GDC awards thing

[Mr. Teatime]

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I wasn't going to post this as it didn't seem relevant, but since it's a relatively slow news day, <a href="http://www.igda.org/awards/pr_2005_0214.htm">here are the Game Developers Choice Awards</a>.

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<h3><em>New Studio </em></h3>


<ul>
<li><em><strong>Cryptic Studios </strong> (City of Heroes)


- Michael Lewis </em></li><li><em><strong>Crytek </strong> (Far Cry)


- Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli </em></li><li><em><strong>inXile entertainment </strong> (The Bard's Tale)


- Brian Fargo, Matthew Findley </em></li><li><em><strong>Obsidian Entertainment </strong> (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords)


- Chris Avellone, Chris Jones, Darren Monahan, Chris Parker, Feargus Urquhart </em></li><li><em><strong>the Behemoth </strong> (Alien Hominid)


- Tom Fulp, Brandon LaCava, Dan Paladin</em></li>
</ul>
<em>...



</em>

<h3><em>Writing </em></h3>


<ul>
<li><em><strong>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas </strong> (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)


- Dan Houser, James Worrall </em></li><li><em><strong>Half-Life 2 </strong> (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games)


- Marc Laidlaw </em></li><li><em><strong>Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude </strong> (High Voltage Software / Vivendi Universal Games)


- Matt Entin, Ed Kuehnel, Eric Nofsinger </em></li><li><em><strong>Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door </strong> (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)


- Nate Bihldorff, Ryota Kawade </em></li><li><em><strong>Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords </strong> (Obsidian Entertainment / LucasArts Entertainment)


- Chris Avellone</em> </li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
Well done <strong>Chris Avellone</strong> and <strong>Brian Fargo</strong> for getting nominated. I'm not too bothered about who wins, as long as <em>Magna Cum Laude</em> loses.

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[S4ur0n27]

Brian Fargo can die, Bard's Tale was shit.

[Cimmerian Nights]

Leisure Suit Larry for writing? This is like a sign of the apocalypse isn't it?What's next, Penthouse Forum for the Pulitzer Prize. Granted I haven't played this one, but I remember some of the earlier ones. Dude, the titty jokes are so tired, and the cheezy double entendre has all the subtlty of a sledgehammer. Real sophisticated shit.