The second edition of "Pegasus video games" rewards Wednesday evening the best French creations in this sector which is not experiencing the crisis.

Julien Villedieu, general delegate of the National Video Game Union, explains in "Culture Médias" what this ceremony is and what awaits its spectators. 

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It is nicknamed "César of video games" because it rewards French creations in the sector.

The second edition of the "Video game pegasus" ceremony is being held on Wednesday evening.

Guest of 

Culture Médias

, the general delegate of the National Video Game Union Julien Villedieu explains everything there is to know about this event.

In France, the video game sector peaked at 5.3 million euros in turnover in 2020, a figure up 11% over one year.

This places this cultural industry ahead of those of cinema and publishing.

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What are the Pegasus video games?

The Pegasus ceremony is organized by the Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques.

"It is the annual event which consecrates the creators of French video games. But also foreigners, since we have three international categories", explains Julien Villedieu, who promises "more than a ceremony".

"It's also a great entertainment show, with world exclusives, reports on studios, on creators spread all over France. It also gives us to understand what this industry is, by showing the reverse of the decor. "

Where to watch the ceremony?

This great mass for the best of video games is intended for the general public and is visible through various means, as detailed by the general delegate of the National Video Game Union.

"You can see it on television, on the ES1 channel, available on some Internet boxes," he says.

"But also on lestream.fr and jeuxvideo.com, on the Twitch channel of the Académie des Pégases and on Steam, which is a video game platform for PC."

These French creation awards are also aimed at an audience that goes beyond our borders, France being one of the most dynamic players in the sector.

"For the first time this year, the ceremony is fully subtitled in English, so that the whole world can attend this ceremony which makes video games shine", thus completes Julien Villedieu.

What games are in the running?

The 2021 video game pegasus pits 19 video games against each other in 16 categories, including three international ones.

And the French creations of the year 2020 have two favorites, according to the analysis of our expert journalist in video games Clément Lesaffre.

The first, the game 

Haven

, is named in six categories: best indie game, best sound universe, best game universe, narrative excellence, best character, and "beyond the video game" which rewards the message carried by the game.

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The second is 

Tell me why

, named in the following five categories: best video game, best game world, excellent storytelling, best character and “beyond video games”.

The premier category of the best game will see

Microsoft Flight Simulator

, 

WRC 9

 and 

Tell Me Why

compete against each other 

.

The French bought 28 million video games last year, 16% more than in 2019, proof of the sector's great dynamism.

The great mass of Pegasus 2021 will begin on Wednesday evening, from 8:30 p.m.