New York Game Awards 2024 Nominees and Winners
by Mathelene
Updated Jan 24, 2024
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New York Game Awards 2024
The 13th New York Game Awards happened at the SVA Theatre on January 23, 2024. Manon Gage and Makeda Byfield revealed the nominees on January 9. Neil Druckmann from Naughty Dog got the Andrew Yoon Legend Award. This award is given to outstanding contributors in the gaming industry. The event celebrated the best video games and their creators. It's like a big party where they announce the winners in different categories.
The Andrew Yoon Legend Award is a special one that honors someone who made significant contributions to gaming. Neil Druckmann, who works with Naughty Dog, received this prestigious award. It's like getting a gold star for doing something amazing. The New York Game Awards is a way to recognize and appreciate the people who make our favorite games.
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New York Game Awards 2024 Nominees
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year Nominees:
Alan Wake 2
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 Nominees:
A Space for the Unbound
Chants of Sennaar
El Paso Elsewhere
Jusant
Pizza Tower
Sea of Stars
The Talos Principle II
Viewfinder
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game Nominees:
Asgard’s Wrath 2
Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR
Body of Mine
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Humanity
We Are One
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game Nominees:
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Honkai: Star Rail
Kimono Cats
Laya’s Horizon
Monster Hunter Now
Terra Nil
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake Nominees:
Dead Space
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Metroid Prime Remastered
Resident Evil 4
Star Ocean: The Second Story
Super Mario RPG
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game Nominees:
Disney Illusion Island
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pikmin 4
Super Mario Bro. Wonders
Tchia
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem Nominees:
9 Years of Shadow
American Arcadia
Conrad Stevenson’s Paranormal P.I.
Outer Terror
Slay the Princess
Videoverse
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game Nominees:
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Starfield
Tchia
Thirsty Suitors
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game Nominees:
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 2
Neil Newbon as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game Nominees:
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy XVI
Hi-Fi Rush
Tchia
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World Nominees:
Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Chants of Sennaar
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy XVI
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Starfield
Joltin’ Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year Nominees:
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
NYC GWB Award for Best DLC Nominees:
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 Nominees:
Andrea Long Chu, Vulture
Blessing Adeoya 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
New York Game Awards 2024 Winners
Big Apple Award for Game of the Year
Baldur's Gate 3
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Chants of Sennaar
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
Baldur's Gate 3
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Alan Wake 2
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
Hi-Fi Rush
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson (Alan Wake 2)
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
Asgard's Wrath 2
Central Park Children's Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Honkai: Star Rail
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
Resident Evil 4
Joltin' Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year
Arslan Ash
Chumley's Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem
Slay the Princess
NYC GWB Award for Best DLC
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism
Nicole Carpenter
Andrew Yoon Legend Award
Neil Druckmann
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New York Game Awards
The New York Game Awards is a yearly event that celebrates video games, organized by the nonprofit New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC). It began in 2012, recognizing the achievements of the past year in the video game industry. The awards not only acknowledge contributions to gaming but also highlight the NYVGCC's efforts in educating underserved communities.
The primary mission of the NYVGCC is to raise awareness of and provide education in video game writing and journalism in the New York City area. In simpler terms, they want to make sure people know about and understand the world of video games, especially in how they are written about and reported on, and they focus on reaching out to communities that may not have as much access to these opportunities.
New York Game Awards 2024 - FAQs
The New York Game Awards began in 2012 and is organized by the nonprofit New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC).
The NYVGCC aims to promote awareness of and provide education for video games writing and journalism, particularly in the New York City area.
Baldur's Gate 3 won the Game of the Year award, and Neil Druckmann received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.
Certainly, notable winners include "Chants of Sennaar" for Best Indie Game, Melanie Liburd for Best Acting in a Game in "Alan Wake 2," and "Resident Evil 4" for Best Remake.
The Andrew Yoon Legend Award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the gaming industry.