Indie Internet Phenomenon 'Line Rider' Takes Home Award for Innovation
SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Epic Games and Microsoft Game
Studios' Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was the recipient of three honors
including Best Game at the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. The
blockbuster hit game also received the awards for Technology and Visual
Arts. Following close behind with two awards each were Clover Studios and
Capcom Entertainment's Okami and Nintendo's Wii Sports. The ceremony,
produced and hosted by the Game Developers Conference (GDC) and presented
by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), is the only
peer-based, open nomination awards program in the industry where honors are
bestowed to developers by developers. Recipients were announced tonight at
the 2007 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
"A Game Developers Choice Award is like no other award presented in our
industry, as it is the only prize that gives the community the chance to
appreciate and honor individual developers," said Jamil Moledina, Executive
Director of the Game Developers Conference. "By celebrating our visionaries
by name, we give the audience and the public at large a chance to give
credit where credit is due."
Nominations were free of charge and open to all IGDA members, ensuring
that the nominees reflect the international development community's
opinions. The IGDA membership voted on the finalists.
The recipients for the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards are:
Best Game
Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Cliff Bleszinski, Michael Capps, Rod Fergusson
Audio
Guitar Hero II (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Jeff Allen, Eric Brosius, Izzy Maxwell
Character Design
Okami (Clover Studio / Capcom Entertainment)
- Mari Shimazaki, Sawaki Takeyasu, Kenichirou Yoshimura
Game Design
Wii Sports (Nintendo)
- Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshiaki Yamashita
Technology
Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Michael Capps, Ray Davis, Tim Sweeney, Daniel Vogel
Visual Arts
Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Jerry O'Flaherty, Chris Perna
Writing
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Kyogoku Aya, Nate Bihldorff, Mitsuhiro Takano
New Studio
Iron Lore Entertainment (Titan Quest)
- Paul Chieffo, Jeff Goodsill, Brian Sullivan
Innovation
Line Rider
- Bostjan Cadez
Okami (Clover Studio / Capcom Entertainment)
- Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya
Wii Sports (Nintendo)
- Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshiaki Yamashita
Recipients for the evening's special awards were:
Lifetime Achievement
Shigeru Miyamoto
First Penguin
Alexey Pajitnov
Maverick
Greg Costikyan
Community Contribution
George "The Fat Man" Sanger
"Once again, the Game Developers Choice Awards have shown that gaming
greatness can be found within every type of game -- from the most hardcore
of experiences, to those that have brought all new audiences into our
industry's fan base," said Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director, IGDA.
"Each year, I am humbled by what our members can do with this great art
form."
For more information about the awards and all the recipients, please
visit: http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/
About the International Game Developers Association (IGDA)
The International Game Developers Association is a non-profit
professional society that is committed to advancing the careers and
enhancing the lives of game developers by connecting members with their
peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that
affect the developer community. For more information on the IGDA, please
visit http://www.igda.org.
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