This coming January, Naughty Dog co-president and head of inventive Neil Druckmann will likely be honored by the New York Video Game Critics Circle with the Andrew Yoon Legend Award on the thirteenth annual New York Game Awards.
The award is meant to acknowledge these “who’ve propelled the gaming world ahead, celebrating their profound impression on an business that continues to captivate and join folks worldwide.” Past winners have included Xbox head Phil Spencer, Double Fine founder Tim Schafer, Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé, and others.
Druckmann’s recognition comes after 20 years within the business, all of which he has spent at Naughty Dog. He started as a programming intern in 2004 engaged on Jak 3, and went on to turn into recognized for his work on the Uncharted franchise and most not too long ago inventive management on The Last of Us, ultimately changing into co-president of the studio.
“Neil Druckmann’s story is an inspirational one in all self-determinism,” stated NYVGCC president Harold Goldberg. “He labored his method from an internship all the way in which as much as being a co-president at Naughty Dog. His ability for creating titles that constantly redefine cinematic gameplay and human-centric storytelling not solely deserves celebrating, however his efforts to create characters that signify numerous backgrounds and views have enriched content material in AAA video games. His good work has been lauded with a number of New York Game Awards over the yr, and we’re honored to acknowledge him as this yr’s Andrew Yoon Legend Award winner.”
We final spoke to Druckmann upon the discharge of The Last of Us Part 2 concerning the sport’s growth and its plot, characters, and themes. And earlier this yr, Druckmann stated that Naughty Dog has chosen what its subsequent sport will likely be, however stopped wanting confirming whether or not or not we’ll get a Last of Us Part 3 or not.
The New York Game Awards will happen on January 23, 2024 in Manhattan.
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