"It Takes Two" wins Game of the Year
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It Takes Two, the co-op action-adventure game, won the big prize at Thursday's Game Awards, the industry's annual end-of-year celebration.
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"It Takes Two" was also honored as 2021's best multiplayer and best family game.
In Thursday's annual end-of-year Game Awards celebration, the co-op action-adventure game “It Takes Two” won the big prize.
Not only that but the game was also honored as 2021's best multiplayer and best family game, after being nominated in six categories.
The game, designed by John Fares, requires two players to help a couple, Cody and May, fix their broken marriage, through solving a series of creative two-player puzzles.
It's the first time a similar game wins the game of the year; such a style of gaming was so popular in the 1990s.
It Takes Two is available on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, beat Nintendo's Metroid Dread, Resident Evil Village, and other platforms.
Its success is expected to encourage more studios to consider making similar couch cooperative games.
The ceremony was attended by Keanu Reeves, Jim Carrey, and Ming-Na Wen at LA's Microsoft Theater.
The show played a scene from The Matrix Resurrections and a trailer for The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience - introduced by Reeves and co-star Carrie-Anne Moss.
Here’s a never-before-seen look at @TheMatrixMovie Resurrections! Thanks Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Ann Moss! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/HlCusXjwk8
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 10, 2021
The event did not only recognize the achievements of games designers, but companies also took the chance to make announcements on future exciting events such as teaser trailers for the coming Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film and the Halo TV series.
Today’s forecast calls for a 100% chance of adventure. Check out the new trailer for #SonicMovie2 and see it only in theatres April 8, 2022. pic.twitter.com/1DlfvwHdsF
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@SonicMovie) December 10, 2021
The show also included live performances by Imagine Dragons and Sting.
