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New York Game Awards
Awarded for	Contributions in the video game industry
Country	United States
Hosted by	New York Game Critics Circle
First awarded	February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)
Website	nygamecritics.com/awards

The New York Game Awards is an annual award show honoring video games by nonprofit New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC). The first awards were held in 2012, honoring previous year's contributions to the video game industry and showcases the group's education work with underserved communities. New York Videogame Critics Circle's stated goals are to promote awareness of, and education for, video games writing and journalism in the New York City area.

History

The New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) was founded in 2011 by writer Harold Goldberg, along with inaugural members Evan Narcisse, Tracey John, Russ Frushtick, and Andrew Yoon. Goldberg received more attention than expected from his book All Your Base Are Belong to Us (2011), including game and film offers. He decided to create an advocacy group in New York, a region he felt was disadvantaged due to its distance from the West Coast. The NYVGCC was created to advocate for its members, and provides classes and mentoring to underserved portions of the New York City community.

Beginning in 2012, the NYVGCC has hosted an annual awards show that distributes trophies to game studios, individual game contributors, and game journalists. The first awards show was held in 2012 as a collaboration with New York University's Game Center. Since then, the NYVGCC has held annual award ceremonies and has incorporated live music, trailer premieres, and hosting by members of The Daily Show writing staff. Work on the ceremonies begins in February, shortly after the preceding show, and escalates more after Labor Day in September.

In 2019, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé joined the NYVGCC's board of directors to help Goldberg and the group continue its outreach to the DreamYard Prep School, and new initiatives such as classes in Bronxworks network of homeless shelters. In July 2023, Ryan O'Callaghan replaced Goldberg as the board's executive director, while Goldberg remains president.

Ceremonies

Award winners

1st (2012)

The First Annual New York Games Awards took place on February 2, 2012, at New York University's Cantor Film Center. 21 games journalists voted on the award winners, and about 250 guests attended. Logan Cunningham, narrator of Bastion, served as the host. The livestream received roughly 300 views.

2nd (2013)

The Second Annual New York Game Awards were held at NYU-Poly on February 5, 2013. Writer Daniel Radosh of The Daily Show hosted the event, and musical acts MC Frontalot and Schäffer the Darklord performed.

3rd (2014)

The Third Annual New York Game Awards were hosted by Daniel Radosh for the second year in a row. Folk music group Future Folk performed, and Irrational Games premiered a video about the second episode of BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea.

4th (2015)

In 2015, the New York Game Awards switched venues and took place at Villain, an event space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The awards show routine was written and hosted by The Daily Show's writing staff.

5th (2016)

In 2016, The Daily Show writer Owen Parsons took over writing and hosting the awards. Game studio The Molasses Flood premiered a trailer for The Flame in the Flood, and Wyclef Jean demoed music he contributed to rhythm game Lost in Harmony.

6th (2017)

The Sixth Annual New York Game Awards were held at the Abron Arts Center and featured a musical performance by all-women accordion band The Main Squeeze.

7th (2018)

The 7th Annual New York Game Awards were hosted by Devin Delliquanti of The Daily Show. Musician Shilpa Ray performed.

8th (2019)

In 2019, the New York Game Awards moved to the SVA Theatre in Manhattan. The event, hosted again by Devin Delliquanti with appearances by The Daily Show's Daniel Radosh, Josh Johnson and Kat Radley, featured a performance by guitarist and vocalist Maddie Rice, as well as trailer premieres for Inkle title Heaven's Vault and Shawn Alexander Allen's Treachery in Beatdown City. The livestream received approximately 400,000 views, a significant increase from earlier ceremonies.

9th (2020)

The 9th Annual New York Game Awards were held on January 21, 2020. The recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend award was the former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé.

10th (2021)

The 10th Annual New York Game Awards were held on January 26, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was held virtually, co-hosted by Reggie Fils-Aimé. The nominees were announced on January 5, 2021. Immediately before the show, Fils-Aimé partook in a roundtable discussion with Jack Tretton and Robbie Bach, formerly of Sony and Microsoft, respectively. Hades won the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year. The Andrew Yoon Legend Award was given to Hideo Kojima, Jerry Lawson, and Brenda and John Romero.

11th (2022)

The 11th Annual New York Game Awards were held on February 1, 2022. The event was originally set to be held at the SVA Theatre, but was held virtually for the second time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nominees were announced on January 11, 2022.

12th (2023)

The 12th Annual New York Game Awards took place on January 17, 2023, returning to the SVA Theatre for the first in-person show since 2020. Fils-Aimé and Goldberg returned to host, alongside Makeda Byfield. Planning for the show had begun by August 2022, and the nominees were announced on January 4, 2023. Phil Spencer received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.

13th (2024)

The 13th New York Game Awards took place at the SVA Theatre on January 23, 2024. The nominees were announced by Manon Gage and Makeda Byfield on January 9; Baldur's Gate 3 led with six nominations, followed by Alan Wake 2 and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty with five. At the ceremony, Baldur's Gate 3 won two awards, including the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year. Neil Druckmann of Naughty Dog received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.

14th (2025)

The 14th New York Game Awards is scheduled to take place at the SVA Theatre on January 21, 2025, presented by Fils-Aimé and Goldberg; it is set to be streamed on the Paley Center for Media's YouTube channel. Sam Lake of Remedy Entertainment is set to receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award, and Mega Ran is set to perform at the show.

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External links

• Official website
• Harold Goldberg (founder) website

• 2011 establishments in New York City
• New York Game Award winners
• Non-profit organizations based in New York City
• Video game awards
• Video game journalism