[GAMES] 8th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

[Tenshin_Xo]

To heck with the Oscars, lets bring in some semi-obscure gaming awards!

 

Here's a total list of awards, courtesy of Gamasutra.

2007 Best Game Design

Portal (Valve)

Kim Swift, Realm Lovejoy, Paul Graham

 

2007 Best Visual Art

BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games)

Scott Sinclair, Shawn Robertson, Andrew James

 

2007 Best Technology

Crysis (Crytek/Electronic Arts)

Cevat Yerli, Douglas Binks, Timur Davidenko, Martin Mittring

 

2007 Best Writing

BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games)

Ken Levine, Emily Ridgway, Joe McDonagh, Susan O'Connor

 

2007 Best Audio

BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games)

Eric Brosius, Pat Balthrop, Emily Ridgway, Justin Mullins

 

2007 Best Debut

Crackdown (Real Time Worlds / Microsoft Game Studios)

Ramon Gonzalez, Violetta Sanchez, Rafael Diaz, Jose Guerra

 

2007 Innovation

Portal (Valve)

Kim Swift, Erik Wolpaw

 

2007 Best Handheld Game

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo / Nintendo)

Eiji Aonuma

 

2007 Best Downloadable Game

Flow (thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment)

Kellee Santiago, Jenova Chen, Martin Middleton, Hao Cui, John Edwards,

Nick Clark

 

2007 Game of the Year

Portal (Valve)

Kim Swift, Erik Wolpaw

 

Recipients for the evening's special awards were:

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sid Meier

 

Pioneer Award

Ralph Baer

 

Ambassador Award

Jason Della Rocca

[Silver]

Hmm, have to check out Flow

[Shendare]

I had heard a lot about BioShock and the Orange Box, so I finally picked them both up this past weekend.

 

I got home, turned out the lights, put on my surround-sound headphones, and played BioShock for a couple of hours. Creeped... me... out! From the very first minute when you see the entrance door hanging open, yet you can't see more than a foot or two inside, and you hear these weird noises that suggest someone is nearby... unseen...

 

I've been playing a little Half Life 2 as well. Much less creepy, more action oriented. Easier to pick up and put down than BioShock. Apparently I missed the back story by not playing Half Life. Ah well, still fun and interesting.

[Emperor]

throw in Portal.  I can get behind it for game of the year I guess.  I miss my companion cube....

[Shendare]

Yeah, I've heard good things about Portal, too. It's what I originally decided to get the Orange Box for. I just haven't fired it up yet. I needed something more linear and straightforward after BioShock. *laugh*

[SinisterDeath]

Hmm, have to check out Flow

 

Well, Flow is a PS3 PSN tittle, However there 'is' a PC Version around somewhere. (I think its flash?) but its nowhere near as fun. ;)

IF you do have a ps3, I'd sugjest getting these titles on the PS3

Flow

High Velocity Bowling

PixelJunk Monsters

[Tenshin_Xo]

Don't believe SD, the cake is a lie.

[SinisterDeath]

Don't believe SD, the cake is a lie.

 

If you actually beat Portal, the Cake wasn't a lie! ;)

[Tenshin_Xo]

I don't count crazy computer as a flavor of cake.  ;)  I have yet to do the bonus modes though.  I did get a nice saranade(spelling?) from the computer at what I thought was the end.  It was a nice touch.

[SinisterDeath]

I don't count crazy computer as a flavor of cake.  ;)  I have yet to do the bonus modes though.  I did get a nice saranade(spelling?) from the computer at what I thought was the end.  It was a nice touch.

 

Nah, see right before (or after?) you get the 'song' via the computer, it goes into a little 'camera flying around' scene, and you actually do see the cake. ;)

Otherwise, yes the cake is a lie, in the sense you never eat it. :P

[Tenshin_Xo]

Its in the room with all the computer cores isn't it?

[SinisterDeath]

Its in the room with all the computer cores isn't it?

 

Aye.