On the morning of December 10, a large-scale ceremony of The Game Awards 2021 was held, at which the best games of the past year were awarded and new items were announced. Many gamers were satisfied with the show, but the stock market did not react to this. The share price of public companies whose games were shown on TGA has hardly changed.
Important: not all gaming companies participating in the event are public. We have selected only those whose shares are traded on the stock exchange.
Electronic Arts
The cooperative platformer It Takes Two by Josef Fares has become the main game of the year. The title was developed by Hazelight Studios, and Electronic Art was responsible for the publication.
Despite the success of It Takes Two today, shares of Electronic Art have fallen. The drop was insignificant. At the time of the opening of the exchange, one share of the company was worth $126.49, and after the TGA, the price tag decreased by 1.08% to $ 125.
Microsoft
During the TGA, several games from studios owned by Microsoft were shown.
First of all, it is worth mentioning the recently released Halo Infinite from 343 Industries — it got the title of the best game of the year according to users. Also, the statuettes were taken by Deathloop from Arkane Studios (“best game direction” and “best visual design”) and Forza Horizon 5 from Playground Games (“best sound design”, “best sound design” and “best sports/racing game”).
In addition, the trailer for the Halo series and the trailer for the Destiny 2: The Witch Queen supplement from Bungie were shown at the ceremony.
The value of Microsoft shares fell by 0.56% — from $334.41 to $333.1 apiece.
Sony
Games created by Sony studios were also noted at the ceremony. For example, Housemarque‘s Returnal was named the best action movie of the year. Also on TGA showed a fresh gameplay video Horizon Forbidden West from Guerrilla Games.
Sony’s share price fell by 1.42% — from ¥13.87 thousand ($122.15) to ¥14.1 thousand ($124.35) per share.
Remedy Entertainment
One of the main announcements of TGA was Alan Wake II. It is published by Epic Games, and developed by Remedy Entertainment. Survival horror will be released in 2023 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
The Finnish team did not limit itself to Alan Wake II. Together with Smilegate, she showed CrossFireX. The shooter will be released on February 10.
The stock price of Remedy Entertainment has not changed. You can buy a share for €37.3.
Square Enix
The Japanese publisher performed well at the ceremony. At least six games turned out to be on his account, four of them were taken away by TGA statuettes.
- Final Fantasy XIV won in two categories: “best developing game” and “best community Support”.
- Guardians of the Galaxy by Eidos Montreal, a subsidiary of Square Enix, won in the Best narrative category.
- NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139, which was developed by Toylogic and released by Square Enix, won in the category “best soundtrack and music”.
- Life is Strange: True Colors from Deck Nine Games won in the category “games with a social message”. Square Enix was responsible for publishing the game.
The show also featured trailers for Babylon’s Fall from Platinum Games and Forspoken from Luminous Productions, the “daughters” of Square Enix. Both games are published by a Japanese publisher.
The value of Square Enix shares fell by 2.31% — from ¥5.99 thousand ($52.7) to ¥5.93 thousand ($52.2) apiece.
SEGA
Age of Empires IV has become the best strategy of the year. It was developed jointly with World’s Edge by Relic Entertainment, a subsidiary of SEGA. In addition to her from the games related to SEGA, Sonic Frontiers from Sonic Team and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax from Atlus were noted on TGA.
The show also showed a trailer for the movie “Sonic in the Cinema 2”. The premiere of the second film about the adventures of Sonic will take place in April 2022.
The value of SEGA shares fell by 0.52% — from ¥1.91 thousand ($16.86) to ¥1.9 thousand ($16.75) apiece.
Nintendo
Metroid Dread won in the nomination “best action-adventure”. The game was released on October 8 on the Nintendo Switch. The title was developed by Nintendo itself and the Spanish studio MercurySteam.
The value of Nintendo shares increased by 0.34% — from ¥54.75 thousand ($482.1) to ¥53.8 thousand ($473.8) apiece.
Bandai Namco
In the nomination “best role-playing game”, the first place was taken by Tales of Arise, which was developed and published by Bandai Namco. The game was released on September 10 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
The value of Bandai Namco shares fell by 2.93% — from ¥9.1 thousand ($80.2) to ¥8.98 thousand ($79.1) apiece.
Tencent
Two games related to the Chinese giant Tencent were shown on TGA, but in general there were a lot of mentions of its IP. It’s all about the popularity of the animated series “Arcane”, inspired by the multiplayer game League of Legends from Riot Games, a subsidiary of Tencent. For example, the main show started with Sting, who performed his song from the series. The soundtrack was also played by the band Imagine Dragons.
League of Legends itself took the statuette in the nomination “the best esports discipline”. In addition, the League of Legends World Championship 2021 was recognized as the best esports event of the year. The award was also given to Kim kkOma’s coach Jeong Kyun (Kim Jeong-gyun).
Also on TGA showed a new trailer for the Vampire battle royale: The Masquerade is a Bloodhunt from Sharkmob, another “daughter” of Tencent. The authors reported that the title will be released on PC and PS5.
The price of Tencent shares fell by 1.95% — from 474 Hong Kong dollars ($60.7) to 463.4 Hong Kong dollars ($59.4) apiece.
Capcom
Capcom also had two games on TGA. Firstly, Maggie Robertson, who played Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village, took the award for Best Actor. Secondly, the company showed a trailer for the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak add-on.
The value of Capcom shares fell by 1.94% — from ¥2.82 thousand ($24.9) to ¥2.78 thousand ($24.5) apiece.
Embracer Group
The Swedish holding was the most active in terms of the number of game announcements. Its subsidiaries have shown at least six trailers:
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II by Saber Interactive and Focus Interactive;
- Homeworld 3 by Blackbird Interactive and Gearbox;
- Saints Row by Volition and Deep Silver;
- Evil West by Flying Wild Hog and Focus Interactive;
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands from Gearbox and 2K;
- Chorus from Fishlabs and Deep Silver.
The value of Embracer Group shares decreased by 2.13% — from 95.25 Swedish crowns ($10.5) to 93.5 Swedish crowns ($10.28) apiece.
Kadokawa Corporation
Controlled by Kadokawa Corporation, FromSoftware studio brought an Elden Ring story video to the event. Recall that the release of action-RPG on consoles and PC is scheduled for February 25, 2022.
The value of Kadokawa Corporation shares decreased by 1.38% — from ¥5.79 thousand ($51) to ¥5.71 thousand ($50.3) per share.
Disney
One of the most striking announcements of the day was Star Wars: Eclipse, a new Star Wars game. It is made by Lucasfilm Games (“daughter” of Disney) together with Quantic Dream. The release date of the company has not yet been announced.
The price of Disney shares fell by 0.33% — from $154.6 to $152.4 apiece.
Krafton
The authors of PUBG said that the Battle royale will be free for users from January 12 next year. After that, Krafton shares rose by 2.19%. If at the time of the opening of the exchange it was possible to buy one security for ₩ 475 thousand ($ 402.6), now it costs ₩489.5 thousand ($ 414.9).