Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024

The 13th annual New York Game Awards took place yesterday, with Baldur's Gate 3 taking the top prize of Game of the Year.

Larian Studios' game also took home the award for Best Writing in a Game, having been nominated for six awards in total.

Remedy's Alan Wake 2 also received two accolades including Best World and Best Acting in a Game for Melanie Liburd's performance as Saga Anderson.

Rundisc's Chants of Sennaar won Best Indie Game, while MiHoYo's Honkai: Star Rail took home the award for Best Mobile Game and Sanzaru Games' Asgard's Wrath 2 won Best AR/VR Game.

Elsewhere, Super Mario Bros Wonder won Best Kids Game, and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty received the award for Best DLC.

Here are the full list of winners:

• Best Game of the Year: Baldur's Gate 3
• Best Indie Game: Chants of Sennar
• Best Writing in a Game: Baldur's Gate 3
• Best World: Alan Wake 2
• Best Music in a Game: Hi-Fi Rush
• Best Acting in a Game: Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2
• Best AR/VR Game: Asgard's Wrath 2
• Best Kids Game: Super Mario Bros Wonder
• Best Mobile Game: Honkai: Star Rail
• Best Remake: Resident Evil 4
• Best Esports Player of the Year: Arslan 'Arslan Ash' Siddique (Twisted Minds/Red Bull Esports)
• Best Hidden Gem: Slay the Princess
• Best DLC: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Best Games Journalism: Nicole Carpenter, Polygon
• Andrew Yoon Legend Award Recipient: Neil Druckmann

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