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("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that honors the best games in the

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during 2021. The awards were arranged by the

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(AIAS). The nominees were announced on January 13, 2022. The winners were announced in a ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on . '' Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart'' received the most nominations, and won the most awards, while '' It Takes Two'' won

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, co-creator of the

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franchise, received the Hall of Fame award. Phil Spencer, CEO of

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Gaming and head of

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, received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Game of the Year Awards

Craft Awards

Genre Awards

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

Lifetime Achievement

* Phil Spencer

Games with multiple nominations and awards

The following 19 games received multiple nominations: The following six games received multiple awards:

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher. Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.

External links

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Finalists Revealed

References

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