Red Bull announces Solo Q qualifier dates
Field Level Media
12 May 2021, 03:19 GMT+10
Red Bull Gaming announced the dates Tuesday for the U.S. and Canadian qualifiers for Solo Q 2021, its 1v1 League of Legends tournament.
Winners of the qualifiers, which begin later this month, will secure a spot in the respective U.S. and Canada Finals, which is one step closer to joining the prestigious global final at the end of the year.
U.S. Regional Qualifier dates:
June 27 National Open Qualifier 1
July 10 Atlanta
July 31 San Francisco, Orlando and Dallas
Aug. 14 Salt Lake City
Aug. 28 Boston and Columbus, Ohio
Hades, with each game bagging two plaques.
The Game Awards also recognized three new global citizens: Akiki Interactive’s Dr. Adam Gazzaley, Checkpoint’s Dr. Jennifer Hazel, and the organization Latinx in Gaming.
Also, the show celebrated 50 individuals as part of its ceremonial inaugural Future Class which represents the ‘bright, bold and inclusive future of video games’ THE LAST OF US PART II IS GAME OF THE YEAR!! Congratulations @Naughty Dog on an INCREDIBLE night at #TheGameAwards! #TheLastOfUsPartIIpic.twitter.com/OUGKbniY6t
During the event, new games were revealed and their debut trailer was showcased. Out of the list, one which took everyone by surprise was Ruined King: A League of Legends Story.
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Why it matters: This year the sixth annual Game Awards Show just happened to coincide with the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. While CD Projekt Red s epic RPG may end up being the biggest game released in 2020, it was just a bit too late to score a nomination.
The Last of Us Part II ended up as top dog at this year s Game Awards, winning seven of its 10 nominations, including Game of the Year. No other game came even close to taking home that many awards. Second place in award count was a three-way tie between Final Fantasy 7 Remake, Hades, and Among Us with two awards each.
What you need to know
The Last of Us Part 2 took home the big prize at the end of the night, along with other awards included Best Direction and Narrative.
Among Us was another big winner, taking home two prizes and beating out big names like Call of Duty.
The Game Awards 2020 couldn t have come at a weirder time, thanks to it also being Cyberpunk 2077 release day, but it somehow was able to make us forget about the CD Projekt Red juggernaut for just a moment and help us remember what even came out in 2020.
Some of the nominees were divisive and despite some snubs Windows Central Best Xbox Game winner Ori and the Will of the Wisps missing in key categories, for example the winners were overall standard. The Last of Us Part 2 took home seven wins, including Game of the Year. Another big winner, although not in the way you expect, was Among Us. The tiny 2018 mobile game became a surprise hit this year and took home two prizes: Best Mobile Game and Best Multiplayer.
The Game Awards 2020 Winners Revealed
The Game Awards 2020 Winners Revealed
The Game Awards 2020 has just wrapped its seventh annual ceremony! Check out the list of winners below and see if your favorites walked away with any awards!
The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony to honor outstanding artistic, technical, and gameplay achievements in the video game industry. Spanning console, mobile, and PC gaming, as well as eSports, The Game Awards is the first of a new breed of award shows, built from the ground up exclusively for global digital and streaming platforms.
Here is a list of all the winners from the 2020 event: