Due to COVID-19 effectively closing the world for all in person events, the 10th anniversary New York Game Awards will virtual only event on January 26. The previously ticketed and in-person-only event streams free for all via Twitch and YouTube on January 26 at 8pm ET (pre-show starts at 7:30pm). The Awards celebrate the NYVGCC’s non-profit in underserved communities, as well as the best games and developers in the industry. For a sneak preview of the event, the following are the nominees for the award show.
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Last of Us Part II
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
DOOM Eternal
Yakuza: Like A Dragon
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
Moving Out
Drake Hollow
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Astro’s Playroom
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Roundguard
Necrobarista
Little Orpheus
Good Sudoku
Genshin Impact
Wide Ocean Big Jacket
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
Half-Life: Alyx
Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Paper Beast
Star Wars Squadrons
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Longing: Patience
Spiritfarer
Umurangi Generation
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
Teenage Blob
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ghost of Tsushima
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Umarangi Generation
Demon’s Souls
Cyberpunk 2077 (for PC)
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing
Treachery in Beatdown City
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
Laura Bailey as Abby in The Last of Us Part II
Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
Briana White as Aerith in Final Fantasy VII: Remake
August Aiden as Tyler Ronan in Tell Me Why
Logan Cunningham as Lord Hades / Poseidon / Achilles / Charon / The Storyteller / Asterius in Hades
