God of War wins the Best Game of The Year for New York Game Awards 2019

NEWS ZeroPH - Jan 24, 2019, 12:08 AM

We’ve already said goodbye to 2018 and we are now facing a new year. Regardless of how last year was for you, it was undoubtedly great for the big winners of the recent New York Games Awards. The awards ceremony was held at the SVA Theatre, New York and was streamed live and watched by more than 400K users through Twitch.

The New York Videogames Critics Circle revealed the winners last night and the crowd went wild when God of War was announced as the winner of the Big Apple Award for the Game of the Year. Red Dead Redemption 2 also proved to have bested the other games during the Awards Night, with Tetris Effect getting the Best Virtual Reality Game Award, both these games went home with two awards each. That’s a great feat considering the several brilliant video games nominated for the same categories. Florence took home the Best Mobile Game, and Dead Cells won the Best Indie Game, plus, Knicks Gaming was awarded the Best Rookie Esports Team. Check the full list of winners below from the New York Video Game Awards 2019:

Big Apple Award for the Best Game of the Year: God of War
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game: Christopher Judge as Kratos (God of War)
Captain Award for Best Rookie Esports Team: Knicks Gaming
Andrew Yoon Legend Award: Jade Raymond (Assasin’s Creed franchise co-creator and founder of EA Motive and Ubisoft Toronto Studios)
Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game: Nintendo Labo Variety Kit
A – Train Award for Best Mobile Game: Florence
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World: Red Dead Redemption 2
Herman Melville for Best Writing: Red Dead Redemption 2
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game: Tetris Effect
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best Virtual Reality Game: Tetris Effect
Off-Broadway Award for Best Indie Game: Dead Cells
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake: Shadow of the Colossus
Raging Bull Award for Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism: Cecilia D’Anastasio

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God of War wins the Best Game of The Year for New York Game Awards 2019

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