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The New York City Game Awards aired last night, and Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 won its leading award, the Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year.

This marks the title’s newest award, as it’s taken the Game of the Year award at numerous other occasions. Other winners at the New York Game Awards consist of Alan Wake 2, Resident Evil 4 and Hi-Fi Rush.

In addition to Game of the Year, Baldur’s Gate 3 likewise took home the Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game. Its other Game of the Year prizes consist of The Game AwardsThe Golden Joysticks, The Steam Awards and the Brazil Game Awards. It’s likewise gathered a myriad of other such awards, for RPG experience, character efficiency and composing throughout several award programs.

Alan Wake 2 likewise took home 2 prizes at the New York Game Awards: The Statue of Liberty Award for Best World and Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game for Melanie Liburd’s efficiency as Saga Anderson. Hi-Fi Rush won the Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game, while Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake.

Provided there are at least 3 significant award reveals left this season– the Dice Awardsthe BAFTA Game Awards and the Video Game Developers Choice Awards — Baldur’s Gate 3 might possibly have a couple of more wins still to come. It’s chosen for Game of the Year, at both occasions.

Total list of winners

  • Huge Apple Award for Best Game of the Year: Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game: Chants of Sennar
  • Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game: Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Statue of Liberty Award for Best World: Alan Wake 2
  • Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game: Hi-Fi Rush
  • Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game: Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2
  • Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game: Asgard’s Wrath 2
  • Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game: Honkai: Star Rail
  • Flexibility Tower Award for Best Remake: Citizen Evil 4
  • Joltin’ Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year: Arslan “Arslan Ash” Siddique (Twisted Minds/Red Bull Esports)
  • Chumley’s Speakeasy Award for Best Hidden Gem: Kill the Princess
  • NEW YORK CITY GWB Award for Best DLC: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
  • Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism: Nicole Carpenter, Polygon
  • Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient: Neil Druckmann

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