Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has been awarded the Big Apple Award for Game of the Year at the 6th annual New York Game Awards. As the developer thanked critics for the nomination and win, the New York Video Game Critics Circle thanked “tens of thousands” of fans who tuned in to the show online alongside those in attendance. Other winners include:
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
Pokemon 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
Pokemon 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
User-voted awards are far and few between all the critic awards but folks over at NeoGAF held an almost month-long voting process, in which thousands of users voted in favor of Uncharted 4 for GOTY, with DOOM coming in second and Overwatch being the third user-favorite game of last year. You can find the full list of winners here.
