The 1st Annual NY Videogame Critics Circle Awards were given out tonight at the Cantor Film Center.
In addition to some fine music from Darren Korb and Ashley Barrett from Bastion, a brilliant host in Logan Cunningham, an appearance from Oscar nominee Bill Plympton, an hilarious presentation from The Daily Show’s Daniel Radosh, the Critics Circle presented 11 Awards for the best games of the year.
Here are the winners:
Manhattan Award for Most NY Centric Game
Crysis 2
Battery Park Award for Best Handheld Game
Super Mario Land 3D
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
Bastion
A Train Award for Best Mobile Game
Superbrothers: Sword and 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