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GDC 2010 Award Winners

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Published on Friday, 12 March 2010 07:11
Posted by AndrewH in GDC2010 on March 12, 2010

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

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