Durante a GCD 2012 (Game Developers Conference), aconteceu o 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, organizado pela Epic Games. Nele, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim recebeu o maior prêmio da noite: game do ano. Enquanto Portal 2 foi o maior premiado, liderando nas categorias áudio, narrativa e design.

Confira os vencedores (em negrito) do GDC Awards 2012:

Game of the Year

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
• Portal 2 (Valve)
• Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
• Dark Souls (FromSoftware)

Melhor Design

• Portal 2 (Valve)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda – Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
• Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
• Dark Souls (FromSoftware)

Inovação

• Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
• Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob)
• Portal 2 (Valve)
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)

Melhor Tecnologia

• Battlefield 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)

Melhor Mobile Game

• Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games/Superbrothers)
• Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
• Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
• Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
• Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)

Melhor Audio

• Portal 2 (Valve)
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• LittleBigPlanet 2 (Media Molecule)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
• Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)

Melhor Game para Download

• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• Stacking (Double Fine)
• From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
• Outland (Housemarque)
• Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)

Melhor Narrativa

• Portal 2 (Valve)
• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (CD Projekt RED)
• Bastion (Supergiant Games)
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)
• Saints Row: The Third (Volition)

Melhor Estréia

• Supergiant Games (Bastion)
• Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
• Re-Logic (Terraria)
• BioWare Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
• Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex 3: Human Revolution)

Melhor Arte Visual

• Uncharted 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)

Prêmio Pioneiro
Dave Theurer, criador do “Missile Command”, “Tempest” e “I, Robot”.

Prêmio Embaixador
Ken Doroshow and Paul M. Smith, advogados da indústria do jogo para o caso da Suprema Corte contra a Califórnia

Lifetime Achievement Award
Warren Spector, fundador do Junction Point Studios