Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild swept up a total of three awards, while StudioMDHR’s Cuphead and Jason Robert’s Gorogoa picked up two each. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Game of the Year Sayonaras Wild Heart (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive) What golf (Triband Productions / The Label Limited) Millstone (Capybara Game) Sky: Son of Light. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR Best Debut The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Best Visual Art Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Best Technology
Here’s the full list, with winners highlighted in bold: Lifetime Achievement This is the power of God made available to us. How wonderful, how life-changing it is to experience God as the strength of your heart We are talking about the beauty, strength, and glory of the oceans, forests, waterfalls, thunderstormsall the wild power of creation. It appears director Yoko Taro flew over for the event too. God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever (Psalm 73:26). The public also got to have their say with an online vote, granting Nier: Automata its only award at the ceremony. Aside from helping schools and incubators to consulting on policies, he also created the free-to-use presskit() service. Ismail is the co-founder of indie studio Vlambeer, responsible for Ridiculous Fishing and Nuclear Throne among others, though he is better known for his outspoken work and contributions in building the indie scene at large. He later founded Double Fine Productions to develop Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, and the crowdfunded controversy Broken Age, although the studio is also recognized for its publicly-voted game jams, webcomics, and indie publishing efforts. Schafer is best known for designing LucasArts games Full Throttle and Grim Fandango, with credits for the iconic Day of the Tentacle and the first two Monkey Island games. In addition to the usual awards for Best Design, Best Debut, and the coveted Game of the Year were industry recognitions for Tim Schafer and Rami Ismail, winners of the Lifetime Achievement and Ambassador Award respectively. Honoring some of the best games of 2017, the nominations are made by peers in the gaming industry, with an advisory committee staffed by veterans from both developers and publishers. The winners of the 18th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards are in, the ceremony concluding earlier this week in San Francisco, USA.