The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim wins Game of The Year- GDC 2012 IGF Awards

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim wins Game of The Year- GDC 2012 IGF Awards.



The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is an action role-playing open world video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Skyrim was released on November 11, 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.



Skyrim's main story revolves around the player character's efforts to defeat Alduin, a Dragon god who is prophesied to destroy the world. Set two hundred years after Oblivion, the game takes place in the fictional province of Skyrim, upon the continent of Tamriel, and the planet of Nirn. The open world gameplay of the Elder Scrolls series returns in Skyrim; the player can explore the land at will and ignore or postpone the main quest indefinitely. Skyrim has received universal acclaim from critics and was a commercial success as well, shipping over 7 million copies to retailers within the first week of release. wikipedia





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GDC 2012 - Game Developers Choice Awards Video Replay

Watch GDC 2012 - Game Developers Choice Awards Video Replay courtesy of Gamespot. From March 5-9, 2012, GDC served as the headquarters for learning, networking and inspiration for the digital games industry.



The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world's largest and longest-running professionals-only game industry event.The GDC attracts over 19,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, audio professionals, business decision-makers and others involved in the development of interactive games gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry. The GDC is produced by the UBM TechWeb Game Network.

IGF winners for 2012:



Best Student Game:

Way (Carnegie Mellon University, Entertainment Technology Center)



Technical Excellence:

Antichamber (Alexander Bruce)



Excellence in Design:

Spelunky (Mossmouth)



Best Mobile Game:

Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo)





Excellence in Visual Art:

Dear Esther (thechineseroom)



Excellence in Audio:

Botanicula (Amanita Design)



Audience Award:

Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games)



Microsoft XBLA Award

Super T.I.M.E. Force (Capy)



Nuovo Award:

Storyteller (Daniel Benmergui)



Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Fez (Polytron)



Game Developer's Choice 2012 winners



Best Audio:

Portal 2 (Valve)



Best Debut:

Supergiant Games for Bastion



Best Narrative:

Portal 2 (Valve)



Best Visual Arts:

Uncharted 3 (Naughty Dog)



Best Downloadable Game:

Bastion (Supergiant)



Best Game Design

Portal 2 (Valve)



Best Technology

Battlefield 3 (DICE)



Best Mobile Handheld Game

Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery (Superbrothers and Capy)



Innovation Award

Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)



2012 Pioneer Award

Dave Theurer, creator of Missile Command, Tempest and I, Robot



Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)