Game Developers Choice Awards 2013 (Concept)

Game Developers Choice Awards 2013

CONCEPT

The 2013 Game Developers Choice Awards celebrated the best games of 2012.

Overview

The thirteenth annual Choice Awards were held on March 27, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco (Location), California during the Game Developers Conference. In a partnership with GameSpot.com, the awards were streamed live over the Internet along with the IGF Awards (Concept), which immediately preceded the GDC Awards. The host for the 2013 GDC Awards was Tim Schafer (Person).

Personal Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented by: John Riccitiello (Person)

Dr. Ray Muzyka & Dr. Greg Zeschuk

Pioneer Award

Presented by: John Sharp

Steve Russell (Person)

Ambassador Award

Presented by: Mark DeLoura (Person)

Chris Melissinos

Game of the Year

===Journey=== Developer: thatgamecompany (Company) Publisher: Sony Runners-Up * Dishonored (Game) - Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Mass Effect 3 (Game) - BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) The Walking Dead (Game) - Telltale Games (Company) XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company)\|\|

Innovation Award

===Journey=== Developer: thatgamecompany (Company) Publisher: Sony Runners-Up * FTL: Faster Than Light - Subset Games (Company) Mark of the Ninja (Game) - Klei Entertainment / Microsoft Studios The Unfinished Swan (Game) - Giant Sparrow (Company) / Sony ZombiU (Game) - Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft\|\|

Best Audio

===Journey=== Developer: thatgamecompany (Company) Publisher: Sony Runners-Up * Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Halo 4 (Game) - 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios Hotline Miami (Game) - Dennaton Games / Devolver Digital (Company) Sound Shapes (Game) - Queasy Games (Company) / Sony\|\|

Best Debut

===Subset Games (Company) for FTL: Faster Than Light=== Runners-Up * Fireproof Games (Company) (The Room (Game)) Giant Sparrow (Company) (The Unfinished Swan (Game)) Humble Hearts (Company) (Dust: An Elysian Tail) Polytron Corporation (Fez (Game))\|\|

Best Downloadable Game

===Journey=== Developer: thatgamecompany (Company) Publisher: Sony Runners-Up * Mark of the Ninja (Game) - Klei Entertainment / Microsoft Studios Spelunky (Game) - Derek Yu & Andy Hull Trials Evolution (Game) - RedLynx / Microsoft Studios The Walking Dead (Game) - Telltale Games (Company)\|\|

Best Game Design

===Journey=== Developer: thatgamecompany (Company) Publisher: Sony Runners-Up * Dishonored (Game) - Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Mark of the Ninja (Game) - Klei Entertainment / Microsoft Studios Spelunky (Game) - Derek Yu (Person) & Andy Hull (Person) XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company)\|\|

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

===The Room (Game)=== Developer: Fireproof Games (Company) Publisher: Fireproof Games Runners-Up * Gravity Rush (Game) - SCE Japan Studio / Sony Hero Academy (Game) - Robot Entertainment (Company) Kid Icarus: Uprising - Sora (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Sound Shapes (Game) - Queasy Games (Company) / Sony\|\|

Best Narrative

===The Walking Dead (Game)=== Developer: Telltale Games (Company) Publisher: Telltale Games Runners-Up * Dishonored (Game) - Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Mass Effect 3 (Game) - BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Spec Ops: The Line - Yager Entertainment / 2K Games (Company) Virtue's Last Reward - Chunsoft (Company) / Aksys Games (Company)\|\|

Best Technology

===Far Cry 3 (Game)=== Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Runners-Up * Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company) Halo 4 (Game) - 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios PlanetSide 2 (Game) - Sony Online Entertainment\|\|

Best Visual Arts

===Journey=== Developer: thatgamecompany (Company) Publisher: Sony Runners-Up * Borderlands 2 (Game) - Gearbox Software / 2K Games (Company) Dishonored (Game) - Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Far Cry 3 (Game) - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Halo 4 (Game) - 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios\|\|

Audience Award

Dishonored (Game)

Developer: Arkane Studios (Company)
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks (Company)

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