14 DAY TRIAL // Organizers have revealed the full list of nominees for the 11th edition of the Game Developers Choice Awards, with the leading game being Liombo, the platformer with puzzle elements from Playdead, with Red Dead Redemption from Rockstar and Mass Effect 2 from BioWare also getting a lot of nominations.
The awards ceremony will take place on March 2 at the Moscone Convention Center as part of the 2011 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.
Here is the complete list of nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards:
Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego Mass Effect 2 - BioWare Call of Duty: Black Ops - Treyarch Limbo - Playdead Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft Montreal
Best Game Design
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Nintendo Mass Effect 2 - BioWare Limbo - Playdead Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego God of War III - SCE Santa Monica
Innovation
Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream Kirby's Epic Yarn - Good-Feel & HAL Laboratory Minecraft - Mojang Limbo - Playdead Dance Central - Harmonix
Best Technology
Starcraft II - Blizzard Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream Mass Effect 2 - BioWare God of War III - SCE Santa Monica
Best Handheld Game
God of War: Ghost of Sparta - Ready At Dawn/SCE Santa Monica Cut the Rope - ZeptoLab Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - Kojima Productions Game Dev Story - Kairosoft Dragon Quest IX - Level 5
Best Audio
Limbo - Playdead Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego Halo: Reach - Bungie Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - DICE Mass Effect 2 - BioWare
Best Downloadable Game
Costume Quest - Double Fine Limbo - Playdead Super Meat Boy - Team Meat Minecraft - Mojang Monday Night Combat - Uber Entertainment
Best Writing
Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego Heavy Rain - Quantic Dream Mass Effect 2 - BioWare Costume Quest - Double Fine Fallout: New Vegas - Obsidian
Best Debut Game
Limbo - Playdead Darksiders - Vigil Games Minecraft - Mojang Monday Night Combat - Uber Entertainment Super Meat Boy - Team Meat
Best Visual Arts
God of War III - SCE Santa Monica Limbo - Playdead Call of Duty: Black Ops - Treyarch Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - Ubisoft Montreal Red Dead Redemption - Rockstar San Diego