Bethesda, Valve, and Supergiant Games have each been nominated in five different categories for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Supergiant’s Bastion was nominated for Best Debut, Innovation, Best Audio, Best Downloadable Game, and Best Narrative.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been nominated for Best Game Design, Best Technology, Best Audio, Best Visual Arts, and Game of the Year.
Portal 2 has been nominated for Best Game Design, Innovation, Best Audio, Best Narrative, and Game of the Year.
Other titles in the running for Game of the Year are Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dark Souls, and Batman: Arkham City.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and L.A. Noire also received multiple nominations, with the former up for Best Narrative, Best Technology and Best Visual Arts. The later is nominated for an Innovation award and Best Technology.
A complete list of nominees is below.
Best Game Design
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
- Dark Souls (From Software)
Innovation
- Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure (Toys For Bob)
- Portal 2 (Valve)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
- L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
Best Technology
- 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)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
- Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
- Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
- Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
- Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)
- Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP ...
