We’re proud to present the nominees for the 1st Annual New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards:
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
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
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
Rayman 3D
Super Mario 3D Land
Tin Pan Alley Award: Best Overall Music in a Game
Bastion
Catherine
Dark Souls
L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Saints Row: The Third
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
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
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Where’s My Water?
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
Bastion
Fruit Ninja
Fruit Ninja
Minecraft
Realm of the Mad God
Sideway NY
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
The Binding of Issac
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)
Female Acting)
Batman: Arkham City
L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Mad Man Award – Best Commercial
Call of Duty: MW3 featuring Jonah Hill
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
Reamde by Neal Stephenson
Super Mario by Jeff Ryan
-Harold Goldberg
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