A month ago the Game Developers Conference were held. Today I thought I’d update with the full video recordings of both the Sony and Nintendo keynote addresses for gamers and game developers. But first let’s go through the Game Developers Choice Awards, where Gears of War won the Game of the Year award and then some.
Watch the award show winners on video at Gamespot. Here’s the full list nominees with the winners bolded.
Best Game:
* Gears of War
* Okami
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Wii Sports
Audio:
* Company of Heroes
* DEFCON: Everybody Dies
* Guitar Hero II
* Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
* LocoRoco
Character Design:
* Final Fantasy XII
* LocoRoco
* Okami
* Rayman Raving Rabbids
* Viva Piñata
Game Design:
* Bully
* Okami
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Viva Piñata
* Wii Sports
Technology:
* Company of Heroes
* Dead Rising
* Gears of War
* Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis
* Wii Sports
Visual Arts:
* Final Fantasy XII
* Gears of War
* Okami
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Viva Piñata
Writing:
* Bully
* Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
* Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
New Studio:
* Gastronaut Studios (Small Arms)
* Iron Lore Entertainment (Titan Quest)
* Naked Sky Entertainment (RoboBlitz)
* Ready At Dawn Studios (Daxter)
* Wadjet Eye Games (The Shiva)
Best Mod:
* Darkness over Daggorford (NVN)
* Spawns of Deflebub (UT2004)
* Eternal Silence (HL2)
* Weekday Warrior (HL2)
Student Showcase:
* Base Invaders: Digipen
* Invalid Tangram: Guildhall at SMU
* Opera Slinger: Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
* Gelatin Joe: Digipen
* And Yet it Moves: Tu Wien
* Rooms: Sungkyunkwan University
* Toblo: Digipen
* Euclidean Crisis: Stanford
* Ball of Bastards: Koln International
* The Blob: Hogeschool van de Kunsten, Utrecht
Excellence in Audio:
* Aquaria
* Bone: The Great Cow Race
* Everyday Shooter
* Fizzball
* Racing pitch
Excellence in Visuals:
* Aquaria
* Golf?
* Samorost 2
* Castle Crashers
* Roboblitz
Game Design Innovation:
* Aquaria
* Everyday Shooter
* Armadillo Run
* Toblo
* Toribash
Tech Excellence:
* Arcane Legions
* Armada Online
* Bang! Howdy
* Blast Miner
* Band of Bugs
Web Browser game:
* Bible Islands
* Gamma Bros.
* Samorost 2
Seumas McNally:
* Aquaria
* Armadillo Run
* Bang! Howdy
* Roboblitz
* Everyday Shooter
Community: George “The Fat” Man
Lifetime Achievement Award: Shigeru Miyamoto
Maverick Award: Greg Costikyan.
GameTap distribution deals: Blast Miner, Roboblitz, Everyday Shooter
Audience Award: Castle Crashers