The Game Awards 2021 - Xbox Game Studios Awards:

Best Audio Design

Forza Horizon 5 - Playground Games

Best Sim and Strategy

Age of Empires 4 - Relic Entertainment/World's Edge

Best Sports and Racing

Forza Horizon 5 - Playground Games

Innovation in Accessibility

Forza Horizon 5 - Playground Games

Player’s Voice 

Halo Infinite – 343 Studios

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Xbox also made several announcements sharing news on what's coming. Here are the highlights...

Ninja Theory Unveils the First Gameplay Reveal Trailer for Senua’s Sacrifice: Hellblade II

A Closer Look at the Future of Entertainment in the First Full Trailer for Halo TV series that details the epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and the Covenant. Halo will weave deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future. Starring Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Charlotte Murphy, and Jen Taylor, Halo will premiere on Paramount+ in early 2022.

Amicia and Hugo Return in A Plague Tale: Requiem

In a gripping new trailer, Asobo Studio and Focus Entertainment revealed the first gameplay of A Plague Tale: Requiem, the sequel to critically-acclaimed and award-winning A Plague Tale: Innocence. In this new trailer, as Robert Louis Stevenson’s poem “Requiem” sets the tone, witness the first glimpses of Amicia and Hugo’s epic adventure in a brutal, breathtaking world twisted by supernatural forces. After escaping their devastated homeland following the events of A Plague Tale: Innocence, Amicia and Hugo travel far south, to new regions and vibrant cities. There, they attempt to start a new life and control Hugo’s curse.

Survive in the Wake of Catastrophe with a New Trailer for Somerville

Announced at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase in June, Jumpship’s debut title will immerse players in a hand-crafted narrative set across a vivid and rural landscape. Set in the wake of a catastrophe and grounded in the intimate repercussions of large-scale conflict, players will navigate through perilous terrain as they unravel the mysteries of Earth’s visitors. Somerville is coming to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows PC, and with Xbox Game Pass in 2022.

Legendary hero of the Pendulum and Locust Wars, Marcus Fenix enters a new battle, bringing with him Outsider-turned-Gear Kait Diaz. Both are dropping on the Fortnite Island as the latest members of the Gaming Legends Series. In addition to the piece of back bling they’ll each bring with them (Marcus has the Sonic Resonator and Kait has Reyna’s Pendant), you’ll be able to grab three different pickaxes (Breaker Mace, Thumper, and Butcher Cleaver), a Skiff Glider, a new emote, and a new spray. What’s more, from December 9 at 9 AM ET to December 17 at 9 AM ET, you can complete Delta-One Quests to unlock the Crimson Omen Spray!

Four New Titles Launching with Xbox Game Pass on Day One

Sniper Elite 5 gives you the power to take down your targets without getting your hands dirty and you can watch the full Sniper Elite 5 trailer reveal at the ID@Xbox Gathering Showcase on Twitch at 12:45 PM PST on December 10. Pigeon Simulator allows you to play as the world’s most notorious birds and help them in their quests for revenge, love, and world domination, and while Trek to Yomi puts you in the shoes of the young swordsman Hiroki, who is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Xbox also shared thatat Hugecalf Studios will be unveiling a new game in the near future that will be coming day one to Game Pass. These titles join the already packed lineup of day one games like Total War: Warhammer III, Redfall, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and more