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Popular media outlet Pocket Gamers has issued a statement revealing the winners of its yearly mobile gaming awards for 2021, with Free Fire winning the Best Battle Royale Title award.
2021 has continued to bring stable growth for mobile gaming titles. Titles like Free Fire, Genshin Impact, and PUBG Mobile have played a crucial role in mobile gaming and Esports’ growth. Free Fire came as the second most downloaded mobile game in 2020.
These titles have broken many records recently, and their developers have been commended with many awards, with the Pocket Gamer Awards being one of many.
Free Fire wins Best Battle Royale Title
Free Fire’s win is a sign of its rapid rise since last year where it was awarded the best Esports Mobile Game of the Year award at the Esports Awards.
Garena, the publisher of Free Fire, also won the Best Mobile Publisher award. Riot Games was awarded the title for the Best Mobile developer in that category.
Free Fire disclosed through their social media, “We are happy to share that Free Fire has been awarded as the “Best Battle Royale Game” at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021.
We are honored to have such an ardent Free Fire community of fans, players, and partners soliciting supporting for us. You are the motive why we do what we do, and major prize like this only serve to motive us on to create even wonderful Esports and in-game content for you.”
Among the other nominees was Genshin Impact by miHiyo, which was awarded the Mobile Game of the Year. Genshin Impact has made major accomplishments in the mobile gaming scene, taking the limelight in terms of money generations and downloads.
Another famous mobile title COD Mobile by Activision won in the class of “Best Game We’re Still Playing.” Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max won the Best Gaming Phone.
Pocket Gamer also awarded prizes in many other categories listed below:
• Best Platform Game: Little Orpheus
• Best Simulation Game: Transport City: Truck Tycoon
• Best Sports Game: Retro Bowl
• Best Game Narrative: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
• Best ‘Quick Play’ Game: Clusterduck
• Best Mobile Conversion: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
• Best Apple Arcade Game: Alba: a Wildlife Adventure
• Best Educational Game: Dish Life: The Game
• Best Strategy Game: Company of Heroes
• Best RPG: Knighthood
• Most Innovative Game: HoloVista
• Best Gaming Accessory: Razer Kishi Controller
• Best Gaming Tablet: Apple iPad Pro
• Best Battle Royale Game: Garena Free Fire
• Best AR Game: LEGO Hidden Side
• Best Puzzle Game: Pokemon Cafe Mix
• Best Racing Game: Dirt Bike Unchained
• Best Google Play Pass Game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• Best Mobile Publisher: Garena
• Best Action Game: Pascal’s Wager
• Best Digital Board Game: The Game of Life 2
• Best Gaming Phone: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
• Best Multiplayer Game: EVE Echoes
• Best Shooter: Warface: Global Operations
• Best Game We’re Still Playing: Call of Duty Mobile
• Best Mobile Developer: Riot Games
• Hall Of Fame: Angry Birds
• Mobile Game of the Year: Genshin Impact
These commendations not only encourage the titles and their publishing houses to do more and come out with major updates but also give a sense of pride to fans of the titles.