Game Developers Recognize Double Fine Productions as Best New Studio, Their
Critical Hit 'Psychonauts' With Award for Best Writing
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment's
PlayStation(R) 2 adventure "Shadow of the Colossus" was the recipient of five
top honors including Best Game at the 6th annual Game Developers Choice
Awards. 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
last night at the 2006 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose.
"Game creators have earned the recognition we give other celebrities such
as movie stars and pop singers, and they've provided an undeniable
contribution to world culture in light of the hours of entertainment they
deliver," said Jamil Moledina, director, Game Developers Conference. "Games
really are a 21st century art form, and our goal in hosting and producing the
Game Developers Choice Awards is to validate the achievements of these
creative artists."
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 6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards are:
Best Game
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
- Kenji Kaido, Yasuhide Kobayashi, Fumito Ueda
Audio
Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Eric Brosius, Kasson Crooker
Character Design
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
- Atsuko Fukuyama, Hitoshi Niwa, Shunpei Suzuki, Fumito Ueda
Game Design
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
- Junichi Hosono, Fumito Ueda
Technology
Nintendogs (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Tsutomu Kaneshige
Visual Arts
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
- Koji Hasegawa, Masanori Kajita, Hironobu Nakano, Fumito Ueda
Writing
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)
- Tim Schafer, Erik Wolpaw
New Studio
Double Fine Productions (Psychonauts)
- Caroline Esmurdoc, Tim Schafer
Innovation
Guitar Hero (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Greg LoPiccolo, Ryan Lesser
Nintendogs (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Tsutomu Kaneshige, Hideki Konno, Shigeru Miyamoto, Kiyoshi Mizuki
Shadow of the Colossus (Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)
- Junichi Hosono, Fumito Ueda
Recipients for the evening's special awards were:
Lifetime Achievement
Richard Garriott
First Penguin
Will Crowther, Don Woods
Maverick
Mike Dornbrook, Eran Egozy, Greg LoPiccolo, Alex Rigopulos
Community Contribution
Chris Hecker
"Developers fuel the creative engine that propels the gaming industry
forward and it is of paramount importance to recognize their hard work
producing brilliant games," said Jason Della Rocca, executive director, IGDA.
The 6th annual Game Developer Choice Awards are supported by Platinum
Sponsor Motorola and Gold Sponsor AGEIA.
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 or e-mail
info@igda.org.
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