Gli organizzatori dei New York Videogame Awards hanno annunciato l'elenco dei titoli nominati per l'edizione 2018.
Spicca Red Dead Redemption 2 con sei nomination, seguito da God of War che si è fermato a quota cinque. Tra i titoli più apprezzati vale la pena citare anche Monster Hunter: World, Dead Cells, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Celeste e Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Nel corso della manifestazione la sviluppatrice Jade Raymond sarà premiata con l'Andrew Yoon Legend Award per il suo contributo all'industria dei videogiochi.
I New York Video Game Awards 2018 si terranno il 22 gennaio 2019. La cerimonia sarà trasmessa in diretta su Twitch. Qui di seguito l'elenco completo delle nomination:
Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year
• Monster Hunter: World
• God of War
• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
• Celeste
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Central Park Children's Zoo Award for Best Kids Game
• Nintendo Labo Variety Pack
• Yoku's Island Express
• Lego DC Super-Villains
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• Moss
• Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! and Pokémon Let's Go Eevee!
A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game
• Alto's Odyssey
• Death Road to Canada
• Florence
• Part Time UFO
• Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition
• Homo Machina
• Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation
Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best Virtual Reality Game
• Moss
• Fire Escape
• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Tetris Effect
• Beat Saber
• Firewall: Zero Hour
Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game
• Celeste
• Dead Cells
• Finding Paradise
• Donut County
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Into the Breach
• Gris
Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Tetris Effect
• Fallout 76
• Chuchel
• Far Cry 5
Statue of Liberty Award for Best World
• God of War
• Minit
• Monster Hunter: World
• Far Cry 5
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
Herman Melville Award for Best Writing
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• God of War
• Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
• Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
• Life Is Strange 2: Episode One: Roads
Raging Bull Award for Best Fighting Game
• SOULCALIBUR VI
• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
• Mario Tennis Aces
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake
• Shadow of the Colossus
• Bayonetta 1 and Bayonetta 2 Collection
• Spyro Reignited Trilogy
• Diablo III (Nintendo Switch)
• Yakuza Kiwami 2
• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game
• Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War
• Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War
• Laura Bailey as MJ Watson in Spider-Man
• Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2
• Cali Elizabeth Moore as Abigail Roberts in Red Dead Redemption 2
