If you felt the shame of watching the spectacle that was the Spike Video Game Awards show last month, your redeeming moment is soon arriving. The 11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards are just around the corner and the nominees are in. The usual suspects are all represented with Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Call of Duty Black Ops, Limbo, and Assasssin’s Creed Brotherhood all getting a nomination for Game of the Year.
Here’s the full run-down for all categories.
Best Game Design
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo) Mass Effect 2 (BioWare) Limbo (Playdead) Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego) God of War III (SCE Santa Monica)
Innovation
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream) Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo) Limbo (Playdead) Minecraft (Mojang) Dance Central (Harmonix)
Best Tech
Starcraft II (Blizzard) Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar) Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream) Mass Effect 2 (Bioware) God of War III (Sony Santa Monica)
Best Handheld
God of War Ghosts of Sparta (Sony Santa Monica) Cut the Rope ( Zepto Lab) Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker ( Kojima Prod.) Dragon Quest IX (Level 5) Game Dev Story ( Kairosoft)
Best Audio
Limbo (Playdead) Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar) Halo: Reach (Bungie) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ( DICE) Mass Effect 2 (Bioware)
Best Writing
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar) Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream) Mass Effect 2 (Bioware) Costume Quest (Double Fine) Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian)
Best Debut
Limbo (Playdead) Darksiders (Vigil) Minecraft (Mojang) Monday Night Combat (Uber Entertainment) Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)
Best Downloadable
Costume Quest (Double Fine) Limbo (Playdead) Super Meat Boy (Team Meat) Minecraft (Mojang) Monday Night Combat ( Uber Entertainment)
Best Visual Arts
God of War III (Sony Santa Monica) Limbo (Playdead) Call of Duty: Black Ops (Treyarch) Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft) Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
- This article was updated on July 24th, 2021
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