The Writing award recognizes the overall excellence of writing in a game - including, but not limited to, story, plot construction, dialogue, branching narratives, etc.

9th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2008)

Recipient

• Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios)

Nominees

• Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal)
• Braid (Number None)
• Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North)
• Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)

8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2008)

Recipient

• BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games)
  - Ken Levine, Emily Ridgway, Joe McDonagh, Susan O’Connor

Nominees

• Portal (Valve)
  - Erik Wolpaw
• God of War II (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment)
  - Cory Barlog, James Barlog, Marianne Krawczyk
• Mass Effect (Bioware / Microsoft Game Studios)
  - Drew Karpyshyn, Mac Walters, Patrick Weekes, Chris L'Etoile
• Half-Life 2 Episode 2 (Valve)
  - Chet Faliszek, Marc Laidlaw

 

7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2007)

Recipient

• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
  - Kyogoku Aya, Nate Bihldorff, Mitsuhiro Takano

Nominees

• Bully (Rockstar Vancouver / Rockstar Games)
  - Dan Houser, Jacob Krarup
• Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Funcom / Aspyr Media)
  - Dag Scheve, Ragnar Tørnquist
• Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock (Telltale Games / GameTap)
  - Brendan Ferguson, Dave Grossman, Steve Purcell
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Game Studios / 2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
  - Ken Rolston

6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2006)

Recipient

• Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)
  - Tim Schafer, Erik Wolpaw

Nominees

• Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich (Irrational Games / Vivendi Universal Games)
  - Ken Levine
• God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
  - David Jaffe, Marianne Krawcyzk, Alex Stein
• Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream / Atari)
  - David Cage
• Jade Empire (BioWare Corp. / Microsoft Game Studios)
  - Drew Karpyshyn, Brian Kindregan, Luke Kristjanson, Mike Laidlaw, Peter Thomas, Mac Walters

5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2005)

Recipient

• Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games)
  - Marc Laidlaw

Nominees

• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
  - Dan Houser, James Worrall
• Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (High Voltage Software / Vivendi Universal Games)
  - Matt Entin, Ed Kuehnel, Eric Nofsinger
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
  - Nate Bihldorff, Ryota Kawade
• Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian Entertainment / LucasArts Entertainment)
  - Chris Avellone

4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2004)

Recipient

• David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Luke Kristjanson, and Peter Thomas for writing in STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC

Nominees

• Michel Ancel and Jacques Exertier for writing in BEYOND GOOD & EVIL
• Charles Cecil, Steve Ince, Neil Richards, and Tony Warriner for writing in BROKEN SWORD: THE SLEEPING DRAGON
• Sheldon Pacotti and Sarah Paetsch for writing in DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR
• Takehiro Izushi for writing in FIRE EMBLEM

3rd annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2003)

Recipient

• Clint Hocking and JT Petty for writing in TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL

Nominees

• Denis Dyack and Ken McCulloch for writing in ETERNAL DARKNESS: SANITY'S REQUIEM
• GTA Team for writing in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY
• Daniel Vavra for writing in MAFIA: THE CITY OF LOST HEAVEN
• Craig Hubbard and Team for writing in NO ONE LIVES FOREVER 2: A SPY IN H.A.R.M.S. WAY

Note: The Writing award was first presented in 2003.