GDCA Winners Announced

The annual Game Developers Choice Awards were held last night during this years Game Developers Conference and it seems like Rockstar San Diego’s Red Dead Redemption has been the game to beat this year. Also held was the Independent Games Festival in which games along the likes of Minecraft were honored. The complete list of awards and winners is below.

Game Developers Choice Awards

• Best Game – Red Dead Redemption
• Best Game Design – Red Dead Redemption
• Most Innovative – Minecraft
• Best Technology – Read Dead Redemption
• Best Handheld Game – Cut the Rope
• Best Audio – Red Dead Redemption
• Best Downloadable Game – Minecraft
• Best Writing – Mass Effect 2
• Best Debut Game – Minecraft
• Best Visual Arts – Limbo
• Pioneer Award – Yu Sazuki (Sega)
• Lifetime Achievement Award – Peter Molyneux (Lionhead Studios)

Independent Games Festival Awards

• Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($20,000) – Minecraft – Mojang
• Nuovo Award ($5,000) – Nidhogg – Messhof
• Excellence in Visual Art ($2,500) – BIT.TRIP RUNNER – Gaijin Games
• Excellence in Audio ($2,500) – Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Frictional Games
• Excellence in Design ($2,500) – Desktop Dungeons – QCF Design
• Best Student Game ($2,500) – FRACT - University of Montreal
• Technical Excellence ($2,500) – Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Frictional Games
• Best Mobile Game ($2,500) – Helsing’s Fire – Ratloop
• Audience Award ($2,500) – Minecraft – Mojang
• Direct2Drive Vision Award ($10,000) – Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Frictional Games

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