Baldur’s Gate III wins Game of the Year from NAVGTR

NAVGTR :

Baltimore (February 27, 2024) / NAVGTR CORP. – The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers^®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit media organization of 1,141 media voters and 14,453 subscribers, has announced winners for its twenty-third annual awards program honoring video game design and programming.   
 
The NAVGTR^® Awards honor 54 competitive categories recognizing achievement in animation, art, character design, controls, game design, engineering, musical score, sound effects, writing, and more. Since its inception, the academy has recognized over 6,948 talented individuals.
 
Baldur’s Gate III earned highest honors as Game of the Year. 
 
Every Game of the Year nominee won at least one award.  Alan Wake 2 won for Graphics (Technical), Song (Original or Adapted), and Writing in a Drama.  Baldur’s Gate III won for Original Dramatic Score (Franchise), Role Playing Game (Franchise), and Game of the Year.  Dave the Diver won for Outstanding Simulation Game.  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won for Engineering, Gameplay Design (Franchise), and Outstanding Adventure Game (Franchise). 
 
Leading all winning games is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 with 7 awards. 
 
With her win for Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Game, Laura Bailey now ties Troy Baker as NAVGTR’s most awarded voice performer.  Both have won 3 awards. 
 
On his fifth nomination, Yuri Lowenthal won for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. 
 
Number of Awards Won per Game
07 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
06 Hi-Fi RUSH
05 Final Fantasy XVI
04 Lies of P
03 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
03 Baldur’s Gate III
03 Alan Wake 2
02 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
02 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
02 MLB The Show 23
02 Humanity
02 Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition
 
Number of Awards Won per Development Studio
07 Insomniac Games
06 Tango Gameworks
05 Square Enix
05 Nintendo EPD
04 Round 8 Studio
04 Neowiz
03 Remedy Entertainment
03 Larian Studios
02 Tha
02 Survios
02 Summerfall
02 San Diego Studio
02 Capcom
 
Number of Awards Won per Publisher
09 Sony Interactive Entertainment
06 Bethesda Softworks
05 Square Enix
05 Nintendo
04 Neowiz
03 Larian Studios
03 Epic Games
02 Survios
02 Humble Bundle
02 Enhance Experience
02 Capcom
 
Number of Awards Won per Individual
02 Swen Vincke
02 Sami Järvi
02 Masaaki Yamada
02 Jacinda Chew
02 Eiichiro Ishige
02 Doug Sheahan
 
Franchise History
Mario games have 32 awards.
The Final Fantasy series has 23 wins to date.
Spider-Man games now have 15 wins to date.
The Legend of Zelda franchise has 15 wins.
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance won for Original RPG in the first NAVGTR Awards.
Baldur’s Gate games have 4 wins to date.
Alan Wake games have 5 awards.

For a complete list of categories, nominees, and winners, please visit https://navgtr.org. Follow @navgtr on twitter. 
 
Key Dates for NAVGTR^® Awards
November 25, 2024 – Entries due
January 29, 2025 – Nominations announced
February 14, 2025 – Late deadline for engraver credits
March 12, 2025 – Winners announced
 
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NAVGTR Corp.(TM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation devoted to promoting and recognizing game developers.
 
The general voting body of reviewers, journalists, analysts, content creators, and writers includes contributors for Bitmob, CBS Interactive, Destructoid, EGM Now, Game Informer, Game Trailers, GamesIndustry.biz, Gamespot, Gamezone, IGN, Kotaku, Machinima, Mashable, Massively, MSNBC, Polygon, Retroware, The Koalition, Ten Ton Hammer, and Venture Beat.
 
Additional varied outlets include CNN, Futurenet, GamesRadar, Los Angeles Times, Moody’s, NBC, Nintendo World Report, PC Gamer, San Jose Mercury-News, Twinfinite, USA Today, Wired News, and hundreds more.
 
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