2011 Game Developers Choice nominees announced
The 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards nominees were announced today, providing nods to some of last year’s greatest games. Three studios shared a tie for the most nominations: Bethesda for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Valve for Portal 2, and newcomer Supergiant Games for Bastion. Skyrim and Portal 2 received five nominations each, while Bastion received four and the studio itself was nominated for Best Debut.Sharing Game of the Year nominations with Portal 2 and Skyrim were Batman: Arkham City, Dark Souls, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Winners will be chosen by a group of 500 industry professionals and announced at the 2012 Game Developers Conference on March 7.Check out the full list of nominees below.Best Game DesignThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)Portal 2 (Valve)Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
InnovationSkylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob)Portal 2 (Valve)Bastion (Supergiant Games)Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
Best TechnologyBattlefield 3 (DICE)L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
Best Handheld/Mobile GameTiny Tower (NimbleBit)Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers)
Best AudioBastion (Supergiant Games)LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)Portal 2 (Valve)
Best Downloadable GameStacking (Double Fine)From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)Bastion (Supergiant Games)Outland (Housemarque)Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)
Best NarrativePortal 2 (Valve)The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)Bastion (Supergiant Games)Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)Saints Row: The Third (Volition)
Best DebutSupergiant Games (Bastion)Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)Re-Logic (Terraria)BioWare Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)
Best Visual ArtsUncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier)The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan)Battlefield 3 (DICE)
Game of the YearBatman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)Portal 2 (Valve)Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)Dark Souls (FromSoftware)
