Multiple Games Created With Autodesk Software Recognized for Excellence
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ADSK) congratulates all nominees and winners of the 2006 Game
Developers Choice Awards. A majority of the winners and nominees used
Autodesk's 3D solutions to realize their award-winning game ideas, including
Game Innovation winner Guitar Hero from Harmonix Music Systems/Red Octane.
Winners were announced last week during the Game Developers Conference (GDC)
at the San Jose Convention Center.
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The Game Developers Choice Awards acknowledge excellence in the art of
game creation, recognizing developers in categories such as: Best Game,
Innovation, Audio, Character Design, Technology, Visual Arts and Writing. The
awards ceremony, produced by the GDC and presented by the International Game
Developers Association (IGDA), celebrates creative achievements in games as
recognized by a voting pool of industry peers and IGDA members.
Winners and nominees that created games using Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk
Maya or Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D animation software, or a combination of the
solutions include:
-- Guitar Hero from Harmonix Music Systems/Red Octane
-- Psychonauts from Double Fine Productions/Majesco Entertainment
-- Project Gotham Racing 3 from Bizarre Creations/Microsoft Game
Studios
-- City of Villains from Cryptic Studios/NCSoft Corporation
-- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath from Oddworld Inhabitants/Electronic Arts
-- The Movies from Lionhead Studios
-- Call of Duty 2 from Infinity Ward, and others.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned
into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world's leading
software and services company for the manufacturing, building, infrastructure,
wireless data services and media and entertainment fields. Autodesk's
solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital
assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive
advantage by becoming more productive, streamlining project efficiency and
maximizing profits.
Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For
additional information about Autodesk, please visit http://www.autodesk.com.
NOTE: Autodesk, Maya, MotionBuilder and 3ds Max are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc./Autodesk Canada Co. in the USA
and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks
belong to their respective holders.
Contact: Brittany Bonhomme of Autodesk, +1-514-954-7419, or
brittany.bonhomme@autodesk.com.
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CONTACT:
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