The Game Developers Choice Awards are the premier accolades for peer-recognition in the digital games industry, celebrating creativity, artistry and technological genius. Industry professionals from around the world nominate for the awards, free of charge, ensuring that the recipients reflect the community’s opinions.
Awards in thirteen categories will be given at a ceremony produced by the Think Services Game Developers Conference (GDC) and presented by Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine, on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at GDC. The gala event, held in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival, will be hosted in the Esplanade Room in the South Hall of San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center. For further details about the Choice Awards, visit www.gamechoiceawards.com.
Gears of War 2 is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360. It is the sequel to Gears of War, and was announced by lead designer Cliff Bleszinski during the February 20, 2008 Game Developers Conference. The game uses a heavily upgraded version of the Unreal Engine 3. During E3 2008, a worldwide release date for the game was set for November 7, 2008. Since its release, Gears of War 2 has been received with critical acclaim, and in its opening weekend the game sold over two million units.
* Game of the Year:
Grand Theft Auto IV (winner)
Gears of War 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Fallout 3
LittleBigPlanet
* Studio of the Year:
Media Molecule (winner)
Rockstar North
Harmonix
Bethesda Game Studios
* Best Shooter:
Gears of War 2 (winner)
Left 4 Dead
Resistance 2
Far Cry 2
* Best RPG:
Fallout 3 (winner)
The World Ends With You
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Fable II
* Best Individual Sports Game:
Shaun White Snowboarding (winner)
Skate It
Wii Fit
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09
* Best Handheld Game:
Professor Layton and the Curious Village (winner)
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Patapon
God of War: Chains of Olympus
* Best Graphics:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (winner)
LittleBigPlanet
Gears of War 2
Fallout 3
* Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show:
LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (winner)
Naruto: The Broken Bond
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Quantum of Solace
* Best Music Game:
Rock Band 2 (winner)
SingStar
Wii Music
Guitar Hero World Tour
* Best Driving Game:
Burnout Paradise (winner)
Mario Kart Wii
Midnight Club: Los Angeles
PURE
* Best Action Adventure Game:
Grand Theft Auto IV (winner)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Mirror’s Edge
Dead Space
* Best Soundtrack:
Rock Band 2 (winner)
Guitar Hero World Tour
Grand Theft Auto IV
LittleBigPlanet
* Best Xbox 360 Game:
Gears of War 2 (winner)
Fallout 3
Grand Theft Auto IV
Fable II
* Best Wii Game:
Boom Blox (winner)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
No More Heroes
Wii Fit
* Best PS3 Game:
LittleBigPlanet (winner)
Grand Theft Auto IV
Resistance 2
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Best PC Game:
Left 4 Dead (winner)
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Crysis Warhead
Spore
* Best Original Score:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (winner)
LittleBigPlanet
Spore
Fallout 3
* Best Multiplayer Game:
Left 4 Dead (winner)
Call of Duty: World at War
Resistance 2
Gears of War 2
* Best Independent game:
World of Goo (winner)
PixelJunk Eden
Braid
Audiosurf
* Best Fighting Game:
Soulcalibur IV (winner)
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
* Best Male Voice:
Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV (winner)
Stephen Fry as “The Narrator” in LittleBigPlanet
David Hayter as “Old Snake” in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Jason Zumwalt as “Roman Bellic” in Grand Theft Auto IV
* Best Female Voice:
Debi Mae West as Meryl Silverburgh in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (winner)
Keeley Hawes as “Lara Croft” in Tomb Raider: Underworld
Paula Tiso as “Silvia Christel” in No More Heroes
Nathalie Cox as “Juno Eclipse” in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
* Big Name in the Game Male:
Kiefer Sutherland as Sgt. Roebuck in Call of Duty: World at War (winner)
Liam Neeson as “Father” in Fallout 3
Ricky Gervais as “Himself” in Grand Theft Auto IV
Daniel Craig as “James Bond” in Quantum of Solace
* Big Name in the Game Female:
Jenny McCarthy as Special Agent Tanya Adams in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (winner)
Dame Judi Dench as “M” in Quantum of Solace
Eliza Dushku as “Shaundi” from Saints Row 2
Liv Tyler as “Betty Ross” in The Incredible Hulk
* Best Team Sports Game:
NHL 09
Fifa Soccer 09
NBA 2K9
Madden NFL 09
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Epic Games has sent out word that its Gears of War 2 Combustible Map Pack is now available for 800 Microsoft Points via Xbox Live. The pack brings three new maps to the proceedings: Flood, Gold Rush and Fuel Station.
- Flood is a very tight map that’s made extra snug when the environmental hazard of Imulsion begins creeping up around the edges. As the playing field closes in, the firefight will intensify as combat is forced to the center of the map. Teams skilled at flanking their opponents will have a powerful edge. Read more
Halo 3 was the most played games on Xbox Live for the week beginning November 24, beating both Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty: World at War to number one.
Here’s the top ten.
Microsoft have announced that fans of the smash hit blockbuster Gears of War can further immerse themselves in the Gears of War 2 experience by enjoying the alternate Electronic Theatre Imagesoundtrack this Christmas.
Following on from the Mad World TV advert that accompanied the first game, Microsoft have again delivered an emotive, cutting edge TV ad for Gears of War 2 with Last Day. Invoking the emotion and desperation of humanity’s last stand against overwhelming odds, the ad uses the track How It Ends, by Colorado-based band Devotchka.
