Game Developers Choice nominees announced

Every year thousands of game developers around the world select their nominees for the Game Developers Choice awards.

The nominees for this year’s event have been announced, with over 3,000 industry specialists putting forth their nominations.

Uncharted 2 was nominated for 7 different awards, including Game of the Year, Best Game Design, Best Visual Art, Best Technology, Best Writing, Best Audio and best Innovation. The only awards it was not nominated for were category awards which it did not fall into such as Best Downloadable, Best Handheld and Best Debut.
Flower received an impressive 5 nominations, while Assassin’s Creed 2 received 4.

Best Game Design

•    Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady)
•    Assassin’s Creed 2 (Ubisoft Montreal)
•    Flower (Thatgamecompany)
•    Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
•    Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)

Best Visual Art

•    Borderlands (Gearbox Software)
•    Uncharted 2 (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 (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 (Naughty Dog)
•    Halo 3: ODST (Bungie)

Best Audio

•    Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
•    Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
•    Rock Band: The Beatles (Harmonix)
•    Flower (Thatgamecompany)
•    Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions)

Innovation

•    Scribblenauts (5th Cell)
•    Flower (Thatgamecompany)
•    Uncharted 2 (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 (Naughty Dog)
•    Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
•    Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
•    Demon’s Souls (From Software)
•    Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)

The winners will be announced at the Game Developers Choice Awards show which takes place at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 11.

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