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Tue, Jan 19 2010 | Published in News

Game Developers Choice Award Nominations Bring Few Surprises

By: Tiffany Nevin

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Today, organizers of the tenth annual Game Developers Choice Awards announced the nominees for every award that will be handed out at the March ceremony in San Francisco (except the Ambassador and Lifetime Achievement Special Awards). The recipient of the 2010 Pioneer Award will be Gabe Newell, as reported last week.

Drake/Assassin

Several of the nominations are no-brainers. Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leads the pack with seven nominations (if there was a “Movie of the Year” category, it would have eight nominations and one sure win), while one surprising title follows it with five: downloadable PSN title Flower. Assassin’s Creed II had four nominations.

Even iPhone games like Flight Control got recognition. Looks like the nominees are very inclusive this year – while some of them are quite obvious, everyone seems to have gotten a fair shake. A full list of nominees follows.

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)

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Tags: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Game Developers Choice Awards, naughty dog, Rocksteady Studios, San Francisco, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
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I've been gaming for 20 years and writing about it (and various other things) for nine of them. Drop me a line (tiffany@gamingangels.com) and I'll get back to you.
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