In an interview with Epic Games, the founder and host said that focusing on the actual games this year is very important, especially as there are so many that it’s time to get through on the 2020 show. “I know that celebrities are great, music is great, but I think focusing on games is important”, said Keighley, who said about what kind of show we are going to be having next month. “When we learned last year, we learned a lot. And that’s the part of the game and trailer.” Although he doesn’t say it outright, it’s possible that fan feedback wasn’t overly positive about celebrity inclusions. For the least, some of them had gaming links – Tom Holland plays Nathan Drake and Brie Larson is a notorious animal crosser (and the perfect actor to play Samus). There are several announcements to come through this year, so it looks like that won’t be taking priority over the big spectacles. According to the interview, anywhere in the range of 40 to 50 games will feature at the show. Of the ten of those games, there will be brand new announcements. This interview gave us a few little details. We got a good idea of what we can expect from The Game Awards this year. For example, while Keighley is interested in metaverse integration, particularly through Fortnite, he does nothing in the NFT world. So that’s at least one area in the gaming world where we won’t be afraid of those ugly little polluters. The Game Awards 2021 kicks off Thursday.
