The Game Developers Conference is an annual gathering of all manner of professionals within the gaming industry. The Game Developers Choice Awards, or GDCA, are one of the most highly anticipated events of the yearly conference, honouring game developers who excelled in audio, design, storytelling, innovation, and social effect in the previous year. This year’s event will be hosted in San Francisco, CA, through March 21^st to March 25^th, despite being hosted online for the last two years. The nominees for Game of the Year have recently been revealed.

There are five games in the running for the GDCA Game of the Year award, three of which will be known to those who watched The Game Awards in December 2021. Resident Evil Village, Arkane Studios’ time-hopping first-person shooter Deathloop, and TGA Game of the Year winner It Takes Two are all in with a chance for the GDCA prize. Inscryption, a horror-themed deckbuilder produced by Devolver Digital, and Forza Horizon 5 are also on the list.

Several of the candidates for the GDCA Game of the Year award this year have  been nominated in other categories too. Deathloop has been nominated for six awards, It Takes Two has been nominated for five, while Forza Horizon 5 has received four nominations. The GDCA ceremony on March 23 will announce the winners in all categories, and the event will be livestreamed on the GDC Twitch channel.

Here’s the full list of nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards:

GAME OF THE YEAR

Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)

Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

BEST AUDIO

Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)

Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)

BEST DEBUT

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)

Valheim (Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Publishing)

Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)

The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)

Sable (Shedworks / Raw Fury)

BEST DESIGN

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)

Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)

Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)

INNOVATION AWARD

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)

Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)

Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)

Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

BEST NARRATIVE

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)

Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)

Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)

SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD

Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)

Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine / Square Enix)

Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)

Chicory: A Colorful Tale (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team / Finji)

BEST TECHNOLOGY

Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)

BEST VISUAL ART

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)

Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)

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It seems that everyone’s getting a live action adaptation nowadays! First we receive a divisive trailer for the upcoming Uncharted film, then a little news about a Mass Effect series and now we’ve reached Microsoft’s crown jewel, Halo, getting its own show too. Not only this, but we don’t have to wait too long to see the trailer for the Halo series either!

After the recent launch of Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode, it looks like Halo-mania is taking over the internet once more. We’ve seen famous sports teams get involved, the game go straight onto the Xbox Game Pass and even a Swarovski Crystal replica of Master Chief’s helmet. It’s safe to say that the Halo-hype has been nothing short of spectacular. However, it looks like 343 Industries is looking to enhance the excitement with the first trailer of its Halo live-action series, which is scheduled to debut during The Game Awards 2021.

Whilst Microsoft treated us with a little teaser trailer a few weeks ago, this’ll be the first full length trailer for the show. Check out the announcement tweet down below:

A big week for Halo fans just got bigger.

Gear up, Spartans.

The first look trailer for #HaloTheSeries premieres LIVE during #TheGameAwards on Thursday night, streaming everywhere at 5p PT / 8p ET / 1a GMT. pic.twitter.com/dxAXYVKRVZ

— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 7, 2021

Halo Franchise First Venture Into Live Action Universe

We certainly cannot wait for more information on this one! Unsurprisingly, it looks like the game awards are going to be a must-watch again this year, especially with another major franchise giving out details there too. On the other hand, what do we actually know about this upcoming series? Could it follow over live-action game adaptations and become a major flop? Or is this going to take the path of The Witcher franchise and be a fantastic hit? Only time will tell.

What we do know is that the series will supposedly be focused upon a 26th-century war between the United Nations Space Command and the alien Covenant. Additionally, it will be starring Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Charlie Murphy, Jen Taylor, Shabana Azmi, Bokeem Woodbine, Kate Kennedy, Natasha Cluzac, Yerin Ha and Bentley Kalu. Quite the list there right?

Unfortunately, the series had previously gone through development hell before being picked up by Paramount. At one point, it was even supposed to be produced by acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, before those plans fell through. Subsequently, Rupert Wyatt came in to take the helm with the show scheduled for a 2020 release. This also collapsed so it is now currently planned to air in 2022 with Otto Bathurst as producer. What a rollercoaster of a ride its been so far, and that’s before we’ve even seen a trailer!

Paramount+ will be the ones streaming the show, so let’s just hope its going to deliver! In the meantime, make sure to check out our store to see the other game of the year nominees there!

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It’s our favourite time of the year once more! No, we’re not talking about Christmas (although we can’t wait for that either). Instead, it’s all about the Game Of The Year Awards, and we reckon this year’s ceremony is going to be a one to remember. This is especially the case this time as last year’s show was all virtual. As a result, we cannot wait to see all the swanky outfits, new trailers and reveals in Los Angeles on Dec 9.

