The finalists for the 11th annualGame Developer Choice Awardshave been announced! Leading the pack isLimbowith nominations inseven out of tencategories, followed byRed Dead Redemptionwith six andMass Effect 2with five nominations.
Winners will be selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards-specific International Choice Awards Network (ICAN); an invitation-only group consisting of “500 leading game creators from all parts of the video game industry”.
The awards will be handed out duringGDCon March 2nd. Check out the full list of nominees below.
Best Game DesignSuper Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)Limbo (Playdead)Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)God of War III (SCE Santa Monica)
InnovationHeavy Rain (Quantic Dream)Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Good-Feel & HAL Laboratory)Minecraft (Mojang)Limbo (Playdead)Dance Central (Harmonix)
Best TechnologyStarcraft II (Blizzard)Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)God of War III (SCE Santa Monica)
Best Handheld GameGod of War: Ghost of Sparta (Ready At Dawn/SCE Santa Monica)Cut the Rope (ZeptoLab)Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Kojima Productions)Game Dev Story (Kairosoft)Dragon Quest IX (Level 5)
Best AudioLimbo (Playdead)Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)Halo: Reach (Bungie)Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (DICE)Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
Best Downloadable GameCostume Quest (Double Fine)Limbo (Playdead)Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)Minecraft (Mojang)Monday Night Combat (Uber Entertainment)
Best WritingRed Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)Costume Quest (Double Fine)Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian)
Best Debut GameLimbo (Playdead)Darksiders (Vigil Games)Minecraft (Mojang)Monday Night Combat (Uber Entertainment)Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)
Best Visual ArtsGod of War III (SCE Santa Monica)Limbo (Playdead)Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch)Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal)Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
Game of the YearRed Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch)Limbo (Playdead)Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft Montreal)
I’m happy for Playdead thatLimbogot its due recognition, and it’s a triumph for an indie developer to get this many nominations, but I do hopeMass Effect 2wins Game of the Year or I’ll be a sad Krogan.
Shepard.
Limbo, Red Dead, Mass Effect 2 Lead 11th Annual Choice Awards Nominees[GDConf]
