Well here is another non-android related post but I figured everyone would be interested in the GDC awards and who won what. If you haven’t read this list already of winners you’ll probably be surprised by a few of them and not at all surprised by other winners. Either way congrats to all of them.
Best Game Design
- Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady
- Assassin’s Creed 2 — Ubisoft Montreal
- Flower — thatgamecompany
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Plants Vs. Zombies — PopCap
Best Visual Art
- Borderlands — Gearbox Software
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Assassin’s Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward
- Flower — thatgamecompany
Best Technology
- Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward
- Red Faction: Guerrilla — Volition
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Killzone 2 — Guerrilla Games
- Assassin’s Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal
Best Writing
- Brutal Legend — Double Fine
- Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios
- Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Halo 3: ODST — Bungie
Best Audio
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare
- Rock Band: The Beatles — Harmonix
- Flower — thatgamecompany
- Brutal Legend — Double Fine
Innovation
- Scribblenauts — 5th Cell
- Flower — thatgamecompany
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Plants Vs. Zombies — PopCap
- Demon’s Souls — From Software
Best Debut
- The Maw — Twisted Pixel
- League Of Legends — Riot Games
- Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor — Tiger Style
- Torchlight — Runic Games
- Zeno Clash — ACE Team
Best Downloadable Game
- Plants Vs. Zombies — PopCap
- Trials HD — RedLynx
- PixelJunk Shooter — Q Games
- Shadow Complex — Chair Entertainment
- Flower — thatgamecompany
Best New Social/Online Game
- Restaurant City — Playfish
- Farmville — Zynga
- Dungeon Fighter Online — Neople/Nexon
- Free Realms — Sony Online Entertainment San Diego
- Bejeweled Blitz — PopCap
Best Handheld Game
- Scribblenauts — 5th Cell
- Flight Control — Firemint
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars — Rockstar Leeds/Rockstar North
- Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor — Tiger Style
- Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — Nintendo EAD
Game Of The Year
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog
- Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare
- Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios
- Demon’s Souls — From Software
- Assassin’s Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal
There you have it. Competition was pretty tight this year with a ridiculous amount of awesome games so whether 1st or 5th place, all of these are excellent games. I’m not sure I agree with Uncharted 2 being Game of the Year but either way, congrats!
Source Referenced: G4TV