12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2012)
Recipient
Portal 2 (Valve)
- Valve Team
Nominees
- The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
- Bastion (Supergiant Games)
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
- Saints Row: The Third (Volition)
11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2011)
Recipient
Mass Effect 2 (BioWare)
- BioWare Mass Effect Team
Nominees
- Red Dead Redemption(Rockstar San Diego)
- Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)
- Costume Quest (Double Fine)
- Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian)
Recipient
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr
Nominees
- Brutal Legend (Double Fine)
- Tim Schafer - Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
- Paul Dini, Paul Crocker - Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
- David Gaider, Luke Kristjanson, Sheryl Chee, Mary Kirby - Halo 3: ODST (Bungie)
- Joseph Staten
9th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2009)
Recipient
Fallout 3 (Bethesda Game Studios)
- Emil Pagliarulo
Nominees
- Far Cry 2 (Ubisoft Montreal)
- Braid (Number None)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar North)
- Metal Gear Solid 4 (Kojima Productions)
8th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2008)
Recipient
BioShock (2K Boston/2K Australia / 2K Games)
- Ken Levine, Emily Ridgway, Joe McDonagh, Susan O'Connor
Nominees
- Portal (Valve)
- Erik Wolpaw - God of War II (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Cory Barlog, James Barlog, Marianne Krawczyk - Mass Effect (Bioware / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Drew Karpyshyn, Mac Walters, Patrick Weekes, Chris L'Etoile - Half-Life 2 Episode 2 (Valve)
- Chet Faliszek, Marc Laidlaw
7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2007)
Recipient
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Kyogoku Aya, Nate Bihldorff, Mitsuhiro Takano
Nominees
- Bully (Rockstar Vancouver / Rockstar Games)
- Dan Houser, Jacob Krarup - Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (Funcom / Aspyr Media)
- Dag Scheve, Ragnar Tørnquist - Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock (Telltale Games / GameTap)
- Brendan Ferguson, Dave Grossman, Steve Purcell - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Game Studios / 2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
- Ken Rolston
6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2006)
Recipient
Psychonauts (Double Fine Productions / Majesco Entertainment Company)
- Tim Schafer, Erik Wolpaw
Nominees
- Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich (Irrational Games / Vivendi Universal Games)
- Ken Levine - God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
- David Jaffe, Marianne Krawcyzk, Alex Stein - Indigo Prophecy (Quantic Dream / Atari)
- David Cage - Jade Empire (BioWare Corp. / Microsoft Game Studios)
- Drew Karpyshyn, Brian Kindregan, Luke Kristjanson, Mike Laidlaw, Peter Thomas, Mac Walters
5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2005)
Recipient
Half-Life 2 (Valve Software / Vivendi Universal Games)
- Marc Laidlaw
Nominees
- 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
4th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (2004)
Recipient
David Gaider, Drew Karpyshyn, Luke Kristjanson, and Peter Thomas for writing in STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC
Nominees
- Michel Ancel and Jacques Exertier for writing in BEYOND GOOD & EVIL
- Charles Cecil, Steve Ince, Neil Richards, and Tony Warriner for writing in BROKEN SWORD: THE SLEEPING DRAGON
- Sheldon Pacotti and Sarah Paetsch for writing in DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR
- Takehiro Izushi for writing in FIRE EMBLEM
Recipient
Clint Hocking and JT Petty for writing in TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL
Nominees
- Denis Dyack and Ken McCulloch for writing in ETERNAL DARKNESS: SANITY'S REQUIEM
- GTA Team for writing in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY
- Daniel Vavra for writing in MAFIA: THE CITY OF LOST HEAVEN
- Craig Hubbard and Team for writing in NO ONE LIVES FOREVER 2: A SPY IN H.A.R.M.S. WAY