GDC Awards 2016 - Witcher 3 wins GotY, Her Story wins IGF Grand Prize and more

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shenlong213 on 17 March 2016

http://www.gdconf.com/news/witcher_3_wins_game_of_the_yea.html

Best Debut
Moon Studios (Ori and the Blind Forest)

Best Audio
Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)

Innovation Award
Her Story (Sam Barlow)

Best Technology
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)

Best Visual Art
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios)

Best Narrative
Her Story (Sam Barlow)

Best Design
Rocket League (Psyonix)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
Her Story (Sam Barlow)

Audience Award
Life is Strange (DONTNOD Entertainment)

Game of the Year
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED)

Pioneer Award
Markus "Notch" Persson

Ambassador Award
Tracy Fullerton

Lifetime Achievement Award
Todd Howard

http://www.gdconf.com/news/her_story_takes_home_top_honor.html

Excellence in Narrative ($3,000)
Her Story (Sam Barlow)

Excellence in Audio ($3,000)
Mini Metro (Dinosaur Polo Club)

Excellence in Design ($3,000)
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (Steel Crate Games)

Excellence in Visual Art ($3,000)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)

ID@Xbox Rising Star Award
(Girls Make Games - The Hole Story)

Nuovo Award ($5,000)
Cibele (Star Maid Games)

Best Student Game ($3,000)
Beglitched (Jennifer Jiao Hsia and Alec Thomson)

Audience Award ($3,000)
Undertale (Toby Fox)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($30,000)
Her Story (Sam Barlow)

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walsufnir on 17 March 2016

That video is the most touching one I saw for a very long time.

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Darwinianevolution on 17 March 2016

BasilZero said:
Best handheld/mobile = "Her Story"

wat

It does have an iOS version. The better question is, why are handheld games and mobile games in the same category? They are far too different to be together.

You know it deserves the GOTY.

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BasilZero said:

Darwinianevolution said:

It does have an iOS version. The better question is, why are handheld games and mobile games in the same category? They are far too different to be together.

I know it has a mobile version but I'm pretty sure there's been plenty of other candidates that are better for that category specifically the mobile portion....

Maybe they just wanted to give it the "best game" award, but they didn't have Best console game or Best PC game categories, so they went with it (if those aren't here, why HH/mobile is? This looks like a mess).

You know it deserves the GOTY.