Epic's Xbox 360 shooter scoops top award
by Steven Williamson
on 9 March 2007, 09:12
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Shoot 'em up
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The votes have been counted at this year's coveted video games awards at the Game Developer's conference in San Francisco. Voted for by members of the IGDA, the winners reflect the international development community's opinions on the best games of the last year.
The best game award went to Epic's Gears of War on Xbox 360. It's great to see Okami on the PS2 pick up a well deserved award.
The Winners
Best Game
Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Cliff Bleszinski, Michael Capps, Rod Fergusson
Audio
Guitar Hero II (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
- Jeff Allen, Eric Brosius, Izzy Maxwell
Character Design
Ōkami (Clover Studio / Capcom Entertainment)
- Mari Shimazaki, Sawaki Takeyasu, Kenichirou Yoshimura
Game Design
Wii Sports (Nintendo) - Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshiaki Yamashita
Technology
Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Michael Capps, Ray Davis, Tim Sweeney, Daniel Vogel
Visual Arts
Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Jerry O'Flaherty, Chris Perna
Writing
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Kyogoku Aya, Nate Bihldorff, Mitsuhiro Takano
New Studio
Iron Lore Entertainment (Titan Quest)
- Paul Chieffo, Jeff Goodsill, Brian Sullivan
Innovation
Line Rider - Boštjan Cadež
Ōkami (Clover Studio / Capcom Entertainment)
- Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya
Wii Sports (Nintendo)
- Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshiaki Yamashita
Recipients for the evening's special awards were:
Lifetime Achievement
Shigeru Miyamoto
First Penguin
Alexey Pajitnov
Maverick Greg Costikyan
Community Contribution
George “The Fat Man” Sanger
"Once again, the Game Developers Choice Awards have shown that gaming greatness can be found within every type of game—from the most hardcore of experiences, to those that have brought all new audiences into our industry’s fan base," said Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director, IGDA. “Each year, I am humbled by what our members can do with this great art form.”