7th Game Developers Choice Awards winners

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.

Gears Of War for Xbox 360Best Game:
* Gears of War
* Okami
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
* Wii Sports

Guitar Hero 2 for PS2Audio:
* Company of Heroes
* DEFCON: Everybody Dies
* Guitar Hero II
* Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend
* LocoRoco

Okami for PS2Character Design:
* Final Fantasy XII
* LocoRoco
* Okami
* Rayman Raving Rabbids
* Viva Piñata

Wii Sports for WiiGame Design:
* Bully
* Okami
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Viva Piñata
* Wii Sports

Gears Of War for Xbox 360Technology:
* Company of Heroes
* Dead Rising
* Gears of War
* Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis
* Wii Sports

Gears Of War for Xbox 360Visual Arts:
* Final Fantasy XII
* Gears of War
* Okami
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Viva Piñata

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for WiiWriting:
* Bully
* Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
* Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Titan Quest for PCNew 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