Game Developers Conference 2010 - Choice Award Winners

 
 The recipients of the 10th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards are....


Game of the Year
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)


Best Game Design:
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)


Best Writing:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)


Best Debut Game:
Torchlight (Runic Games)


Best Technology:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)


Best Handheld Game:
Scribblenauts (5th Cell)


Best Visual Arts:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)


Innovation Award:
Scribblenauts (5th Cell)


Best Audio:
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)


Best Downloadable Game:
Flower (thatgamecompany)


Recipients for the evening's special awards were:


Lifetime Achievement Award
John Carmack


Pioneer Award
Gabe Newell


Ambassador Award
Penny Arcade (Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik, Robert Khoo)
 
 

"This year has seen some incredible titles across platforms and genres -- big-budget blockbusters like Uncharted 2 and Batman: Arkham Asylum and addictive online games like Farmville all made for an amazing year in games"   
 
"The winners at the Game Developers Choice Awards have exhibited that they can create compelling experiences that set the bar even higher for other developers to follow. We'd like to thank all the winners and the nominees for their countless hours furthering the art of game creation, and crafting some awesome experiences for gamers the world over.

Their peers seemed to really love Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.  Interesting to see that they also appreciate what Scribblenauts was trying to do.  
 
When it comes to awards, I am never sure how I feel about virtual sweeps.  I understand that a game (or movie) might be by far and wide the best thing released during the year, but I wonder how much of that feeling might be a bandwagon thing or a "well it was the best game so everything that made it up is the best too" thought process.  Sweeps make me uncomfortable.  Although, this wasn't a complete sweep by Naughty Dog, it almost was since only Batman won the one other category that Uncharted could have won in theory.  

John Carmack gets a lifetime achievement award and Gabe Newell gets a pioneer award - and for a moment all was good with the world.  
 
Now if Steam will just have a 90% off sale to celebrate Gabe's award :)

steam needs a sale for gabe.