Discover the top 5 moments from the 15th NY Game Awards on our YouTube channel, featuring unforgettable clips and acceptance speeches!

The Big Apple has its own branded video game award ceremony, the New York Game Awards, and has kept it going for the last fourteen years. 2026 will mark fifteen years since its inception, and the New York Videogame Critics Circle (the people behind the whole thing) are throwing a festival to celebrate. They’re calling it GG Fest, and it will be hosted at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan. The full lineup of performers has yet to be revealed, but upon announcement of the festival itself,  NYVGCC announced that the first night will end with an exclusive Supergiant Games: Unplugged concert featuring award-winning composer Darren Korb and his longtime collaborator Ashley Barrett. The organization also confirmed Reggie Fils-Aimé, former president of Nintendo of America, will return to take the stage the way he did last year, hosting alongside NYVGCC president Harold Goldberg. Other announcements like nominees will be revealed at a later time. “We continue to grow our programming for the New York Game Awards each year, but our organization felt a special pull to go even bigger while paying homage to our roots for our 15th anniversary,” said Harold Goldberg, co-founder and president of NYVGCC. “The expansion to a […] The post New York Game Awards Turns 15, Plans Weekend Festival appeared first on PopGeeks.com Forum | Indie Games, Movies, TV, Tabletop & Comics.

The Big Apple has its own branded video game award ceremony, the New York Game Awards, and has kept it going for the last fourteen years. 2026 will mark fifteen years since its inception, and the New York Videogame Critics Circle (the people behind the whole thing) are throwing a festival to celebrate. They’re calling it GG Fest, and it will be hosted at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan. The full lineup of performers has yet to be revealed, but upon announcement of the festival itself,  NYVGCC announced that the first night will end with an exclusive Supergiant Games: Unplugged concert featuring award-winning composer Darren Korb and his longtime collaborator Ashley Barrett. The organization also confirmed Reggie Fils-Aimé, former president of Nintendo of America, will return to take the stage the way he did last year, hosting alongside NYVGCC president Harold Goldberg. Other announcements like nominees will be revealed at a later time. “We continue to grow our programming for the New York Game Awards each year, but our organization felt a special pull to go even bigger while paying homage to our roots for our 15th anniversary,” said Harold Goldberg, co-founder and president of NYVGCC. “The expansion to a […] The post New York Game Awards Turns 15, Plans Weekend Festival appeared first on PopGeeks.com Forum | Indie Games, Movies, TV, Tabletop & Comics.