Premiile industriei de jocuri la GDC 2012
În fiecare an, cu ocazia Game Developers Conference, are loc o ceremonie de decernare a premiilor Game Developers Choice Awards, acordate de membrii industriei de gaming jocurilor meritorii din anul ce tocmai s-a încheiat.
În acest an, festivitatea a fost prezentată de Cliff Bleszinski, cunoscutul designer al celor de la Epic Games (seria Gears of War). Iată care au fost cele mai reușite titluri din 2011, conform membrilor industriei de jocuri video (câștigătorii sunt listați cu font bold):
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)
• Portal 2 (Valve)
Best Debut
• Supergiant Games (Bastion)
• Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
• Re-Logic (Terraria)
• Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
• Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Best Narrative
• Portal 2 (Valve)
• The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
• Saints Row: The Third (Volition)
Best Visual Arts
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
• Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan)
• Battlefield 3 (DICE)
Best Downloadable Game
• Stacking (Double Fine)
• From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• Outland (Housemarque)
• Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)
Best Game Design
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
• Portal 2 (Valve)
• Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
• Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
Best Technology
• Battlefield 3 (DICE)
• L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
• Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
• Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
• Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
• Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
• Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)
• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers)
Innovation Award
• Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob)
• Portal 2 (Valve)
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
• L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
Game of the Year
• Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• Portal 2 (Valve)
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
• Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
12th Annual Special Awards
• Lifetime Achievement Winner: Warren Spector
• Pioneer Award Winner: Dave Theurer
• Ambassador Award Winner: Ken Doroshow and Paul M. Smith