The Game Developers Conference award show has now finished with Portal 2 coming out smelling of roses. The puzzle title ran away with ‘Best Narrative’, ‘Best Game Design’ and ‘Best Audio’. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came away with the night’s biggest gong, winning the GOTY award. Take a look at the list of winners below.
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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)
- Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
Best Narrative
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
- Saints Row: The Third (Volition)
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)
- Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
Best Technology
- Battlefield 3 (DICE)
- L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
- Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
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)
- Battlefield 3 (DICE)
Best Debut
- Supergiant Games (Bastion)
- Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
- Re-Logic (Terraria)
- Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
- Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Innovation Award
- Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
- 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)
- Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers)
Best Audio
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
Best Downloadable Game
- Stacking (Double Fine)
- From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Outland (Housemarque)
- Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)
Lifetime Achievement Winner
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes the career and achievements of a developer who has made an indelible impact on the craft of game development and games as a whole.
2012 Recipient
Warren Spector
Pioneer Award Winner
The Pioneer Award (formerly known as the First Penguin Award) celebrates those individuals who developed a breakthrough technology, game concept, or gameplay design at a crucial juncture video game history – paving the way for the myriads who followed them.
2012 Recipient
Dave Theurer
Ambassador Award Winner
The Ambassador Award honors an individual or individuals who have helped the game industry advance to a better place, either through facilitating a better game community from within, or by reaching outside the industry to be an advocate for video games and help further our art.
2012 Recipients
Ken Doroshow and Paul M. Smith