New York Game Awards honoring Sam Lake

Remedy Creative Director Sam Lake will receive the Andrew Yoon Legend Award at the 14th Annual New York game Awards.

The Andrew Yoon Legend Award is given to those who have left a significant mark on the industry.

Last year, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann received the award. Previous winners include Hideo Kojima, Phil Spencer and Tim Schafer.

“You know a Remedy game when you see one, in large part because of the impact Sam Lake has on the worlds he creates,” said New York video game Critics Circle president and founder Harold Goldberg.

“It’s truly great to see how his 20-year career at Remedy has touched so many of our members and interns in the Circle, and we are thrilled that he will join the list of esteemed gamechangers previously recognized with the Andrew Yoon Legend Award.”

Lake joined Remedy in 1995 as a writer on the studio’s first game, Death Rally. He had several roles in the development of Max Payne, including head writer and face model for the main character.

He created the Alan Wake franchise, which launched in 2010. Lake was the lead writer and co-director of its 2023 sequel and provided motion capture for the character of Alex Casey, voiced by the late James McCaffrey.

Lake also co-directed Quantum Break and wrote Control.

The 14th annual New York game Awards will take place at the SVA Theater on January 21, 2025.