It was the 11th annual New York Game Awards last night, and the big game winners of 2021 were honored for all their hard work throughout last year. We brought you who the nominees would be earlier this month, and the curtain has fallen on the winners at this year’s virtual event. The awards celebrated the best games, actors, esports athletes, and journalists of the past year and the usual messages of “perseverance throughout the pandemic from within the industry” were echoed loudly. Some of the big CEOs like Phil Spencer (CEO at Microsoft) and Stanley Pierre-Louis (CEO of the ESA) gave their messages of support to the hard-working people of the industry as well. The event was held in front of a global audience on Twitch, YouTube, and IGN, and it’s now time to reveal the big game winners of 2021.
What were the big game winners at the New York Game Awards 2022?
- Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year:
- Psychonauts 2
- Off-Broadway Award for Best Indie Game:
- Sable
- Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game:
- Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Statue of Liberty Award for Best World:
- Psychonauts 2
- Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game:
- Sable
- Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game:
- Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil VIllage
- Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game:
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game:
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game:
- NieR Re[in]carnation
- Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake:
- Resident Evil 4 VR
- Captain Award for Best Esports Team:
- Natus Vincere a.k.a. Na’Vi (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Joltin’ Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year:
- Genki “Gen” Kumisaka (Tekken 7for Donuts USG)
- Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism:
- Rebekah Valentine – Investigative reporting
- Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient:
- Tim Schafer
So, that is it, the big winners of the New York Game Awards 2022 are now revealed – make of them what you will. The New York Video Game Critics Circle (NYVGCC) also wanted to congratulate all the winners and the nominees for a positive year in gaming and hopes 2022 will exceed last year’s performances. Maybe next year it will move away from virtual and include some lucky guests.
