Halo Infinite wins Player’s Voice at The Game Awards

The gamers have spoken!

The gamers have voted and Halo Infinite has officially been crowned as the victor of the Player’s Voice category at The Game Awards 2021, winning out over Forza Horizon 5, Resident Evil Village, Metroid Dread and It Takes Two.

While Resident Evil Village, Metroid Dread and It Takes Two were also nominated for the official Game of the Year award, Forza Horizon 5 and Halo Infinite both missed the cut. The primary reason for this is likely that the majority of critics who participated in the initial round of voting for GOTY had to submit their ballots prior to having played these games. On that note, it’s pertinent to point out that Halo Infinite won the award just one day after its campaign launch, which is a pretty impressive feat.

Still, Infinite isn’t nominated for the main Game of the Year category, which is rounded out by Deathloop, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Psychonauts 2. All three of these games were knocked out in round two of Player’s Voice voting alongside Fortnite and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Halo Infinite follows in the footsteps of last year’s Player’s Voice winner, Ghost of Tsushima, which prevailed over Doom Eternal, Hades, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and The Last of Us Part II. 

If you still haven’t set aside time to play Halo Infinite and want to change that, both its campaign and multiplayer components are currently available free of charge for all Game Pass subscribers on PC and Xbox Series X/S. 

Ahead of tonight’s Game Awards, we spoke to presenter Geoff Keighley about what people should expect to see. Check it out at that link. 

Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF.

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