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Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards

March 23, 2023VG247

It beat out God of War Ragnarok, Immortality, Pentiment and some other heavy hitters for the grand prize. Elden Ring has won the game of the year award at the Game Developers Choice Awards, beating outseveral other heavy hitters. These include God of War Ragnarok, Pentiment, Stray, Tunic and Immortality. The game, hugely popular since its release, recieved a rousing round of applause from the crowded room of game developers in attendance. Elden Ring was our game of the year too! See why here… Other awards were given out for other excellent games released this year. These include: God of…

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John Romero recieves lifetime achievement award

March 23, 2023VG247

For his work on DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein and far more, the Galway resident gets a well-earned reward. John Romero has justwon the lifetime achievement award, for this work on DOOM, Quake, Wolfenstein and far more from his decades long career. The award was given out as part of the Game Developers Choice Awards, which gives out prestigious awards to both indie and AAA games alike. As part of a developer-focused show, it’s one of the most pretigious awards going. What better way to celebrate Romero’s legacy than playing Quake with a nude mod? If you asked him, he’d be cool…

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Inscryption wins the IGF Grand Prize and GDC Game Of The Year Award 2022

March 24, 2022RockPaperShotgun

Last night, RPS’ Bestest Best game of 2021 Inscryption won the Seumus McNally Grand Prize at the Independent Games Festival Awards, confirming that once again, we are correct about everything. If that wasn’t enough, though, an hour later, Inscryption then won the Game Of The Year award at the Game Developers Choice Awards. It’s the first time a game has ever won both awards in the same year, which is a stonking achievement. Clearly, our Advent Calendar made some pretty big waves this year. Just saying. Read more

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2022 GDC Awards: Deathloop, It Takes Two, Forza Horizon 5 lead in nominations

January 14, 2022VG247

Psychonauts 2 and Inscryption are up for three each. GDC organizers have announced the nominees for the 22nd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, which will be held on Wednesday, March 23 in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF). The developer-picked nominations are led by Deathloop with a total of six nominations, followed by It Takes Two with five and Forza Horizon 5 with four nominations. All three have also been nominated for Game of the Year award alongside Inscryption and Resident Evil Village. Each year, organizers also hand out three specialty awards: the Pioneer Award, Audience Award, and…

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