The nominees for the 9th Annual New York Game Awards presented by New York Videogame Critics Circle have been announced for this year’s show. The ceremony will be held on January 21 and will be hosted by Emmy Award winning writers from “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”
Reggie Fils-Aimé will be at the show but not to present like he did at the 2019 Game Awards. He will be there to receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award. This award is given to individuals or organizations with outstanding achievements and have made great innovations for the video game industry. Past awards have been given to people such as Jade Raymond, Richard Garriott, and Todd Howard. Rockstar Games even received the award one year.
The other awards and nominees for this event are as follows:
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- The Outer Worlds
- Outer Wilds
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Resident Evil 2
- Death Stranding
- Telling Lies
- Disco Elysium
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
- Tetris 99
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Adventure Academy
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Pokémon Sword, Pokémon Shield
- Concrete Genie
- The King’s Bird
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
- Immortal Rogue
- The Elder Scrolls: Blades
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Grindstone
- Rayman Mini
- Sky: Children of the Light
- Pilgrims
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
- Nintendo Labo VR Kit
- Sea Hero Quest
- Minecraft Earth
- Stormland
- Trover Saves The Universe
- Asgard’s Wrath
- Five Nights at Freddy’s VR: Help Wanted
- Blood & Truth
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
- Ape Out
- Sunless Skies
- Heaven’s Vault
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Telling Lies
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Disco Elysium
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
- Untitled Goose Game
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
- Far Cry New Dawn
- Tropico 6
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Borderlands 3
- Death Stranding
- Pokémon Sword, Pokémon Shield
- Hypnospace Outlaw
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Devil May Cry 5
- Death Stranding
- The Outer Worlds
- Outer Wilds
- Hypnospace Outlaw
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing
- Erica
- Telling Lies
- The Outer Worlds
- Disco Elysium
- Hypnospace Outlaw
- Plague Tale: Innocence
- Death Stranding
- Life is Strange 2
Joltin’ Joe Award: Best Esports Player of the Year
- VK Loon
- Doinb
- Sinatraa
- Bugha
- Arslan Ash
- MKLeo
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
- Faye Kingslee as Nico in Devil May Cry 5
- Norman Reedus as Sam in Death Stranding
- Margaret Qualley as Mama in Death Stranding
- Courtney Hope as Jesse In Control
- Debra Wilson as Cere in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Tommie Earl Jenkins as Die-Hardman in Death Stranding
- Alexandra Shipp as Ava in Telling Lies
- Logan Marshall Green as David in Telling Lies
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
- Resident Evil 2
- ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!
- Katamari Damacy Reroll
- Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story +Bowser Jr.’s Journey
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Captain Award for Best Esports Team
- Astralis (CSGO)
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch)
- FPX (League of Legends)
- OG (Dota 2)
- TSM (Apex Legends)
The nominee lists are stacked this year with some fantastic titles and people. For those looking to go to the New York Game Awards, tickets are on sale now. For those who attend the event, they will receive free game codes and be able to attend the after-party once the show concludes. For those who want to see the show but won’t be able to make it, it will be streamed live on Twitch and Mixer.
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