New York Game Awards 2022 Winners Announced
The winners of the New York Game Awards 2022 have been announced, with Psychonauts 2 scoring the top honor after triumphing in the Best Game of the Year category.
The 11th annual New York Game Awards took place overnight, with a virtual event that celebrated the best games, actors, journalists, and esports athletes of the past year. Psychonauts 2 emerged as one of the big winners of the night after being named Best Game of the Year while also receiving the Statue of Liberty Award for Best World.
Shedworks' Sable took home two trophies on the night, one for Best Music and the other for Best Indie Game, having been nominated alongside Death's Door, Genesis Noir, and several others. Capcom's Resident Evil franchise was also celebrated at the event, with Maggie Robertson being recognized for her role as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village.
IGN is also thrilled to announce that investigative reporter Rebekah Valentine became the recipient of the Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism, where she had been nominated amongst a top list of creative people for her distinguished contributions in the field during the most recent awards year.
The full list of winners from the New York Game Awards 2022 follows:
In addition to this round-up of winners, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer was the recipient of the Andrew Yoon Legend Awardat this year's New York Game Awards. Each year, this accolade is bestowed upon an individual who has exhibited "a significant, sustained body of work that shows exceptional achievement and innovation."
If you'd like to find out more about the New York Game Awards' Game of the Year, check out IGN's review of Psychonauts 2, which commends Double Fine for expanding the universe toward both "grander and
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