7th annual Game Developers choice Awards!

Nominations were free of charge and open to all IGDA members, ensuring that the nominees reflect the international development community's opinions. The IGDA membership voted on the finalists.

The recipients for the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards are:

• Best Game
  Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
  - Cliff Bleszinski, Michael Capps, Rod Fergusson
  
• Audio
  Guitar Hero II (Harmonix Music Systems / RedOctane)
  - Jeff Allen, Eric Brosius, Izzy Maxwell
  
• Character Design
  Ōkami (Clover Studio / Capcom Entertainment)
  - Mari Shimazaki, Sawaki Takeyasu, Kenichirou Yoshimura
  
• Game Design
  Wii Sports (Nintendo)
  - Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  
• Technology
  Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
  - Michael Capps, Ray Davis, Tim Sweeney, Daniel Vogel
  
• Visual Arts
  Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios)
  - Jerry O'Flaherty, Chris Perna
  
• Writing
  The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
  - Kyogoku Aya, Nate Bihldorff, Mitsuhiro Takano
  
• New Studio
  Iron Lore Entertainment (Titan Quest)
  - Paul Chieffo, Jeff Goodsill, Brian Sullivan
  
• Innovation
  Line Rider
  - Boštjan Cadež
  Ōkami (Clover Studio / Capcom Entertainment)
  - Atsushi Inaba, Hideki Kamiya
  Wii Sports (Nintendo)
  - Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshiaki Yamashita
  

Recipients for the evening's special awards were:

 

• Lifetime Achievement
  Shigeru Miyamoto
  
• First Penguin
  Alexey Pajitnov
  Maverick
  Greg Costikyan
  Community Contribution
  George “The Fat Man” Sanger
  

"Once again, the Game Developers Choice Awards have shown that gaming greatness can be found within every type of game—from the most hardcore of experiences, to those that have brought all new audiences into our industry’s fan base," said Jason Della Rocca, Executive Director, IGDA. “Each year, I am humbled by what our members can do with this great art form.”