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9th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

Congratulations to all recipients and nominees! The recipients were announced at a ceremony during the 2009 Game Developers Conference.

 

Nominees & Awards Recipients

Each award recipient is highlighted in yellow.

 

Three special honors, selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards advisory board, were also presented at the ceremony.

 

Lifetime Achievement

• Hideo Kojima

 

Pioneer Award

• Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy

 

Ambassador Award

• Tommy Tallarico

 

	Game of the Year Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios) - Todd Howard, Emil Pagliarulo, Istvan Pelyl Fable II (Lionhead Studios) LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule) Left 4 Dead (Valve Software) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North)

 

 

	Innovation Award LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment) - Alex Evans, Kareem Ettouney SPORE (Maxis) World Of Goo (2D Boy) Boom Blox (EA Los Angeles) Braid (Number None)

 

 

	Audio Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores/Electronic Arts) - Don Veca, Dave Feise, David Swenson, Andrew Lackey LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule) Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions) Left 4 Dead (Valve Software) Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)

 

 

	Game Design LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment) - Mark Healey, David Smith Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal) Braid (Number None) Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios) Left 4 Dead (Valve Software)

 

 

	Technology LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule/Sony Computer Entertainment) - Alex Evans, David Smith SPORE (Maxis) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North) Left 4 Dead (Valve Software) Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)

 

 

	Visual Arts Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft) - Mickaël Labat Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios) Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions) LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule) Gears of War 2 (Epic Games)

 

 

	Writing Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios) - Emil Pagliarulo Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal) Braid (Number None) Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North) Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)

 

 

	Best Downloadable Game World Of Goo (2D Boy) - Kyle Gabler, Ron Carmel Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) Braid (Number None) N+ (Metanet/Slick Entertainment) PixelJunk Eden (Q-Games)

 

 

	Best Handheld Game God Of War: Chains Of Olympus (Ready At Dawn Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment) - Ru Weerasuriya, Mark Turndorf, Dana Jan Advance Wars: Days Of Ruin (Intelligent Systems) Echochrome (SCE Japan) Patapon (Pyramid/SCE Japan) The World Ends With You (Jupiter/Square Enix)

 

 

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