Gli organizzatori della The Game Developers Choice Awards hanno annunciato i titoli del 2013 in lizza per aggiudicarsi i riconoscimenti nelle dieci categorie previste dalla premiazione. L’evento finale si terrà il 19 marzo presso il Moscone Center di San Francisco, storica sede dell’annuale Game Developers Conference. Tra i titoli con più nomination The Last of Us, Tomb Raider, Gone Home e Bioshock Infinite, mentre tra i publisher una menzione particolare spetta a Nintendo, presente in elenco con diversi giochi.A seguire le nomination suddivise per categoria, con tanto di menzioni speciali:Game of the YearGone Home (The Fullbright Company)Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo)Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix) Honorable Mentions: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo), Papers, Please (Lucas Pope), The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe), Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony). Innovation AwardDEVICE 6 (Simogo)Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe) Honorable Mentions: Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games), Candy Box (Aniwey), Kerbal Space Program (Squad), The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony), Proteus (Ed Key/David Kanaga). Best DebutBlue Manchu (Card Hunter)The Fullbright Company (Gone Home)Galactic Cafe (The Stanley Parable)Squad (Kerbal Space Program)Undead Labs (State Of Decay) Honorable Mentions: Facepalm Games (The Swapper), Frogmind Games (Badland), Grinding Gear Games (Path Of Exile), Suspicious Developments (Gunpoint), Warner Bros. Games Montreal (Batman: Arkham Origins). Best DesignGrand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo)Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix) Honorable Mentions: DOTA 2 (Valve) Pokemon X & Y (Game Freak/Nintendo), Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games), The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe), SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form), TowerFall (Matt Thorson/Miniboss/Alec Holowka). Best Handheld/Mobile GameDEVICE 6 (Simogo)Fire Emblem: Awakening (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony) Honorable Mentions: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo), 868-HACK (Michael Brough), Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (Next Level Games/Nintendo), Plants Vs. Zombies 2 (PopCap/Electronic Arts), The Room Two (Fireproof Games), SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form). Best Visual ArtBioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games)DmC (Ninja Theory/Capcom)The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (Level 5/Namco Bandai)Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony) Honorable Mentions: Don’t Starve (Klei Entertaintment), Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games), Papers, Please (Lucas Pope), Puppeteer (SCE Japan/Sony), Ryse: Son Of Rome (Crytek/Microsoft), Wonderful 101 (Platinum Games/Nintendo). Best NarrativeBrothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games)Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe) Honorable Mentions: Attack Of The Friday Monsters (Millennium Kitchen/Level 5), BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games), The Cave (DoubleFine Games), Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (Level 5/Namco Bandai), Shadowrun Returns (Harebrained Schemes). Best AudioBioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games),Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Games)Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)Saints Row IV (Volition/Deep Silver)Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony) Honorable Mentions: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo), Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts), Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft), Gone Home (The Fullbright Company), Metro: Last Light (4A Games/Deep Silver). Best Downloadable GameBrothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games)Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)Resogun (Housemarque/Sony)The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe) Honorable Mentions: Guacamelee (DrinkBox Studios), Gunpoint (Suspicious Developments), State Of Decay (Undead Labs), SteamWorld Dig (Image & Form), TowerFall (Matt Thorson/Miniboss/Alec Holowka), The Wolf Among Us (Telltale Games). Best TechnologyAssassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerrilla Games/Sony)Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony) Honorable Mentions: Battlefield 4 (DICE/Electronic Arts), DOTA 2 (Valve), Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Games), Metro: Last Light (4A Games/Deep Silver), Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix).
