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Gamescom 2021: Nominations for Awards Published

This week, GamesCom will take place. However, as last year, the event is limited to some streams that can pursue her over the Internet. The most important event is Opening Night Live, which is broadcast on Wednesday from 20 to 22 o'clock.

The assignment of the GamesCom awards, however, takes place after the usual order. First, the nominations were revealed before it comes to the announcement of the winners in the course of the Gamescom.

Which games this year have the chance to catch one of the trophies, the following overview reveals. Paid are once more well-known names that a jury have to go through. In the case of the PlayStation category, Elden Ring, Tales of Arise and The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes have the opportunity to produce as a winner.

The nominations in the overview

The winners of these categories are announced in the course of Opening Night live on 25 August 2021 from 8 pm.

Best Microsoft Xbox Game

  • Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany
  • Far Cry 6, Ubisoft
  • Halo Infinite, Microsoft Germany

Best Nintendo Switch Game

  • Just Dance 2022, Ubisoft
  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft

Best PC Game

  • Age of Empires IV, Microsoft Germany
  • Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany
  • Syberia: The World Before, Astragon Entertainment

Best Sony PlayStation Game

  • Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany
  • Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany
  • The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

The winners of the following categories will be announced on 26 and 27 August.

Best Action Adventure Game

  • Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany
  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft
  • Syberia: The World Before, Astragon Entertainment

Best Action Game

  • Far Cry 6, Ubisoft
  • Halo Infinite, Microsoft Germany
  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, Ubisoft

Best Family Game

  • Just Dance 2022, Ubisoft
  • Run Prop, Run!, PlayTogether Studio
  • Super Dungeon maker, Rokaplay

Best Indie Game

  • Dorfromantik, Toukana Interactive
  • Inua, Arte France
  • Lost in Random, Electronic Arts

Best Role Playing Game

  • Elden Ring, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany
  • Encased, Koch Media
  • Tales of Arise, Bandai Namco Entertainment Germany

Best Simulation Game

  • Climber: Sky is the Limit, Art Games Studio
  • Agricultural Simulator 22, Astragon Entertainment
  • Undisclosed title

BEST SPORTS GAME

  • Climber: Sky is the Limit, Art Games Studio
  • FIFA 22, Electronic Arts
  • RIDERS REPUBLIC, UBISOFT

Best Strategy Game

  • Age of Empires IV, Microsoft Germany
  • Company of Heroes 3, Sega Europe
  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Ubisoft

Best Multiplayer Game

  • Halo Infinite, Microsoft Germany
  • RIDERS REPUBLIC, UBISOFT
  • The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes, Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

Best Ongoing Game

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Most Original Game

  • Dice Legacy, Koch Media / Destinybit
  • RIDERS REPUBLIC, UBISOFT
  • Terrorbane, Whisper Interactive

BEST ANNOUNCEMENT

  • All game announcements, premiere or revelations made as part of the GamesCom Opening Night live by partner companies are the jury to choose from.

Best lineup

  • All the Jury partner company to the GamesCom Award is the jury to choose from.

Best of Gamescom

  • All categories winners of the genre and platform categories are the jury for election for the award with the main prize Best of Gamescom.

Best Trailer

  • All trailers presented in the context of the GamesCom Opening Night live by partner companies are the jury to choose from.

The winners of the following categories will be announced on 29 August.

Best Streamer

  • Selected partner streamer (voting)

Gamescom Most Wanted Consumer Award

  • The nominees of all genre and platform categories (voting)

Heart of Gaming Award

  • The choice of a winner of the Heart of Gaming Awards meets the jury at a very clear discretion. Not only games, enhancements, products, technologies, etc., but also persons, institutions, companies, concepts or concepts are suitable for this purpose.

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