Representatives from the International Game Developers Association have announced the nominees for the Game Developer Choice Awards, presented at the Game Developers Conference next month.
The nominees are:
Game of the Year
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BEYOND GOOD & EVIL (Ubisoft Pictures)
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CALL OF DUTY (Infinity Ward)
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PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (Ubisoft Montreal)
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STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC (BioWare Corp.)
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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER (Nintendo EAD)
Original Game Character of the Year
* Glitch from
METAL ARMS: GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM
* HK-47 from
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
* Jade from
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL
* Joe from
VIEWTIFUL JOE
* Vince from
VOODOO VINCE
Rookie Studio of the Year
* Big Huge Games for
RISE OF NATIONS
* eGenesis for
A TALE IN THE DESERT
* Infinity Ward for
CALL OF DUTY
* S2 Games LLC for
SAVAGE: THE BATTLE FOR NEWERTH
* Swingin' Ape Studios for
METAL ARMS: GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM
Excellence in Audio
* Chuck Russom for sound effects in
CALL OF DUTY
* Koji Igarashi and Ms. Michiru Yamane for composition in
CASTLEVANIA: LAMENT OF INNOCENCE
* David Henry and Stan LePard for composition in
CRIMSON SKIES: HIGH ROAD TO REVENGE
* Laurent Betbeder, Paul Gorman, Howard Shore, Charles Stockley, and Don Veca for composition in
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING
* Christopher L. Clanin and Tim Larkin for sound design in
URU: AGES BEYOND MYST
Excellence in Game Design
* Michel Ancel, Jacques Exertier, Frédéric Houde, and Sébastien Morin for game design in
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL
* David Chateauneuf, Patrice Desilets, Jordan Mechner and team for game design in
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
* The Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando team for game design in
RATCHET & CLANK: GOING COMMANDO
* Casey Hudson, James Ohlen and team for game design in
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
* Goro Abe, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Kazuyoshi Ohsawa and Ko Takeuchi for game design in
WARIOWARE INC.: MEGA MICROGAME$
Excellence in Programming
* Jak II team for programming in
JAK II
* Kim Salo, Markus Stein and Olli Tervo for physics programming in
MAX PAYNE 2: THE FALL OF MAX PAYNE
* Dominic Couture, Feng Quan Wang and team for graphics programming in
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
* David Worswick for network programming in
PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 2
* Mike Rayner, Jon Spencer and team for programming in SSX 3
Excellence in Visual Arts
* Mickael Labat, Raphael Lacoste, Celine Tellier and team for art direction in
PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME
* Akira Yamaoka for art direction in
SILENT HILL 3
* Masanao Arimoto, Yoshiki Haruhana, and Satoru Takizawa for art direction in
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER
* Eric Kohler and team for art direction in
TRON 2.0
* Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya and team for art direction in
VIEWTIFUL JOE
Excellence in Writing
* Michel Ancel and Jacques Exertier for writing in
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL
* Charles Cecil, Steve Ince, Neil Richards, and Tony Warriner for writing in
BROKEN SWORD: THE SLEEPING DRAGON
* Sheldon Pacotti and Sarah Paetsch for writing in
DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR
* Takehiro Izushi for writing in
FIRE EMBLEM
* David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Luke Kristjanson, and Peter Thomas for writing in
STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
In addition, the IGDA will honor six development luminaries who have contributed to the game industry in various ways:
* The founders of PopCap Games will receive the IGDA's newest honor, the Maverick award
* Game music pioneer Masaya Matsuura will receive the First Penguin award
* BioWare CEOs Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk will be acknowledged for Community Contribution.
In addition it was already announced that this year's Lifetime Achievement Award will go to Mark Cerny, who has been responsible for brining titles such as
Crash Bandicoot,
Spyro the Dragon,
Jak & Daxter and
Ratchet & Clank to market.
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Source:
IGDA
