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Developer Naughty Dog cleaned up at tonight's 14th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, winning three of its five nominations for PlayStation-exclusive The Last of Us, including Game of the Year, Best Design and Best Narrative.
Going into the ceremony with five nominations, The Fullbright Company (pictured above) accepted Best Debut for Gone Home. Lucas Pope was awarded with the Innovation Award and Best Downloadable Game for Papers, Please, while Squad was presented with the Audience Award for Kerbal Space Program.
For the first time at the GDC Awards, recently passed members of the game industry were remembered during an in memoriam section, celebrating the lives of Hiroshi Yamauchi, Hiro Isono, Greg Martin, Charles Bellfield, Matt Crump, Ryan Davis and Steve Morgenstern.
Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian accepted The Ambassador Award to a standing ovation for her work that explores the representation of women in pop culture and video games. The award is presented to individuals who have helped the game industry advance "to a better place."
"Father of the PlayStation," Ken Kutaragi, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the games industry. League of Legends developer Riot Games co-founders Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill were presented with the Pioneer Award, which is awarded to those who have "developed a breakthrough technology, game concept, or gameplay design at a crucial juncture video game history."
The nominees in each category are listed below. The winners are bolded.
Game of the Year
- Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
- The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
- Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo)
- Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)
Honorable Mentions: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo), Papers, Please (Lucas Pope), The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe), Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony).
Innovation Award
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
- Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
- Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
- The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
Honorable Mentions: Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games), Candy Box (Aniwey), Kerbal Space Program (Squad), The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony), Proteus (Ed Key/David Kanaga).
Best Audio
- BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games)
- Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Games)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
- Saints Row 4 (Volition/Deep Silver)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
Honorable Mentions: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo), Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts), Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft), Gone Home (The Fullbright Company), Metro: Last Light (4A Games/Deep Silver).
Best Debut
- Blue Manchu (Card Hunter)
- The Fullbright Company (Gone Home)
- Galactic Cafe (The Stanley Parable)
- Squad (Kerbal Space Program)
- Undead Labs (State Of Decay)
Honorable Mentions: Facepalm Games (The Swapper), Frogmind Games (Badland), Grinding Gear Games (Path Of Exile), Suspicious Developments (Gunpoint), Warner Bros. Games Montreal (Batman: Arkham Origins).
Best Downloadable Game
- Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games)
- Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
- Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
- Resogun (Housemarque/Sony)
- The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
Honorable Mentions: Guacamelee! (DrinkBox Studios), Gunpoint (Suspicious Developments), State Of Decay (Undead Labs), SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form), TowerFall (Matt Thorson/Miniboss/Alec Holowka), The Wolf Among Us (Telltale Games).
Best Design
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
- The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
- Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo)
- Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)
Honorable Mentions: DOTA 2 (Valve), Pokemon X & Y (Game Freak/Nintendo), Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games), The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe), SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form), TowerFall (Matt Thorson/Miniboss/Alec Holowka).
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
- Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
Honorable Mentions: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo), 868-HACK (Michael Brough), Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games/Nintendo), Plants Vs. Zombies 2 (PopCap/Electronic Arts), The Room Two (Fireproof Games), SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form).
Best Narrative
- Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games)
- Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
- The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
- Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)
- The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
Honorable Mentions: Attack Of The Friday Monsters (Millennium Kitchen/Level 5), BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games), The Cave (DoubleFine Games), Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (Level 5/Namco Bandai), Shadowrun Returns (Harebrained Schemes).
Best Technology
- Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
- Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
- The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
- Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerrilla Games/Sony)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
Honorable Mentions: Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts), DOTA 2 (Valve), Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Games), Metro: Last Light (4A Games/Deep Silver), Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix).
Best Visual Art
- BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games)
- DmC: Devil May Cry (Ninja Theory/Capcom)
- The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
- Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (Level 5/Namco Bandai)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
Honorable Mentions: Don't Starve (Klei Entertaintment), Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games), Papers, Please (Lucas Pope), Puppeteer (SCE Japan/Sony), Ryse: Son Of Rome (Crytek/Microsoft), Wonderful 101 (Platinum Games/Nintendo).