Xbox has earned the bad reputation of not being able to win the Game of the Year (GOTY) award throughout its history. While the curse continues, it just defeated its main rival, thanks to a game from one of its recent acquisitions.
We warned you a few weeks ago: Xbox managed to get more nominations in the 13th edition of the New York Game Awards compared to Nintendo and even its direct rival, PlayStation.
Well, the award ceremony has already concluded, and although none of the 3 companies managed to win the GOTY, exclusives from Xbox and Nintendo managed to take home at least 1 award each, while PlayStation won none.
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What game won the GOTY at the New York Game Awards 2024?
As many predicted, Baldurs Gate 3 took home the GOTY, which also won the award for best narrative. The success of Larian Studios was not, however, the game with the most awards of the night, as it shared the distinction with Alan Wake 2, which received awards for the best world and best performance by Melanie Liburd as the protagonist of the game, Saga Anderson.
Nintendo won the award for the best game for children with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Xbox managed to win an award for the music of Hi-Fi RUSH, developed by Tango Gameworks.
PlayStation, on the other hand, did not win in any category, but it cannot be said that Sonys network of studios left without any recognition, as Neil Druckmann, creative and president of Naughty Dog, was honored with an award for his career in the industry.
Below, you can see the complete list of winners of the 13th edition of the New York Game Awards.
In case you missed it: Hi-Fi RUSH could soon cease to be an Xbox exclusive.
Best Esports Player (Joltin Joe Award)
[ul][li]Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut[/li]
[li]Alexis "Zen" Bernier[/li]
[li]Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez[/li]
[li]WINNER: Arslan "Arslan Ash" Siddique[/li]
[li]Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok[/li]
[li]Choi "Zeus" Woo-je[/li][/ul]
Best Mobile Game (A-Train Award)
[ul][li]Monster Hunter Now[/li]
[li]Kimono Cats[/li]
[li]WINNER: Honkai: Star Rail[/li]
[li]Terra Nil[/li]
[li]Hello Kitty: Island Adventure[/li]
[li]Layas Horizon[/li][/ul]
Best Childrens Game (Central Park Children’s Zoo Award)
[ul][li]Tchia[/li]
[li]The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[/li]
[li]Disney Illusion Island[/li]
[li]Pikmin 4[/li]
[li]Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2[/li]
[li]WINNER: Super Mario Bros. Wonder[/li][/ul]
Best Remake (Freedom Tower Award)
[ul][li]Super Mario RPG[/li]
[li]Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective[/li]
[li]Star Ocean: The Second Story R[/li]
[li]WINNER: Resident Evil 4 (2023)[/li]
[li]Metroid Prime Remastered[/li]
[li]Dead Space (2023)[/li][/ul]
Best World (Statue of Liberty Award)
[ul][li]Starfield[/li]
[li]Chants of Sennaar[/li]
[li]Final Fantasy XVI[/li]
[li]Baldurs Gate 3[/li]
[li]Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty[/li]
[li]Marvels Spider-Man 2[/li]
[li]WINNER: Alan Wake 2[/li][/ul]
Best Indie Game (Off Broadway Award)
[ul][li]Sea of Stars[/li]
[li]WINNER: Chants of Sennaar[/li]
[li]A Space for the Unbound[/li]
[li]Jusant[/li]
[li]Pizza Tower[/li]
[li]Viewfinder[/li]
[li]El Paso, Elsewhere[/li]
[li]The Talos Principle 2[/li][/ul]
Best Narrative (Herman Melville Award)
[ul][li]Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty[/li]
[li]Alan Wake 2[/li]
[li]Thirsty Suitors[/li]
[li]Starfield[/li]
[li]Tchia[/li]
[li]WINNER: Baldurs Gate 3[/li][/ul]
Best AR/VR Game (Coney Island Dreamland Award)
[ul][li]We Are One[/li]
[li]Assassins Creed Nexus VR[/li]
[li]Body of Mine[/li]
[li]Horizon: Call of the Mountain[/li]
[li]WINNER: Asgards Wrath 2[/li]
[li]HUMANITY[/li][/ul]
Best Performance in a Game (Great White Way Award)
[ul][li]Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI[/li]
[li]Elizabeth Saydah as Riley in OXENFREE 2: Lost Signals[/li]
[li]WINNER: Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2[/li]
[li]Idris Elba as Solomon Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty[/li]
[li]Neil Newbon as Asterion in Baldurs Gate 3[/li]
[li]Amelia Tyler as the narrator in Baldurs Gate 3[/li][/ul]
Best Music in a Game (Tin Pan Alley Award)
[ul][li]The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[/li]
[li]WINNER: Hi-Fi RUSH[/li]
[li]Baldurs Gate 3[/li]
[li]Final Fantasy XVI[/li]
[li]Tchia[/li]
[li]Alan Wake 2[/li][/ul]
Best Hidden Gem (Chumleys Speakeasy Award)
[ul][li]Outer Terror[/li]
[li]Conrad Stevensons Paranormal P.I.[/li]
[li]American Arcadia[/li]
[li]9 Years of Shadows[/li]
[li]VIDEOVERSE[/li]
[li]WINNER: Slay the Princess[/li][/ul]
Best DLC (NYC GWB Award)
[ul][li]Horizon: Forbidden West — Burning Shores[/li]
[li]Resident Evil 4 2023 — Separate Ways[/li]
[li]WINNER: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty[/li]
[li]Dead Cells — Castlevania[/li]
[li]God of War Ragnarök — Valhalla[/li]
[li]Vampire Survivors — Cooperative Mode[/li][/ul]
Best Video Game Journalist (Knickerbocker Award)
[ul][li]Andrea Long Chu — Vulture[/li]
[li]WINNER: Nicole Carpenter — Polygon[/li]
[li]Brendan Sinclair — GamesIndustry.biz[/li]
[li]Blessing Adeoye Jr. — Kinda Funny[/li]
[li]Ed Smith — PCGamesN[/li]
[li]Hanif Abdurraqib — The Paris Review[/li]
[li]Reid McCarter — Bullet Points Monthly[/li][/ul]
Best Game of the Year (Big Apple Award)
[ul][li]Armored Core IV: Fires of Rubicon[/li]
[li]The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[/li]
[li]Alan Wake 2[/li]
[li]WINNER: Baldurs Gate 3[/li]
[li]Starfield[/li]
[li]Hi-Fi RUSH[/li]
[li]Marvels Spider-Man 2[/li]
[li]Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty[/li][/ul]
Game of the Year (Big Apple Award)
[ul][li]WINNER: Neil Druckmann (Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment)[/li][/ul]
What do you think of the winners of the New York Game Awards 2024? Share your thoughts in the comments.
Baldurs Gate 3 is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
