Thatgamecompany won all of the awards at the Game Developers Choice Awards that their game Journey was nominated for. That includes Best Audio, Best Game Design, Best Visual Arts, Best Downloadable Game, the Innovation Award, and the crown jewel: Game of the Year.
Journey ended up winning more than half of the main GDC Awards given out this year and was the only game to win multiple categories. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to BioWare founders Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk, the Pioneer Award went to Spacewar! creator Steve Russell and the Ambassador Award was given to Chris Melissinos, guest curator of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “The Art of Video Games” exhibit.
The full list of main category winners follows below:
Best Downloadable Game
Journey (Thatgamecompany)
Best Narrative
The Walking Dead (Telltale Games)
Best Visual Arts
Journey (Thatgamecompany)
Best Technology
Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
Best Game Design
Journey (Thatgamecompany)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
The Room (Fireproof Studios)
Best Audio
Journey (Thatgamecompany)
Best Debut
FTL: Faster Than Light (Subset Games)
Innovation Award
Journey (Thatgamecompany)
Audience Choice Award
Dishonored (Arkane Studios)
Game of the Year
Journey (Thatgamecompany)
