The 2027 New York Game Awards are on the horizon, and IGN will once again be the official destination to stream the broadcast.
The 16th annual New York Game Awards will take place on November 19, 2026, where legendary voice actor Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle) will be recognized as the Andrew Yoon Legend Award recipient.
In honor of the late Andrew Yoon, a member and journalist in the New York Videogame Critics Circle, this award honors “game changers” in the industry who have “propelled the gaming world forward, celebrating their profound impact on an industry that continues to captivate and connect people worldwide.”
“When we consider our upcoming Andrew Yoon Legend winners, we’re looking for individuals who’ve made a deep cultural impact on the video game landscape, and Troy Baker felt like the perfect addition,” Harold Goldberg, co-founder and president, NYVGCC, said in a statement. “Troy is such a force of nature within the games industry. We’ve recognized his voice-acting performances at previous New York Game Awards, and we are ecstatic to have him join our roster of Andrew Yoon Legend winners. Plus, our audiences are in for a treat with his musical performance after this year’s awards. You’ll only get to experience that moment in person at SVA Theatre!”
“It’s hard to find a video game from the past 10 or 20 years without mentioning Troy Baker,” Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president of Nintendo of America and NYVGCC board member, added. “It’s because his performances are so ingrained in some of the most beloved video games in recent history, and he brought personality and meaning to those characters.”
“Troy is someone who has left a mark on our students, both through his work and during his time speaking with them ahead of the awards,” said Ryan O’Callaghan, executive director for NYVGCC. “We couldn’t ask for a better legend winner to celebrate our 16th annual New York Game Awards.”
After the awards, Troy Baker will perform a concert for in-person attendees, which all ticket holders are eligible to attend. Tickets are priced at $85 and can be purchased through Humanitix, with a limited number of VIP tickets available for $100. VIP tickets grant purchasers preferred seating during the awards, as well as access to the official after-party presented by New Blood Interactive.
As previously mentioned, the awards will be livestreamed on IGN’s website and YouTube channels, as well as the New York Videogame Critics Circle’s official social media channels.
Proceeds from this year’s New York Game Awards will benefit the NYVGCC’s Playing with Purpose writing program, which brings journalism classes and workshops, as well as courses in game narrative writing, to schools and shelters throughout New York City. Playing with Purpose received its first National Endowment for the Arts grant this year, which will help expand its classes to students in the Hudson Valley Middletown School District, as well as its work at the Lab School for Finance and Technology, and High School for Fashion Industries.
