Two games took home a lion’s share of the awards at the Game Developer’s Choice Awards last night, meaning that the folks at Rockstar and Markus “Notch” Persson will need to clear off some more shelf space. Red Dead Redemption lassoed four awards: Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Technology, and Game of the Year. Minecraft dug out three awards: Best Debut Game (even though it hasn’t released yet), Best Downloadable Game, and the Innovation Award.
Playdead’s Limbo was again the perennial bridesmaid. Nominated in seven categories, the dour platformer only took home one award for Best Visual Art. Aside from that, Mass Effect 2 won Best Writing and Cut the Rope cinched Best Handheld Game.
On to personal rewards, Sega’s Yu Suzuki was anointed with the Pioneer Award, which is extremely fitting for anyone familiar with the man’s legacy. Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux snagged the Lifetime Achievement Award, who used the opportunity to apologize to his co-workers for “putting gimmicks in [games] and just being an incredibly difficult person to work with.” Only the British can effect such adorable humility.
In case you’re curious, the GCDAs operate through open nominations, and the awards are voted on by an invitation-only group of 500 developers.
[via Edge]
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