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The New York Video Game Critics Circle today announced the nominees for the 2023 Game Awards. The NYVGCC previously announced that the awards would once again be handed out in person. The last two ceremonies took place virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several well-known titles grace the major prize lists, such as the end of 2022: Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarok, Neon White. Some games are missing from the list. Stray, one of the hottest indie titles of 2022, is missing from any nominee list, while Tunic has only been nominated as a children’s game. However, some deep cuts have gained recognition here, such as Trombone Champ.
The nominees are:
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year
- A plague story: Requiem
- Cult of the Lamb
- Elder ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Immortality
- penance
- Vampire survivors
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
- Immortality
- Neon White
- Return to Monkey Island
- Trombone Champion
- Vampire survivors
- word
- Wylde Flowers
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
- When dusk falls
- Elder ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Immortality
- Norco
- Return to Monkey Island
- Road watchman
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
- Elder ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- penance
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
- Elder ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Trombone Champion
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
- Alex Jarrett as Zoe Walker in Ash Dusk Falls
- Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West
- Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök
- Grace Zabriskie as Eliza Vorez in The Quarry
- Justice Smith as Ryan Erzahler in The Quarry
- Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game
- BONELAB
- Lost Recipes
- Moss: Book II
- RUINSMAGUS
- The last whistleblower
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Children’s Game
- Harmony’s Odyssey
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Moss: Book II
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Splatoon 3
- Tunic
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
- Desta: The memories between
- Marvel Snap
- Poinpy
- Railway
- Wylde Flowers
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
- Atari 50: The Birthday Celebration
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Reunion
- Life is Strange remastered collection
- Live alive
- The Parable of Stanley: Ultra Deluxe
Joltin’ Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year
- Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique (FATE Esports/Red Bull Esports) – Tekken 7
- Bryan “pANcada” Luna (Sentinels, formerly with LOUD) – Valorant
- Kim “Angry” Hyuk-kyu (DWG KIA) – League of Legends
- Masaya “aMSa” Chikamoto (VGBootCamp/Red Bull Esports) – Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere) – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Yoo “smurf” Myeong-hwan (Boston Uprising) – Overwatch
Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem
- A memoir blue
- Norco
- Patrick’s Parabox
- Perfect tides
- SIGNALIS
- Strange horticulture
- The Case of the Golden Idol
- Quirky strict
NYC GWB Award for Best DLC
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Tombs of the Fallen Pt. 2
- Bugsnax: The island of BIGsnax
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
- Microsoft Flight Simulator: Top Gun Maverick DLC
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
The ceremony will air on January 17 at the SVA Theater in Manhattan.
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