Source:
NYVGCC
/
2024
New
York
Game
Awards
The
video
game
award
season
is
not
done
yet.
The
New
York
Video
Game
Critics
Circle
annual
New
York
Game
Awards
are
back,
and
the
nominations
have
been
revealed.
The
annual
New
York
Game
Awards
are
back
for
its
13th
iteration.
Thursday,
January
4,
the
nominees
were
announced
during
a
live
stream
at
the
Paley
Center
for
Media.
The
winners
will
be
revealed
during
the
awards
show
held
at
the
SVA
Theater
on
January
23.
Returning
to
host
will
be
Circle
president
and
founder
Harold
Goldberg,
NYVGCC
senior
intern
Makeda
Byfield,
and
the
2020
Andrew
Yoon
Legend
Award
recipient
and
former
President
of
Nintendo
of
America,
Reggie
Fils-Aimé.
Co-President
and
Head
of
Creative
at
Naughty
Dog,
Neil
Druckman,
is
this
year’s
recipient
of
the
Andrew
Yoon
Legend
Award.
Last
year,
the
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Gaming,
Phil
Spencer,
took
home
the
prestigious
honor.
“This
past
year
has
offered
so
many
amazing
games,
and
we’re
thrilled
to
celebrate
the
magnificent
work
of
these
developers
with
this
year’s
New
York
Game
Awards,”
said
Harold
Goldberg,
president
and
founder
of
NYVGCC.
“Our
team
of
journalists,
interns,
and
volunteers
at
NYVGCC
look
forward
to
hosting
and
honoring
so
many
talented
people
who
work
in
the
video
game
industry
on
January
23.
Get
your
tickets
now
to
join
us
for
a
very
special
awards
show!”
This
year’s
nominees
include:
Big
Apple
Award
for
Best
Game
of
the
Year
-
Alan
Wake
II -
Armored
Core
VI:
Fires
of
Rubicon -
Baldur’s
Gate
3 -
Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty -
Hi-Fi
Rush -
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom -
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2 -
Starfield
Off
Broadway
Award
for
Best
Indie
Game
-
A
Space
for
the
Unbound -
Chants
of
Sennaar -
El
Paso
Elsewhere -
Jusant -
Pizza
Tower -
Sea
of
Stars -
The
Talos
Principle
II -
Viewfinder
Herman
Melville
Award
for
Best
Writing
in
a
Game
-
Alan
Wake
II -
Baldur’s
Gate
3 -
Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty -
Starfield -
Tchia -
Thirsty
Suitors
Statue
of
Liberty
Award
for
Best
World
-
Alan
Wake
II -
Baldur’s
Gate
3 -
Chants
of
Sennaar -
Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty -
Final
Fantasy
XVI -
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2 -
Starfield
Tin
Pan
Alley
Award
for
Best
Music
in
a
Game
-
Alan
Wake
II -
Baldur’s
Gate
3 -
Final
Fantasy
XVI -
Hi-Fi
Rush -
Tchia -
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom
Great
White
Way
Award
for
Best
Acting
in
a
Game
-
Amelia
Tyler
as
The
Narrator
in Baldur’s
Gate
3 -
Ben
Starr
as
Clive
Rosfield
in Final
Fantasy
XVI -
Elizabeth
Saydah
as
Riley
in Oxenfree
II:
Lost
Signals -
Idris
Elba
as
Solomon
Reed
in Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty -
Melanie
Liburd
as
Saga
Anderson
in Alan
Wake
II -
Neil
Newbon
as
Astarion
in Baldur’s
Gate
3
Coney
Island
Dreamland
Award
for
Best
AR/VR
Game
-
Asgard’s
Wrath
2 -
Assassin’s
Creed
Nexus
VR -
Body
of
Mine -
Horizon
Call
of
the
Mountain -
Humanity -
We
Are
One
Central
Park
Children’s
Zoo
Award
for
Best
Kids
Game
-
Disney
Illusion
Island -
Nickelodeon
All-Star
Brawl
2 -
Pikmin
4 -
Super
Mario
Bro.
Wonders -
Tchia -
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom
A-Train
Award
for
Best
Mobile
Game
-
Hello
Kitty
Island
Adventure -
Honkai:
Star
Rail -
Kimono
Cats -
Laya’s
Horizon -
Monster
Hunter
Now -
Terra
Nil
Freedom
Tower
Award
for
Best
Remake
-
Dead
Space -
Ghost
Trick:
Phantom
Detective -
Metroid
Prime
Remastered -
Resident
Evil
4 -
Star
Ocean:
The
Second
Story -
Super
Mario
RPG
Joltin’
Joe
Award
for
Best
Esports
Player
of
the
Year
-
Alexis
“Zen”
Bernier
(Team
Vitality)
– Rocket
League -
Arslan
“Arslan
Ash”
Siddique
(Twisted
Minds/Red
Bull
eSports)
– Tekken
7 -
Choi
“Zeus”
Woo-je
(T1)
– League
of
Legends -
Lee
“Faker”
Sang-Hyeok
(T1)
– League
of
Legends -
Mathieu
“ZywOo”
Herbaut
(Team
Vitality)
– Counter-Strike:
Global
Offensive -
Paco
“HyDra”
Rusiewiez
(New
York
Subliners)
– Call
of
Duty
Chumley’s
Speakeasy
Award
for
Best
Hidden
Gem
-
9
Years
of
Shadow -
American
Arcadia -
Conrad
Stevenson’s
Paranormal
P.I. -
Outer
Terror -
Slay
the
Princess -
Videoverse
NYC
GWB
Award
for
Best
DLC
-
Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty -
Dead
Cells:
Return
to
Castlevania -
God
of
War
Ragnarök:
Valhalla -
Horizon
Forbidden
West:
Burning
Shores -
Resident
Evil
4:
Separate
Ways -
Vampire
Survivors:
Coop
Mode
Knickerbocker
Award
for
Best
Games
Journalism
-
Andrea
Long
Chu, Vulture -
Blessing
Adeoye
Jr.,
Kinda
Funny
Games -
Brendan
Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz -
Ed
Smith, PCGamesN/Bullet
Points
Monthly -
Hanif
Abdurraqib, The
Paris
Review -
Nicole
Carpenter, Polygon -
Reid
McCarter, Bullet
Points
Monthly
Good
luck
to
all
those
nominated.
Keep
it
locked
on
HHW
Gaming
for
a
recap
of
the
night.
If
you
want
to
be
in
the
building,
purchase
tickets
here.
—
Photo:
NYVGCC
/
2024
New
York
Game
Awards
