
The finalists for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced.
The winners will be announced at the Game Developers Conference on 7th March. The awards contain ten categories with Bastion and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim likely to do well. I have also added my predictions for who I think will win.
Read more to see the nominees.
The nominees:
Best Game Design
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo), Portal 2 (Valve), Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios) and Dark Souls (FromSoftware).
My prediction: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios).
Best Audio
Bastion (Supergiant Games), LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios), Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games) and Portal 2 (Valve).
My prediction: Bastion (Supergiant Games).
Best Downloadable Game
Stacking (Double Fine), From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier), Bastion (Supergiant Games), Outland (Housemarque) and Frozen Synapse (Mode 7).
My prediction: Bastion (Supergiant Games) or Frozen Synapse (Mode 7).
Best Narrative
Portal 2 (Valve), The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED), Bastion (Supergiant Games), Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog) and Saints Row: The Third (Volition).
My prediction: Bastion (Supergiant Games) or The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED).
Best Debut
Supergiant Games (Bastion), Team Bondi (L.A. Noire), Re-Logic (Terraria), BioWare Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic) and Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution).
My prediction: Supergiant Games (Bastion) or Team Bondi (L.A. Noire).
Best Visual Arts
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog), Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios), El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan) and Battlefield 3 (DICE).
My prediction: Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier) or Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog).
Innovation
Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob), Portal 2 (Valve), Bastion (Supergiant Games), Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik) and L.A. Noire (Team Bondi).
My prediction: Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob) or L.A. Noire (Team Bondi).
Best Technology
Battlefield 3 (DICE), L.A. Noire (Team Bondi), Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios) and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog).
My prediction: L.A. Noire (Team Bondi).
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Tiny Tower (NimbleBit), Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo), Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick), Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment) and Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers).
My prediction: Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo) or Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick).
Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios), Portal 2 (Valve), Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal) and Dark Souls (FromSoftware).
My prediction: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios).
I will see in March if any my predictions were correct. Exciting!
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