The 10th annual New York Game Awards show went fully digital for the first time tonight, as another celebration for what the video game industry had to offer in 2020. The New York Game Awards was exposed to a larger possible audience than ever before, and may see a huge viewer turnout as a result, especially sinceThe Game Awards also saw a huge viewership increasewith its extensive digital format.
For those who don’t know, The New York Game Awards is run by the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC), a non-profit organization that works with underserved communities in New York City. Between helping provide opportunities for students in the Bronx and Lower East Side, and letting older adults experience the thrills of VR, the organization gives back to the community in multiple ways. Helping the NYVGCC in their mission is Reggie Fils-Aime. The former president of Nintendo of America regularly works with the organization, and wasthe co-host for tonight’s New York Game Awards.
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As is often the case with gaming awards shows, everyone looks to see what receives the Game of the Year award, which in this case is aptly named the Big Apple Award. Many of the titles nominated will be familiar, asAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,Final Fantasy VII: Remake, andHadeshave appeared on many other Game of the Year lists as well. Even thoughThe Last of Us Part IInow has the most GOTY wins in history, fans of the game were probably still hoping for another win going into the night.
For fans who were not able to watch the awards show live, here are all theNew York Game Awards nomineesand winners for the 12 categories celebrated this year.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Briana White as Aerith inFinal Fantasy VII: Remake
August Black as Tyler Ronan inTell Me Why
Logan Cunningham as Lord Hades / Poseidon / Achilles / Charon / The Storyteller / Asterius inHades(WINNER)
Zoyander Street
Ewan Morgan
And there are all the winners in all 13 categories for the 2021 New York Game Awards! Congratulations are in order for all the winners, and hopefully gaming fans were satisfied with some of the winners.Hadesfans might be especially happy, as the game practically swept up every award it was nominated for. Viewers were also treated to amazing musical performances featuring music fromThe Last of Us Part II, Final Fantasy VII Remake,Hades, and even a throwback to Supergiant Games’Bastion.
Keep up withReggie Fils-Aimeand the work of the NYVGCC in the podcast “Talking Games With Reggie and Harold.” Hopefully, the fundraising at the awards gala will help continue the mission of the NYVGCC to help mentor and benefit the underserved. While the industry will obviously be in a different situation for next year’s New York Game Awards, it will be interesting to see if the Critic’s Circle invests more in a digitally-formatted show, like this year.
