GDC To Honor Respected Game Figures

Next Generation has the word that several respected games industry contributors will be receiving special awards at this years Game Developer's Choice Awards ceremony. Legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto, Tetris's creator Alexey Pajitnov, indie-games guru Greg Costikyan, and 'The Fatman' (audio genius George Sanger) will all be given awards that 'reflect the dramatic impact of their visionary creations and industry work'. Pajitnov will be getting the 'First Penguin' award, for breaking new ground on the puzzle genre, while Costikyan will be given the 'Maverick' award for his work with the Manifesto Games label. Sanger will get the 'Community Contributions' nod for his pioneering work with music and sound, while Miyamoto will get a (much-deserved) Lifetime Achievement award for his numerous contributions to the industry via Nintendo. The GDCAs will be held on March 7th at the Game Developer's Conference.

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I nominate...

[nick_davison]

Duke Nukem's producers at 3D Realms. If ever there was a team that showed dedication to a project far, far, far longer than it would have taken anyone else to have simply given up, it's them.

I salute them for refusing to go quietly in to that cold, dark night, regardless of the mounting evidence they actually have no idea how to launch a game whatsoever.