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"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 (Retro Studios)

Original Game Character of the Year
Sly Cooper from SLY COOPER AND THE THIEVIUS RACCOONUS by Sucker Punch

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, Ola Holmdahl, Johan Persson and Niklas Persson
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
Shinji Hashimoto and 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 (Nintendo)
Battlefield 1942 (Digital Illusions)
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2015, Inc.)
The Thing (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, Gameboy

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

More information on the awards and recipients can be found at www.IGDA.org/Awards.

The Game Developers Choice Awards were sponsored by Nvidia, Renderware,
G4 and Gamespot.

About the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) The International Game Developers Association is an independent, non-profit association established by game developers to foster the creation of a worldwide game development community.  The IGDA's mission is to build a community of game developers, which leverages the expertise of its members for the betterment of the industry and the development of the art form.  For more information on the IGDA, please visit www.igda.org or e-mail info@igda.org.        

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