Nominees Selected for the 14th Annual GDC Choice Awards

We’re only two months away from the 14th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the premier event where developers gather round and honor their best. Organizers have released today the list of nominees for all ten categories, revealing yet another strong showing from smaller studios.

Thatgamecompany’s Journey swept the floor in 2013 (pictured), taking home six awards including the coveted Game of the Year. It’ll be no surprise if this year sees a repeat outcome; the Fullbright Company’s critically acclaimed Gone Home is featured in no less than five categories. Nevertheless, it isn’t the only title with multiple nominations. Competition is strong as ever and the live stream, if any, will definitely be a pleasure to watch.

Game of the Year

• Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
• The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
• Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)

Innovation Award

• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Best Audio

• BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games)
• Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Games)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
• Saints Row IV (Volition/Deep Silver)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)

Best Debut

• Blue Manchu (Card Hunter)
• The Fullbright Company (Gone Home)
• Galactic Cafe (The Stanley Parable)
• Squad (Kerbal Space Program)
• Undead Labs (State Of Decay)

Best Downloadable Game

• Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games)
• Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
• Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
• Resogun (Housemarque/Sony)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Best Design

• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
• The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
• Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

• DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
• Fire Emblem: Awakening (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
• Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)

Best Narrative

• Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Starbreeze/505 Games)
• Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
• The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
• Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix)
• The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Best Technology

• Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
• Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North/Rockstar Games)
• The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
• Killzone: Shadow Fall (Guerrilla Games/Sony)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)

Best Visual Arts

• BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games/2K Games)
• DmC (Ninja Theory/Capcom)
• The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog/Sony)
• Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch (Level 5/Namco Bandai)
• Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)

Don’t see a game you’re rooting for? It might have gotten an honorable mention. Let the predictions begin!

Source:  Game Choice Awards
Image: IGF GDCA Game Choice Awards