The Independent
Rockstar's big budget blockbuster Red Dead Redemption and Mojang's rags-to-riches success Minecraft took the majority of awards at the 11th Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco on the evening of March 2, 2011. Red Dead Redemption, a cowboy and western game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, took Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Technology, and the night's ultimate award, Game of the Year. Minecraft, a low-fi collaborative construction game for computers (with mobile versions in the works), received Best Debut Game, Best Downloadable Game, and the Innovation Award. The game isn't even finished and yet just shy of 1.5 million people have paid between €10 and €15 for early access, funding further development in the process. Minecraft was the only game which was part of the GDCA's sibling awards show, the Independent Games Festival Awards, where it won in two categories - both the Audience Award and the IGF's Seumas McNally Grand Prize. 2011 Game Developers Choice Awards Red Dead Redemption by Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar North Minecraft by Mojang AB Mass Effect 2 by BioWare Limbo by Playdead Cut the Rope by ZeptoLab http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/red-dead-redemption-and-minecraft-clean-up-at-gdc-awards-2231551.html
Available for: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
GDC Awards: Game of the Year, Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Technology.
Official Website:http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption
Available for: PC, Mac, Linux. Mobile version to follow
GDC Awards: Best Debut Game, Best Downloadable Game, Innovation Award.
Official website: http://www.mojang.com
Available for: 360, PC in 2010; PS3 in 2011
GDC Award: Best Writing
Official website: http://masseffect.bioware.com
Available for: Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade download
GDC Award: Best Visual Art
Official website: http://www.limbogame.org
Available for: iOS 3.0+ on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad. Android version to follow.
GDC Award: Best Handheld Game
Official website: http://www.chillingo.com/sku.htm?sid=344
App Store link: http://itunes.apple.com/app/cut-the-rope/id380293530
