More than half of the awards, including Game of the Year
Game of the Year, Innovation Award, Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Visual Arts, Best Downloadable Game. That’s 6 out of 11 total awards, and the game was ineligible for two of them (and I’m still not sure why it didn’t get a nod for Best Narrative).Journeyand thatgamecompany rocked the house — perhaps unsurprisingly — at the 13th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards last night at the Game Developers Conference.
Thenominee listfor the GDCA fell in line quite nicely with Destructoid’stop games of 2012, though quite a few fringe or niche games got some welcomed recognition. At the least, the phenomenalGravity Rushgot a nomination for Best Handheld, though that prize ultimately went to Fireproof Games’The Room.
Otherwise, anything that went up againstJourneyfell. Deservedly so. Except, interestingly,Dishonored, which won the Audience Award. I imagine the most vocal or frequent voters just didn’t wantJourneyto win seven awards, which is understandable, I suppose.
Check out the full list of winners, including the Lifetime Achievement winners, after the break.
