The Game Developers Conference 2010 was held on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA following the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival Awards at 6:30 pm PT. The 10th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards were hosted by Warren Spector with interstitials provided by Mega64.
Nominees and Winners Below are the games and their developers nominated for each category with the winners in bold.
Best Debut Game Andrés Bordeu ,
Carlos Bordeu , Edmundo Bordeu, David Caloguerea
Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck
Travis Baldree , Max Schaefer , Eric Schaefer, Peter Hu Tiger Style Team
Michael Wilford ,
Josh Bear Best Audio Simon Pressey , Jeremie Voillot,
Michael Kent , Matt Besler
Emily Ridgway Eric Brosius , Giles Martin,
Paul Hicks ,
Josh Randall Bruce Swanson, Phil Kovats Vincent Diamante, Steve Johson,
Jenova Chen , Martin Middleton
Best Game Design Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Bruce Straley ,
Amy Hennig ,
Richard Lemarchand , Neil Druckmann
George Fan, Tod Semple, Sukhbir Sidhu,
Jason Kapalka Sefton Hill , Ian Ball flower – thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment Jenova Chen, Nick Clark
Patrick Plourde Best Writing Dragon Age: Origins – BioWare / Electronic Arts David Gaider , Luke Kristjanson, Sheryl Chee, Mary Kirby
Joseph Staten Brütal Legend – Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts Tim Schafer Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios / Eidos Interactive Paul Dini , Paul Crocker
Best New Social/Online Game Dungeon Fighter Online – Neople/Nexon Neople Team
Restaurant City – Playfish Tom Mapham, Michelle Chuang, Tommy Chuang, Ken Pederson
Jon David, Jason Kapalka, Scott Lantz
Andy Sites, Laralyn McWilliams, Rosie Rappaport, Michael Hunley
Bill Mooney, Mark Skaggs, David Gray, Mark Pincus Best Handheld Game Jeremiah Slaczka Robert Murray Eiji Aonuma Rockstar Leeds / Rockstar North Team
Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor – Tiger Style Tiger Style Team
Best Technology Hermen Hulst, Arjan Brussee, Michiel van der Leeuw, Jan-Bart van Beek
Richard Baker, Frank Gigliotti
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Christophe Balestra , Pal Engstad, Travis McIntosh Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft James Therrien
Rick White, Jasen Whiteside, James Hague, Dave Baranec
Best Downloadable Game Donald Mustard ,
Geremy Mustard ,
Michael Capps ,
Cliff Bleszinski Plants vs. Zombies – PopCap Games / PopCap Games George Fan, Tod Semple, Sukhbir Sidhu, Jason Kapalka
Dylan Cuthbert ,
Kentaro Yoshida , Shouichi Tominga, High Frequency Bandwidth
Antti Ilvessuo, Tero Virtala
flower – thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment Jenova Chen, Kellee Santiago , Nick Clark, John Edwards Best Visual Arts Brian Martel , Jenn Wildes, Brian Cozzens,
Tim Wilson Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward / Activision Richard Kriegler Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Robh Ruppel , Erick Pangilinan flower – thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment Jenova Chen, Matt Nava, Hao Cui
Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Mohamed Gambouz
Innovation Award Scribblenauts – 5th Cell / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Jeremiah Slaczka Hidetaka Miyazaki ,
Takeshi Kajii Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Evan Wells , Christophe Balestra, Bruce Straley, Amy Hennig
Plants vs. Zombies – PopCap Games / PopCap Games George Fan, Tod Semple, Sukhbir Sidhu, Jason Kapalka
flower – thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment Jenova Chen, Kellee Santiago, Nick Clark, John Edwards
Game of the Year Dragon Age: Origins – BioWare / Electronic Arts Mark Darrah ,
Mike Laidlaw ,
Ross Gardner , Matt Goldman
Demon's Souls – From Software / Atlus Takeshi Kajii, Hidetaka Miyazaki
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Evan Wells, Christophe Balestra, Amy Hennig, Bruce Straley Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios / Eidos Interactive Sefton Hill, Jamie Walker
Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Sebastien Puel,
Patrice Désilets Special Awards Recipients These three special honors, selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards advisory board, were also presented at the ceremony.
Ambassador Award Presented by:
John Smedley Penny Arcade: Jerry Holkins , Mike Krahulik , and Robert Khoo Pioneer Award Presented by:
Chris Hecker Gabe Newell Lifetime Achievement Presented by:
Will Wright John Carmack
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