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IGDA Presents Game
Developers Choice Awards; Metroid Prime Takes Game of the Year
SAN JOSE, CA - March 7, 2003 - The
International Game Developers Association (IGDA) named recipients of
the Game Developers Choice Awards last night at the 3rd annual
ceremony during the 2003 Game Developers Conference (GDC). The
Oscars of games, the Choice Awards are true peer recognition honors,
as all nominees and recipients are voted on free of charge, by
professional game developers. The evening event celebrates
creativity and artistry as well as technological genius.
"A Game Developers Choice Award is a stamp of excellence and
innovation," said IGDA chairperson Graeme Devine of id
Software. "These titles and developers have the cachet among
the game insiders."
3rd Annual Game Developer's Choice Awards recipients are:
Game of the Year
METROID PRIME by Retro Studios
Original Game Character of the Year
Sly Cooper from SLY COOPER AND THE THIEVIUS RACCOONUS
Rookie Studio of the Year
Retro Studios for METROID PRIME
Excellence in Audio
Jack Grillo, Rebecca Hanck, Erik Kraber and Yuan Liu for sound
effects in MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT
Excellence in Game Design
Romain de Waubert de Genlis and Team for game design in BATTLEFIELD
1942
Excellence in Level Design
Metroid Team for level design in METROID PRIME
Excellence in Programming
Mark Brockington, Scott Greig, Jason Knipe, Don Moar and Don
Yakielashek for network programming in NEVERWINTER NIGHTS
Excellence in Visual Arts
Tetsuya Nomura for art direction in KINGDOM HEARTS
Excellence in Writing
Clint Hocking and JT Petty for writing in TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL
Game Innovation Spotlights
ANIMAL CROSSING by Nintendo
BATTLEFIELD 1942 by Digital Illusions
MEDAL OF HONOR: ALLIED ASSAULT by 2015, Inc.
THE THING by Computer Artworks
Three special honors, selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards
advisory board, were also presented at the ceremony:
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gunpei Yokoi, creator, Game Boy
The First Penguin Award
David Crane, Larry Kaplan, Jim Levy, Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead,
founders, Activision
IGDA Award for Community Contribution
Doug Church, technical director, Eidos
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The
International Game Developers Association (IGDA) named recipients of
the Game Developers Choice Awards last night at the 3rd annual
ceremony during the 2003 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in
San Jose, California. The Choice Awards are
true peer recognition honors, as all nominees and recipients are
voted on by professional game developers. The evening event
celebrates creativity and artistry as well as technological genius. 
