17th Game Developers Choice Awards
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| 17th Game Developers Choice Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 1, 2017 |
| Venue | Moscone Center San Francisco, California |
| Hosted by | Tim Schafer |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Firewatch, Inside, Overwatch (2) |
| Most nominations | Inside (6) |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Tim Sweeney |
| Ambassador Award | Mark DeLoura |
| Pioneer Award | Jordan Mechner |
| Game of the Year | Overwatch |
The 17th Game Developers Choice Awards was an award ceremony honoring outstanding achievements by game developers and video games released in 2016. The event took place on March 1, 2017, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California during the 2017 Game Developers Conference[1] and was hosted by Tim Schafer.[2] It was held alongside the Independent Games Festival awards.[3][4][5]
Winners and nominees
[edit | edit source]Best Audio
[edit | edit source]Best Debut
[edit | edit source]- Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
- Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Design
[edit | edit source]Innovation Award
[edit | edit source]- No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
- Firewatch (Campo Santo/Panic)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Pokémon Go (Niantic)
- The Witness (Thekla)
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
[edit | edit source]Best Narrative
[edit | edit source]Best Technology
[edit | edit source]Best Visual Art
[edit | edit source]Best VR/AR Game
[edit | edit source]- Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives (Owlchemy Labs)
- Fantastic Contraption (Radial Games/Northway Games)
- Pokémon Go (Niantic)
- Rez Infinite (Monstars/Enhance Games)
- Superhot VR (Superhot Team)
Audience Award
[edit | edit source]Lifetime Achievement Award
[edit | edit source]- Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of Epic Games
Ambassador Award
[edit | edit source]Pioneer Award
[edit | edit source]- Jordan Mechner, video game designer best known for his contributions to the Prince of Persia series
References
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