Svaka industrija ima svoje nagrade. Filmska industrija Oskara, tu je i Golden Globe, TV ima Emmy a gejming industrija čak par njih. Jedna od najbitnijih ceremonija je Game Developers Choice Awards, ili GDCA.
Iako je Game Developers Choice Awards ili Konferencija programera igara bila u potpunosti onlajn u poslednje dve godine, 2022. će biti događaj uživo koji se održava u San Francisku, Kalifornija, od 21. do 25. marta. Game Developers Choice Awards ili GDCA, jedan je od najiščekivanijih trenutaka godišnje konferencije. Tada se odaje priznanje programerima igara koji su uradili najviše kada je u pitanju audio, dizajn, pričanje priče, inovacije i društveni uticaj u prethodnoj godini.
Pet naslova je nominovano za GDCA nagradu za igru godine, a tri nominovana će biti poznata onima koji su pratili The Game Awards u decembru 2021.
- Resident Evil Village, pucačina u prvom licu iz studija Arkane Studios;
- Deathloop, interesantna priča o vremenskoj petlji i ubijanju;
- It Takes Two, pobednik TGA igre godine.
Na listi su i Inscryption, deckbuilder sa horor tematikom koji je objavio Devolver Digital i Forza Horizon 5.
Nekoliko kandidata koji se takmiče za ovogodišnju nagradu GDCA za igru godine nominovani su i u drugim kategorijama. Deathloop je u trci za šest različitih nagrada, It Takes Two je nominovan za pet, a Forza Horizon 5 je održao korak sa četiri. Pobednici u svim kategorijama biće objavljeni na GDCA ceremoniji 23. marta, a događaj će biti prenošen uživo na GDC Twitch kanalu.
Evo i kompletne liste nominovanih.
GAME OF THE YEAR
Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
BEST AUDIO
Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
BEST DEBUT
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
Valheim (Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Publishing)
Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)
The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)
Sable (Shedworks / Raw Fury)
BEST DESIGN
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
INNOVATION AWARD
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games / WhisperGames)
Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)
Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
BEST NARRATIVE
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)
Unpacking (Witch Beam / Humble)
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games)
It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts)
Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
Chicory: A Colorful Tale (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team / Finji)
BEST TECHNOLOGY
Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Returnal (Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
BEST VISUAL ART
Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
Deathloop (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios)