# New York Videogame Critics Circle

O New York Videogame Critics Circle foi fundado pelo jornalista de longa data e autor Harold Goldberg. O grupo foi criado primeiramente para defender seus membros, agora trabalha com a comunidade para orientar e distribuir bolsas de estudo para faculdade. O Círculo também mantem painéis e eventos orientados a jogos eletrônicos, bate-papo intensos e fazem anotações ao longo do ano.
Achando que a costa oeste dos Estados Unidos deveria ter sua própria premiação, a NYVCC junto com os grupos CNET, MTV, Giant Bomb entre outros sediaram sua primeira premiação de jogos eletrônicos, New York Game Awards em 2 de fevereiro de 2012. O evento já está em sua sexta edição.

## Premiações
### 2012

A primeira edição ocorreu na Cantor Film Center, e teve apresentação de Ashley Barrett e DarrenKorb com um mash-up das músicas “Build that Wall” e “Setting Sail, Coming Home" que fazem parte da trilha sonora do jogo Bastion.
| Categoria | Vencedor |
| Manhattan Award for Most NY-Centric Game | Crysis 2 |
| Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Game | Super Mario 3D Land |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game | Bastion |
| A Train Award for Best Mobile/iOS Game | Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game | Portal 2 |
| Off-Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | Bastion |
| Statue of Liberty Award for Best Open-World Game | Saints Row: The Third |
| Great White Way Award for Best Overall Acting in a Game | Portal 2 |
| Algonquin Roundtable Award for Best Book | All Your Base Are Belong to Us by Harold Goldberg |
| Mad Men Award for Best Videogame Commercial | Long Live Play – Michael |
| Big Apple Award for Best Game | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |

### 2013

O evento ocorreu em 11 de fevereiro de 2013 no Pfizer Auditorium no Brooklyn.
| Categoria | Vencedor |
| Big Apple Award for Best Videogame | The Walking Dead |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Videogame Writing | The Walking Dead |
| Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Console Game | Sound Shapes |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music | Journey |
| The A Train Award for Best Mobile/iOS Game | The Room |
| The Off Broadway Award for Best Independent Game | The Walking Dead |
| The Statue of Liberty Award for Best World | Dunwall from Dishonored |
| The Best Acting | Melissa Hutchison, The Walking Dead |
| Peter Cooper Locomotive Award for Best Game Machine | PS Vita |
| The Central Park Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Unfinished Swan |

### 2014

O evento também sucedeu-se em 11 de fevereiro de 2014 no Pfizer Auditorium no Brooklyn.
| Categoria | Vencedor |
| Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Game | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds |
| Central Park Childen’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Super Mario 3D World |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Writing | The Last of Us |
| ‘A’ Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Ridiculous Fishing |
| Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | Gone Home |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game | Bioshock Infinite |
| Statue of Liberty Award for Best World | Grand Theft Auto V |
| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | Steven Ogg, Trevor, GTA V |
| Big Apple Award for Best Game | The Last of Us |

### 2015

O evento ocorreu em 17 de fevereiro de 2015.
| Categoria | Vencedor |
| Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Mario Kart 8 |
| Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Game | Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft |
| A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Threes |
| Statue of Liberty Award for Best World | Far Cry 4 |
| Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | Shovel Knight |
| Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake | Grand Theft Auto V |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Writing | South Park: The Stick of Truth |
| Ebbets Field Award for Best E-Sports Experience | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game | Transistor |
| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | Trey Parker em South Park: The Stick of Truth |
| Big Apple Award for Best Game | Wolfenstein: The New Order |

### 2016

O evento transcorreu em 9 de fevereiro de 2016 na Villain venue no Brooklyn. A premiação contou coma presença de Wyclef Jean e a equipe da Rockstar Games.
| Categoria | Vencedor |
| Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Writing | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Super Mario Maker |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game | Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain |
| Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake | Rare Replay |
| Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | Rocket League |
| A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Lara Croft Go |
| Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Game | Boxboy! |
| Statue of Liberty Award for Best World | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | Viva Seifert, Her Story |
| Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism | Cara Ellison |
| Ebbetts Field Award for Best Esports Team (voto dos fãs) | SKT Telecom T1 |
| Andrew Yoon Memorial Legend Award | Rockstar Games |

### 2017

A sexta premiação aconteceu em 19 de janeiro de 2017 e foi apresentado pelo comediante Trevor Noah.
| Categoria | Vencedor |
| Big Apple Award for Game of the Year | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End |
| Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game | Mafia III |
| Andrew Yoon Legend Award | Richard Garriott |
| Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism | David Wolinsky |
| Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best VR Game | Superhot |
| A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Pokémon Go |
| Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game | Rich Sommer, Firewatch |
| Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | Inside |
| Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game | Thumper |
| Central Park Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Pokémon Go |
| Statue of Liberty Award for Best World | Hitman |
| Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD |
| Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Game | Severed |
| Fan Vote: The Ebbetts Field Award for Best eSports Team | Cloud9 |