One example of some of the fun we could be treated to, is last year’s ceremony where we saw Sephiroth join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster (Not the only character that we’ve been treated to this year). Additionally, there was the reveal of Back4Blood, as well as teaser trailers for both a new Dragon Age Title and the next Mass Effect. Whilst we can’t wait for another Mass Effect, some people aren’t as happy with the other announcement of a possible TV show for the game.

This year, we can reveal that there will be an announcement for a game that’s been in the works for two and half years. We just cannot wait to find out what it could possibly be. Check out everything we know about the event down below. Similarly, pick up some of the games listed at our store here!

When is the Game Awards?

The 2021 Game Awards start Thursday Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. Viewers in the UK will have to wait up until 1 a.m which is unfortunate for us I suppose. You can watch the stream on multiple platforms:

• YouTube
• Twitch
• Twitter
• Facebook Live
• Steam
• GameSpot

Who are the 2021 Game Awards nominees?

This year’s Game Awards have 30 categories up for grabs including Best Indie, Best Ongoing, Innovation in Accessibility, genre awards like Best Role Playing and of course Game of the Year.

Here are the nominees and categories.

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 Ongoing

• Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
• Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward/Raven/Activision)
• Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Genshin Impact (MiHoYo)

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 Indie

• 12 Minutes (Luis Antonio/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)
• Pokemon Unite (TiMi Studios/The Pokemon Company)

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

• 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/SIE)

Best Action/Adventure

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/SQUARE ENIX)
• Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/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 Namco)

Best Fighting

• Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles (CyberConnect2/Sega)
• Guilty Gear -Strive- (Arc System Works)
• Melty Blood: Type Lumina (French-Bread/Delightworks)
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill)
• Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown (Sega)

Best Debut Indie

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

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 Sports/Racing

• F1 2021 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
• FIFA 22 (EA Vancouver/EA Sports)
• Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed (Milestone)
• Riders Republic (Ubisoft Annecy/Ubisoft)

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 Multiplayer

• Back 4 Blood (Turtle Rock/WB Games)
• It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)
• Knockout City (Velan Studios/EA)
• Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom)
• New World (Amazon Games)
• 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 Games/SIE)
• Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
• Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)

Best Art Direction

• Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda)
• 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

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

Best 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 E. 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 (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 Community Support

• Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
• Destiny 2 (Bungie)
• Final Fantasy XIV Online (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Game)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Content Creator of the Year

• Dream
• Fuslie
• Gaules
• Ibai
• TheGrefg

Best Esports Game

• Call of Duty (Activision)
• CS:GO (Valve)
• DOTA2 (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 (CS:GO)
• Sentinels (Valorant)
• Team Spirit (DOTA2)

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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Big news is set to be revealed to the gaming world shortly. Host and creator of  The Game Awards Geoff Keighley has now reported that the December 9 show will feature a world premiere that he has “been working on with a developer for 2.5 years”. What could this be, we wonder.

Last Sunday, Keighley tweeted that he dropped in to see the developer in Summer 2019. Unfortunately, that was the last time he visited studios around the world so we’ve been left in the lurch since then.

Despite last year’s event not being in front of a live audience, we will now see a return to an in-person event which is set for December 9 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. We’re glad its going to be returning in some style.

2.5 years sounds like a long time, but summer of 2019 was actually my last global tour to visit developers. I always have so much fun visiting studios and hearing about their projects. Hope to do it again in 2022.

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 28, 2021

The Game Awards 2021: Everything You Need To Know

This will be the eight edition of the annual event, and we just cannot wait for it! It will undoubtedly be a grand occasion, with an on-stage orchestra, celebrity guests, the awards and a plethora of game reveals. Just what we like to see down here at go2games.

Who’s up for what though? Well, Arkane’s Deathloop is nominated for nine prizes, Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is up for six, while Hazelight’s It Takes Two and Double Fine’s Psychonauts each received five nominations.

It’s certainly going to be a tight contest that’s for sure. The ones up for the big prize, the Game of The Year, are Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Resident Evil Village.

Previously, the main game of The Game Awards 2020 was the Last of Us Part 2, picking up a total of seven of the ten prizes it was nominated for. That’ll be a tough feat to follow this year, but developers will be hopeful they can achieve it. Additionally, we saw the reveals of a reboot of Perfect Dark and an untitled Mass Effect game. Check out what former lead writer at Bioware had to say upon the prospects of a TV Show for the Mass Effect franchise here.

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