New York Videogame Critics Circle announces first annual awards show
Look, we're gonna be upfront about this, we're a little biased -- okay, I'm a little biased -- toward any news involving the New York Game Critics Circle (I'm the standing member for Joystiq), but we're putting together an awards show and it's gonna be totally boss. On February 2, a gaggle of us are taking over New York University's Cantor Film Center and holding an awards show to honor the best games of 2011 -- what we consider to be 2011's best, anyway.
Founding member (and occasional NPR correspondent) Harold Goldberg is heading up the proceedings with some assistance from various NYGCC members, while an unannounced, well-known voice man is on tap to MC the event. The first annual awards show will take place on February 2 and we've dropped the entire list of nominees after the break. It'll also be open to the public with limited seating, which we'll have more info on in the coming weeks.
Wondering who voted for said nominees? That list is right here, but rest assured that everyone involved is totally your favorite.
Big Apple Award – Best Game
Batman: Arkham City
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
L.A. Noire
Minecraft
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Manhattan Award for Most New York-centric Game
Batman: Arkham City
Crysis 2
Resistance 3
Sideway NY
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game
Bastion
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
Serious Sam 3
Battery Park Award: Best Handheld Console Game
Aliens: Infestation
Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Rayman 3D
Super Mario 3D Land
Tin Pan Alley Award: Best Overall Music in a Game
Bastion
Catherine
Dark Souls
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The A Train Award Best Mobile/iOS Game
Contre Jour
FIFA 12
Grand Theft Auto III
Infinity Blade II
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Where's My Water?
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Bastion
Fruit Ninja
Minecraft
Realm of the Mad God
Sideway NY
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
The Binding of Isaac
Statue of Liberty Award for Best Open World Game
Batman: Arkham City
Dark Souls
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
L.A. Noire
Saints Row: The Third
Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting (Combines Male and Female Acting)
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Mad Man Award – Best Commercial
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (featuring Jonah Hill)
Long Live Play – (Michael)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DS (featuring Robin Williams)
Algonquin Roundtable Award for Best Videogame Book
All Your Base Are Belong to Us by Harold Goldberg
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Reality Is Broken by Jane McGonigal
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Super Mario by Jeff Ryan
