GDC 2010 Award Winners

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