GDC 2012 Awards: Top game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim!

The attention of all was focused in the development of the new Apple iPad, but yesterday were announced the winners for the awards GDC 2012 (Report of Game Developers Conference) with the game creators to vote in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as a game of the year in 2011, another first place after that to Spike Video Game Awards 2011.


See below for all categories, the nominees and winners in bold:




Game of the Year


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


Portal 2 (Valve)
The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
Saints Row: The Third (Volition)
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)
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 Visual Arts


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)
Best Debut


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


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 Handheld / Mobile Game


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


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


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


Warren Spector
Pioneer Award Winner


Dave Theurer
Ambassador Award Winner


Ken Doroshow and Paul M. Smith

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The top-selling games for 2011 from Amazon

Amazon has published their lists of top-selling games for 2011 (digital and physical), with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 winning the first place in the normal, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution  making a surprise in the most digital!




Notable mention that the EA participates with 5 titles in the top-10 digital markets, a number expected to increase in 2012 as the company further promotes this way market, while impressive is the lack of Nintendo, despite the fact that the Nintendo Wii, DS and 3DS sold more than any other Gaming (portable or not).


Physical


Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Just Dance 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Battlefield 3
Batman: Arkham City
Madden NFL 12
Portal 2
Just Dance 2
Gears of War 3
FIFA Soccer 12


Digital


Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Battlefield 3
The Sims 3
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Dead Island
Total War: Shogun 2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3
Crysis 2
Dragon Age 2

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