14 DAY TRIAL // The organizers of the Game Developers Conference 2014 announce the list of nominees for the awards that they are planning to hand out in the middle of March to celebrate the best video games that were launched in 2013.
The full announced list includes:
Game of the Year
Gone Home - The Fullbright Company Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games The Last Of Us - Naughty Dog/Sony Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix
Honorable Mentions: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Papers, Please, The Stanley Parable, Tearaway.
Innovation Award
DEVICE 6 - Simogo Gone Home - The Fullbright Company Papers, Please - Lucas Pope Tearaway - Media Molecule/Sony The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe
Honorable Mentions: Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons, Candy Box, Kerbal Space Program, The Last Of Us, Proteus.
Best Debut
Blue Manchu - Card Hunter The Fullbright Company - Gone Home Galactic Cafe - The Stanley Parable Squad - Kerbal Space Program Undead Labs - State Of Decay
Honorable Mentions: Facepalm Games, Frogmind Games, Grinding Gear Games, Suspicious Developments, Warner Bros. Games Montreal.
Best Design
Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games The Last Of Us - Naughty Dog/Sony The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Nintendo EAD/Nintendo Super Mario 3D World - Nintendo EAD Tokyo/Nintendo Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix
Honorable Mentions: DOTA 2 Pokemon X & Y, Rogue Legacy, The Stanley Parable, SteamWorld Dig, TowerFall.
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
DEVICE 6 - Simogo Fire Emblem: Awakening - Intelligent Systems/Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - Nintendo EAD/Nintendo Ridiculous Fishing - Vlambeer Tearaway - Media Molecule/Sony
Honorable Mentions: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, 868-HACK, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Plants Vs. Zombies 2, The Room Two, SteamWorld Dig.
Best Visual Art
BioShock Infinite - Irrational Games/2K Games DmC - Ninja Theory/Capcom The Last Of Us - Naughty Dog/Sony Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch - Level 5/Namco Bandai Tearaway - Media Molecule/Sony
Honorable Mentions: Don't Starve, Grand Theft Auto V, Papers, Please, Puppeteer, Ryse: Son Of Rome, Wonderful 101.
Best Narrative
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons - Starbreeze/505 Games Gone Home - The Fullbright Company The Last Of Us - Naughty Dog/Sony Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe
Honorable Mentions: Attack Of The Friday Monsters, BioShock Infinite, The Cave, Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch, Shadowrun Returns.
Best Audio
BioShock Infinite - Irrational Games/2K Games Forza Motorsport 5 - Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Games Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games Saints Row IV - Volition/Deep Silver Tearaway - Media Molecule/Sony
Honorable Mentions: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Battlefield 4, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Gone Home, Metro: Last Light.
Best Downloadable Game
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons - Starbreeze/505 Games Gone Home - The Fullbright Company Papers, Please - Lucas Pope Resogun - Housemarque/Sony The Stanley Parable - Galactic Cafe
Honorable Mentions: Guacamelee, Gunpoint, State Of Decay, SteamWorld Dig, TowerFall, The Wolf Among Us.
Best Technology
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games The Last Of Us - Naughty Dog/Sony Killzone: Shadow Fall - Guerrilla Games/Sony Tearaway - Media Molecule/Sony
Honorable Mentions: Battlefield 4, DOTA 2, Forza Motorsport 5, Metro: Last Light, Tomb Raider.
During the awards ceremony for the GDC, the organizers will also give out three special commendations: the Pioneer, Ambassador and Lifetime Achievement awards.
Their recipients will be announced at a later date and on February 19, gamers will also be able to vote in their own Choice Awards.
A rumor suggests that Obsidian might be ready to reveal its next new game projects during the show.