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5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

Honoring the Best Games of 2004

 

Nominees & Awards Recipients

Each award recipient is highlighted in yellow.

 

Four special honors, selected by the Game Developers Choice Awards advisory board, were also presented at the ceremony.

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Eugene Jarvis - legendary arcade game developer

 

First Penguin Award

• Richard Allan Bartle, Ph.D - founding father of Multi-User Dungeons (MUDs)

 

Maverick Award

• Matt Adams, Ju Row Farr and Nick Tandavanitj - founders and leaders of Blast Theory, an internationally renowned interactive media artists' group

 

IGDA Award for Community Contribution

• Sheri Graner Ray - revered advocate of women's interests in game development

 

Best Game Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Ken Birdwell, Gabe Newell, Jay Stelly Burnout 3: Takedown (Criterion Games / Electronic Arts) - Paul Glancey, Chris Roberts, Paul Cross, Fiona Sperry, Alex Ward Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games) - Leslie Benzies, Adam Fowler, Aaron Garbut, Sam Houser, Alexander Roger, Obbe Vermeij Katamari Damacy (Namco) - Keita Takahashi World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment) - Mark Kern, Mike Morhaime, Rob Pardo

 

 

New Studio Crytek (Far Cry) - Avni Yerli, Cevat Yerli, Faruk Yerli Cryptic Studios (City of Heroes) - Michael Lewis inXile entertainment (The Bard's Tale) - Brian Fargo, Matthew Findley Obsidian Entertainment (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords) - Chris Avellone, Chris Jones, Darren Monahan, Chris Parker, Feargus Urquhart The Behemoth (Alien Hominid) - John Baez, Tom Fulp, Brandon LaCava, Dan Paladin

 

 

Excellence in Audio Halo 2 (Bungie Software / Microsoft Game Studios) - C Paul Johnson, Marty O'Donnell, Jay Weinland Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Spark Unlimited / Activision) - Jack Grillo, Caleb Sweazy Doom 3 (id Software / Activision) - Christian Antkow, John Carmack, Tim Willits Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games) - Craig Conner, Allan Walker Katamari Damacy (Namco) - Yu Miyake

 

 

Character Design Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Ted Backman, Dhabih Eng, Bill Fletcher, Bill Van Buren Katamari Damacy (Namco) - Keita Takahashi Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Entertainment) - Nicolas Bouvier, Mickael Labat Sly 2: Band Of Thieves (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Computer Entertainment America) - Travis Kotzebue, Dev Madan World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment) - Brandon Idol, Chris Metzen

 

 

Game Design Katamari Damacy (Namco) - Keita Takahashi Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games) - Leslie Benzies, Adam Fowler, Aaron Garbut, Sam Houser, Alexander Roger, Obbe Vermeij Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Gabe Newell, Jay Stelly Pikmin 2 (Nintendo) - Masamichi Abe, Hino Shigefumi World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment) - Chris Metzen, Rob Pardo .

 

 

Technology Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Yahn Bernier, Brian Jacobson Burnout 3: Takedown (Criterion Games / Electronic Arts) - Alex Fry, Ciaran Rooney, Paul Ross, Hamish Young Doom 3 (id Software / Activision) - John Carmack, Robert Duffy, Jan Paul van Waveren EyeToy: AntiGrav (Harmonix Music Systems / Sony Computer Entertainment America) - Eran Egozy, Eric Malafeew Far Cry (Crytek / Ubisoft Entertainment) - Timur Davidenko, Vladimir Kajalin, Andrey Khonich, Anton Knyazyev, Cevat Yerli

 

 

Visual Arts

World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment) - Sam Didier, William Petras, Justin Thavirat Doom 3 (id Software / Activision) - Andy Chang, Seneca Menard, Kenneth Scott Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Viktor Antonov, Randy Lundeen Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo) - Hiroyuki Hayashi, Chie Kawabe Prince Of Persia: Warrior Within (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Entertainment) - Mickael Labat, Patrick Limoges

 

 

Writing Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Marc Laidlaw Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games) - Dan Houser, James Worrall Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude (High Voltage Software / Vivendi Universal Games) - Matt Entin, Ed Kuehnel, Eric Nofsinger Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo) - Nate Bihldorff, Ryota Kawade Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Obsidian Entertainment / LucasArts Entertainment) - Chris Avellone

 

 

	Innovation Donkey Konga (Namco / Nintendo) - Hiroshi Igarashi, Hiroyuki Onoda I Love Bees (4orty2wo Entertainment / Microsoft Game Studios) - Elan Lee Katamari Damacy (Namco) - Keita Takahashi

 

 

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Photos

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Press Releases

• IGDA Names Recipients of the 2005 Game Developers Choice Awards (March 10, 2005)
• IGDA to Honor Richard Bartle, Founding Father of MUDs; Sheri Graner Ray, a Women's Advocate; Founders of Interactive Media Artists Group, Blast Theory; With Choice Awards (February 24, 2005)
• Legendary Arcade Game Developer Eugene P. Jarvis To Receive The IGDA's Award For Lifetime Achievement At 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (February 17, 2005)
• Nominees Announced for 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (February 14, 2005)
• Nominations Open for 5th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (January 3, 2005)