Game Developers Choice Awards 2014

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The 2014 Game Developers Choice Awards celebrate the best games of 2013.

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The fourteenth annual Choice Awards were held on March 19, 2014 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California (Location) during the Game Developers Conference. The host for the 2014 GDC Awards was Abbie Heppe (Person).

Personal Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented by: Mark Cerny (Person)

• Ken Kutaragi (Person)

Pioneer Award

Presented by: John Smedley (Person)

• Brandon Beck & Marc Merrill

Ambassador Award

Presented by: Neil Druckmann (Person)

• Anita Sarkeesian

Game of the Year

===The Last of Us (Game)=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Runners-Up Gone Home (Game) - The Fullbright Company Grand Theft Auto V (Game) - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Super Mario 3D World (Game) - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Honorable Mentions The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Nintendo EAD / Nintendo Papers, Please - Lucas Pope (Company) The Stanley Parable (Game) - Galactic Cafe (Company) Tearaway (Game) - Media Molecule (Company) / SCEA||

Innovation Award

===Papers, Please=== Developer: Lucas Pope (Person) Publisher: Lucas Pope (Company) Runners-Up Device 6 (Game) - Simogo (Company) Gone Home (Game) - The Fullbright Company The Stanley Parable (Game) - Galactic Cafe (Company) Tearaway (Game) - Media Molecule (Company) / SCEA Honorable Mentions Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games (Company) Candy Box (Game) - aniwey (Company) Kerbal Space Program (Game) - Squad (Company) The Last of Us (Game) - Naughty Dog / SCEA Proteus (Game) - Ed Key (Company) / David Kanaga (Company)||

Best Audio

===BioShock Infinite (Game)=== Developer: Irrational Games (Company) Publisher: 2K Games (Company) Runners-Up Forza Motorsport 5 (Game) - Turn 10 Studios (Company) / Microsoft Studios Grand Theft Auto V (Game) - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Saints Row IV (Game) - Volition / Deep Silver (Company) Tearaway (Game) - Media Molecule (Company) / SCEA Honorable Mentions Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Battlefield 4 (Game) - DICE (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Gone Home (Game) - The Fullbright Company Metro: Last Light - 4A Games (Company) / Deep Silver||

Best Debut

===The Fullbright Company for Gone Home (Game)=== Runners-Up Blue Manchu (Company) (Card Hunter (Game)) Galactic Cafe (Company) (The Stanley Parable (Game)) Squad (Company) (Kerbal Space Program (Game)) Undead Labs (Company) (State of Decay (Game)) Honorable Mentions Facepalm Games (Company) (The Swapper (Game)) Frogmind Games (Company) (Badland (Game)) Grinding Gear Games (Company) (Path of Exile (Game)) Suspicious Developments (Company) (Gunpoint (Game)) WB Games Montréal (Batman: Arkham Origins)||

Best Downloadable Game

===Papers, Please=== Developer: Lucas Pope (Person) Publisher: Lucas Pope (Company) Runners-Up Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games (Company) Gone Home (Game) - The Fullbright Company Resogun (Game) - Housemarque (Company) / SCEA The Stanley Parable (Game) - Galactic Cafe (Company) Honorable Mentions Guacamelee! - DrinkBox Studios (Company) Gunpoint (Game) - Suspicious Developments (Company) State of Decay (Game) - Undead Labs (Company) SteamWorld Dig (Game) - Image andamp;amp;amp;amp; Form TowerFall (Game) - Matt Makes Games The Wolf Among Us (Game) - Telltale Games (Company)||

Best Design

===The Last of Us (Game)=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Runners-Up Grand Theft Auto V (Game) - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Nintendo EAD (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Super Mario 3D World (Game) - Nintendo EAD / Nintendo Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Honorable Mentions Dota 2 (Game) - Valve Corporation (Company) Pokémon X/Y - Game Freak / Nintendo Rogue Legacy (Game) - Cellar Door Games (Company) The Stanley Parable (Game) - Galactic Cafe (Company) SteamWorld Dig (Game) - Image andamp;amp;amp;amp; Form TowerFall (Game) - Matt Makes Games||

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

===The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds=== Developer: Nintendo EAD (Company) Publisher: Nintendo (Company) Runners-Up Device 6 (Game) - Simogo (Company) Fire Emblem: Awakening - Intelligent Systems (Company) / Nintendo Ridiculous Fishing - A Tale of Redemption - Vlambeer (Company) Tearaway (Game) - Media Molecule (Company) / SCEA Honorable Mentions Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Nintendo EAD / Nintendo 868-HACK - Michael Brough (Person) Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - Next Level Games / Nintendo Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time - PopCap Games / Electronic Arts (Company) The Room (Game) - Fireproof Games (Company) SteamWorld Dig (Game) - Image andamp;amp;amp;amp; Form||

Best Narrative

===The Last of Us=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Runners-Up Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games (Company) Gone Home (Game) - The Fullbright Company The Stanley Parable (Game) - Galactic Cafe (Company) Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Honorable Mentions Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale - Millenium Kitchen / Level-5 BioShock Infinite (Game) - Irrational Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company) The Cave (Game) - Double Fine Productions Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Level-5 / Namco Bandai Games Shadowrun Returns (Game) - Harebrained Schemes (Company)||

Best Technology

===Grand Theft Auto V (Game)=== Developer: Rockstar North (Company) Publisher: Rockstar Games (Company) Runners-Up Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Killzone: Shadow Fall - Guerrilla Games (Company) / SCEA The Last of Us (Game) - Naughty Dog / SCEA Tearaway (Game) - Media Molecule (Company) / SCEA Honorable Mentions Battlefield 4 (Game) - DICE (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Dota 2 (Game) - Valve Corporation (Company) Forza Motorsport 5 (Game) - Turn 10 Studios (Company) / Microsoft Studios Metro: Last Light - 4A Games (Company) / Deep Silver (Company) Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics (Company) / Square Enix (Company)||

Best Visual Art

===BioShock Infinite (Game)=== Developer: Irrational Games (Company) Publisher: 2K Games (Company) Runners-Up DmC Devil May Cry (Game) - Ninja Theory (Company) / Capcom (Company) The Last of Us (Game) - Naughty Dog / SCEA Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Level-5 / Namco Bandai Games Tearaway (Game) - Media Molecule (Company) / SCEA Honorable Mentions Don't Starve - Klei Entertainment Grand Theft Auto V (Game) - Rockstar North (Company) / Rockstar Games (Company) Papers, Please - Lucas Pope (Company) Puppeteer (Game) - SCE Japan Studio / SCEA Ryse: Son of Rome - Crytek (Company) / Microsoft Studios The Wonderful 101 (Game) - PlatinumGames (Company) / Nintendo (Company)||

Audience Award

Kerbal Space Program (Game)

• Developer: Squad (Company)
• Publisher: Squad

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• BioShock Infinite (Game)
• Gone Home (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Game)
• Kerbal Space Program (Game)
• Papers, Please (Game)
• The Last of Us (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Game)

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Game Developers Choice Awards 2014

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GDC Awards 2014

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• BioShock Infinite (Game)
• Gone Home (Game)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Game)
• Kerbal Space Program (Game)
• Papers, Please (Game)
• The Last of Us (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Game)
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