Baldur's Gate 3 has taken home Game of the Year at this year's New York Video Game Critics Circle 2024 New York Game Awards, as well as an award for Best Writing.
Baldur's Gate 3 leads New York Games Awards 2024 nominations
05.01.2024 - 12:03 / gamesindustry.biz / Idris Elba / Saga Anderson / Amelia Tyler / Solomon Reed / Neil Newbon / Melanie Liburd
The nominees for the New York Game Awards 2024 were announced yesterday, with Baldur's Gate 3 taking six nominations.
Larian Studios' title was nominated in five categories, including Best Game of the Year, Best Writing, Best World, and Best Music. The game received two nominations in the Best Acting category, for Amelia Tyler as the Narrator and Neil Newbon as Astarion.
Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake 2 saw nominations across the same five categories, with Melanie Liburd receiving a nomination for her performance as Saga Anderson.
Cyberpunk 2077's DLC Phantom Liberty also received five nominations, appearing in both Game of the Year and Best DLC, with Idris Elba included in the nominations for Best Acting as Solomon Reed.
Starfield and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom scooped up three nominations each, both appearing in the Game of the Year category. Starfield was also nominated for Best World and Best Writing, while Zelda saw nominations for Best Music and Best Kids Game.
Best Indie Game nominees included A Space For The Unbound, Chants of Sennaar, Pizza Tower, Sea of Stars, and A Space of the Unbound. Meanwhile, titles such as Slay the Princess and American Arcadia were highlighted in the Best Hidden Gem category.
The work of games journalists were also in the spotlight, including a nomination for GamesIndustry.biz's Brendan Sinclair.
Here are the full list of nominees for the New York Game Awards 2024:
Best Game of the Year
Best Indie Game
Best Writing in a Game
Best World
Best Music in a Game
Best Acting in a Game
Best AR/VR Game
Best Kids Game
Best Mobile Game
Best Remake
Best Esports Player of the Year
Best Hidden Gem
Best DLC
Best Games Journalism
The 13th annual New York Game Awards will take place on January 23, 2024 at the SVA Theatre.
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