GDC: Fallout 3 Wins Game Of The Year Award



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GDC isn’t just about techy presentations and the interminable ramblings of Satoru Iwata, there’s also a good deal of industry backslapping going on.

The 9th annual Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony also took place at the GDC and Bethesda’s Fallout 3 won the coveted Game of the Year Award. The game also took the Best Writing Award.

Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet turned out to be another big winner, taking home four awards: Best Game Design, Best Technology, Best Debut Game and Innovation Award.

Like the name suggests, the Game Developers Choice Awards are voted for by games developers. This year, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. Video Games Live creator Tommy Tallarico also took home the Ambassador Award. 

The full list of awards:

Game of the Year
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)

Best Game Design:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Writing:
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks)

Best Technology:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Visual Arts:
Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Debut Game:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Handheld Game:
God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (Ready at Dawn)

Innovation Award:
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule)

Best Audio:
Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores)

Best Downloadable Game:
World Of Goo (2D Boy)

Recipients for the evening's special awards were:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Hideo Kojima

Pioneer Award
Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy

Ambassador Award
Tommy Tallarico