Game Developers Choice Awards 2004

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The fourth annual Game Developers Choice Awards celebrated the best games of 2003.

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Overview

The fourth annual Game Developers Choice Awards were held on March 24, 2004 at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.

Personal Awards

These three special honors, selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards advisory board, were also presented at the ceremony.

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Mark Cerny (Person)

First Penguin Award

• Masaya Matsuura (Person)

Maverick Award

• Brian Fiete (Person), Jason Kapalka (Person), John Vechey (Person)

Community Contribution

• Ray Muzyka (Person) & Greg Zeschuk (Person)

Game of the Year

===Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic=== Developer: BioWare (Company) Publisher: LucasArts Runners-Up Beyond Good andamp;amp;amp;amp; Evil - Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft Call of Duty (Game) - Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft||

Original Game Character of the Year

===HK-47 from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic=== Developer: BioWare (Company) Publisher: LucasArts Runners-Up Glitch (Character) from Metal Arms: Glitch in the System Jade from Beyond Good andamp;amp;amp;amp; Evil Joe from Viewtiful Joe (Game) Vince (Character) from Voodoo Vince (Game)||

Rookie Studio of the Year

===Infinity Ward (Company)=== Call of Duty (Game) Runners-Up Big Huge Games (Company) for Rise of Nations (Game) eGenesis (Company) for A Tale in the Desert (Game) S2 Games for Savage: The Battle for Newerth Swingin' Ape Studios for Metal Arms: Glitch in the System||

Excellence in Audio

===Call of Duty (Game)=== Recipient: Chuck Russom (Person) Developer: Infinity Ward (Company) Publisher: Activision (Company) Runners-Up Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (Company) / Konami (Company) Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge - FASA Studio (Company) / Microsoft Studios The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - EA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts (Company) Uru: Ages Beyond Myst - Cyan Worlds / Ubisoft||

Excellence in Game Design

===Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time=== Recipients: David Châteauneuf, Patrice Désilets, Jordan Mechner (Person) Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Runners-Up Beyond Good andamp;amp;amp;amp; Evil - Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank: Going Commando - Insomniac Games (Company) / SCEA Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - BioWare (Company) / LucasArts WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! - Nintendo Randamp;amp;amp;amp;D1 / Nintendo (Company)||

Excellence in Programming

===Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time=== Recipients: Dominic Couture (Person), Wang Feng Quan (Person) Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Runners-Up Jak II (Game) - Naughty Dog / SCEA Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - Remedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games (Company) Project Gotham Racing 3 (Game) - Bizarre Creations (Company) / Microsoft Studios SSX 3 (Game) - EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)||

Excellence in Visual Design

===The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker=== Recipients: Masanao Arimoto (Person), Yoshiki Haruhana (Person), Satoru Takizawa (Person) Developer: Nintendo EAD (Company) Publisher: Nintendo (Company) Runners-Up Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Silent Hill 3 (Game) - Team Silent (Company) / Konami (Company) Tron 2.0 - Monolith Productions / Buena Vista Games Viewtiful Joe (Game) - Clover Studio (Company) / Capcom (Company)||

Excellence in Writing

===Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic=== Recipients: David Gaider (Person), Drew Karpyshyn (Person), Lukas Kristjanson (Person), Peter Thomas (Person) Developer: BioWare (Company) Publisher: LucasArts Runners-Up Beyond Good andamp;amp;amp;amp; Evil - Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon - Revolution Software / THQ (Company) Deus Ex: Invisible War - Ion Storm / Eidos Interactive (Company) Fire Emblem (Game) - Intelligent Systems (Company) / Nintendo (Company)||

Game Innovation Spotlights

===EyeToy: Play=== Developer: SCE London Studio Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Viewtiful Joe (Game) Developer: Clover Studio (Company) Publisher: Capcom (Company) WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! Developer: Nintendo Randamp;amp;amp;amp;D1 Publisher: Nintendo (Company)||

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• Call of Duty (Game)
• EyeToy: Play (Game)
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Game)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Game)
• Viewtiful Joe (Game)
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (Game)

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Game Developers Choice Awards 2004

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GDC Awards 2004,GDCA 2004

Games

• Call of Duty (Game)
• EyeToy: Play (Game)
• Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Game)
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Game)
• Viewtiful Joe (Game)
• WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (Game)
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• Has locations: California (Location)

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• Has related concepts: Game Developers Choice Awards (Concept), Game Developers Conference (Concept)