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昨年、Supergiantの集大成的な傑作“Hades”がGOTYを含む5冠を達成した“New York Video Game Awards”ですが、新たに第11回を迎える「New York Video Game Awards 2022」の部門別ノミネート作品が発表され、塗り絵をテーマにしたGreg Lobanov氏のカラフルなアドベンチャー「Chicory: A Colorful Tale」がGOTYを含む5部門で最多ノミネートを果たしたことが明らかになりました。

Deck Nineが手掛けた人気シリーズ最新作「Life Is Strange: True Colors」とCapcomの「バイオハザード ヴィレッジ」が4部門、Double Fineファン待望のシリーズ続編「Psychonauts 2」が3部門ノミネートを果たした各部門賞のラインアップは以下からご確認下さい。

また、“New York Video Game Awards 2022”の授賞式は、2022年2月1日ET午前8時（日本時間の2月1日午後10時）から今年もオンラインで実施される予定とのこと。

■ Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Deathloop
• Dorfromantik
• Halo Infinite
• Life Is Strange: True Colors
• Metroid Dread
• Psychonauts 2
• Resident Evil: Village

■ Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game

• Before I forget
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Death’s Door
• ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
• Genesis Noir
• Little Nightmares 2
• Sable
• Wildermyth

■ Herman Melville Award for Best Writing in a Game

• Chicken Police – Paint It Red
• Life Is Strange: True Colors
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
• Persona 5 Strikers
• Psychonauts 2
• Resident Evil: Village
• Strangeland

■ Statue of Liberty Award for Best World

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Chicken Police – Paint it Red
• Exo One
• Far Cry 6
• Monster Hunter Rise
• Psychonauts 2
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
• Resident Evil: Village

■ Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game

• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Everhood
• Far Cry 6 – Pedro Bromfman
• Genesis Noir
• Life Is Strange: True Colors
• NBA 2K 22
• Sable

■ Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game

• Erika Mori – Alex Chen – Life Is Strange – True Colors
• Giancarlo Esposito – Far Cry 6
• Maggie Robertson – Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil VIllage
• Michael Mando as Vass Montengro – Vass Insanity, Far Cry 6
• Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Deathloop
• Sera-Lys McArthur as Thunderbird, North Star Rainbow Six Siege

■ Coney Island Dreamland Award for Best AR/VR Game

• Floor Plan 2
• Mare – Quest
• Ragnarock
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Pinball VR
• Traffic Jams

■ Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game

• Bowser’s Fury
• Chicory: A Colorful Tale
• Death’s Door
• Kena: Bridge of Spirits
• Miitopia
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

■ A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game

• Fantasian
• Crash on the Run
• Marvel Future Revolution
• NieR Re[in]carnation
• Pikmin Bloom
• Queen Rock Tour
• Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes

■ Freedom Tower Award for Best Remake

• The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition
• Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
• Resident Evil 4 VR
• Shadow Man Remastered
• Super Mario 3D World

■ Captain Award for Best Esports Team

• Atlanta FaZe Clan (Call of Duty League)
• EDward Gaming (League of Legends)
• Natus Vincere (a.k.a. Na’Vi) (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive):
• Team Spirit (Dota 2)

■ Joltin’ Joe Award for Best Esports Player of the Year

• Chris “Simp” Lehr (Call of Duty for Atlanta FaZe)
• Genki “Gen” Kumisaka (Tekken 7 for Donuts USG)
• Lee “Scout” Ye-chan (League of Legends for EDward Gaming)
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for Natus Vincere)
• Tyson “TenZ” Ngo (Valorant for Sentinels)
• Xin “Leave” Huang (Overwatch League for Chengdu Hunters)

■ Knickerbocker Award for Best Games Journalism

• Rebekah Valentine – Investigative reporting
• People Make Games – Video Series
• Megan Farokhmanesh – Investigative reporting
• Zoya Street – Essay
• Renata Price – Reviews
• Kirsten Grind, Ben Fritz, and Sarah E. Needleman – Activision/Kotick Investigations