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The best of 2009 was awarded in the GDC, find out who won the coveted Game of the Year Award![size=+1]Best Audio[/size]
The Best Audio Award recognizes the overall excellence of audio in a game - including, but not limited to, sound effects, musical composition, sound design, orchestration, etc.
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) -WINNER-
* Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
* Rock Band: The Beatles (Harmonix)
* Flower (thatgamecompany)
* Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions)
[size=+1]Best Writing[/size]
The Best Writing Award recognizes the overall excellence of storytelling in a game - including, but not limited to, art direction, animation, modeling, character design, texture creation, and so on.
* Brutal Legend (Double Fine)
* Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
* Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) -WINNER-
* Halo 3: ODST (Bungie)
[size=+1]Best Game Design[/size]
The Best Game Design Award recognizes the overall excellence of design in a game - including, but not limited to, gameplay mechanics, playability, play balancing, and level design.
* Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady) -WINNER-
* Assassin\'s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
* Flower (Thatgamecompany)
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
* Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)
[size=+1]Best Downloadable Game[/size]
Best Downloadable Game Award recognizes the overall best game released on console or PC platforms specifically and solely for digital download - with an emphasis on smaller, more \'casual\'-friendly titles.
* Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)
* Trials HD (RedLynx)
* PixelJunk Shooter (Q Games)
* Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment)
* Flower (thatgamecompany) -WINNER-
[size=+1]Best Technology[/size]
The Best Technology Award recognizes the overall excellence of technology in a game - including, but not limited to, graphics programming, artificial intelligence, networking, and physics.
* Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward)
* Red Faction: Guerrilla (Volition)
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) -WINNER-
* Killzone 2 (Guerrilla Games)
* Assassin\'s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
[size=+1]Best Visual Arts[/size]
The Best Visual Arts Award recognizes the overall excellence of visual art in a game - including, but not limited to, art direction, animation, modeling, character design, texture creation, and so on.
* Borderlands (Gearbox Software)
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) -WINNER-
* Assassin\'s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
* Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward)
* Flower (thatgamecompany)
[size=+1]Innovation Award[/size]
The Innovation Award recognizes the single game that demonstrates true innovation, advances the state of the art, and pushes the boundaries of games as an expressive medium.
* Scribblenauts (5th Cell) -WINNER-
* Flower (thatgamecompany)
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
* Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)
* Demon\'s Souls (From Software)
[size=+1]Game of the Year[/size]
The Game of the Year Award recognizes the choice of game developers for the overall best game release during 2009.
* Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog) -WINNER-
* Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
* Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
* Demon\'s Souls (From Software)
* Assassin\'s Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
Congrats to Uncharted 2 for all the awards !
OMG it won everything
http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=7394&mp=1
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