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Inaugural NYGCC Awards gives two nods to Portal 2

On the market for a highly specific gaming awards ceremony? The very first New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards has you covered.

Portal 2 was the most-favoured title at the very first annual awards ceremony, scoring a gong each for best writing and best overall acting.

No other game managed more than one mention in the short list of awards, but The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim nabbed best game, and Crysis 2 won "most NY centric".

See the full list of winners below.

The New York Videogame Critics Circle includes Gamasutra's Leigh Alexander; Joystiq's Ben Gilbert; Kill Screen's Ryan Kuo; GiantBomb's Alex Navarro; G4's Adam Rosenberg; and Shack's Andrew Yoon, among others notables.

  • 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

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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