon
Chicory
Life is Strange: True Colors
No Longer Home
Innovation in Accessibility
Far Cry 6
Forza Horizon 5
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Most Anticipated
Elden Ring
God of War: Ragnarök
Horizon Forbidden West
"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild II"
Starfield
Content Creator of the Year
Dream
Fuslie
Gaules
Ibai
TheGrefg
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty aka Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War og Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Dota 2
League of Legends
Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
Chris "Simp" Lehr
Heo "ShowMaker" Su
Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev
Tyson "TenZ" Ngo
Best Esports Team
Atlanta FaZe in Call of Duty
DWG KIA i League of Legends
Natus Vincere i Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Sentinels i Valorant
Team Spirit i Dota 2
Best Esports Coach
Airat "Silent" Gaziev
Andrey "ENGH" Sholokhov
Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi
James "Crowder" Crowder
Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun
Best Esports Event
2021 League of Legends World Championship
PGL Major Stockholm 2021
PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020
The International 2021
Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters
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