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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from developer CD Projekt Red beat out rivals such as Fallout 4 (which won at the recent DICE Awards) at the Game Developers Choice Awards, the equivalent of the Oscars for video games. Sam Barlow’s indie hit Her Story came away with three awards.
Here’s the list of winners of the 16th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Game of the Year
WINNER: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red)
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Other nominees:
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Metal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions / Konami)
Bloodborne (From Software / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Innovation Award
WINNER: Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Best Debut
WINNER: Moon Studios (Ori and the Blind Forest)
Best Design
WINNER: Rocket League (Psyonix)
Best Handheld/Mobile Game
WINNER: Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Best Visual Art
WINNER: Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios / Microsoft Studios)
Best Narrative
WINNER: Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Best Audio
WINNER: Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)
Best Technology
WINNER The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt)
Audience Award
WINNER: Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment)
Pioneer Award
WINNER: Markus “Notch” Persson
Ambassador Award
WINNER: Tracy Fullerton
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER: Todd Howard
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