The Last of Us wins GDCA Game of the Year

They say that winning the praise of your peers is the highest accolade you can wish for and as such the Game Developer's Choice Awards (held each year at GDC) must be the top honours bestowed on any video game. This year it was Naughty Dog and The Last of Us that walked away with the most coveted prize - Game of the Year. The Last of Us also won Best Narrative, and Best Game Design. The creator of Feminist Frequency, Anita Sarkeesian, was award the Ambassador Award, while "the father of PlayStation", Ken Kutaragi was given the Lifetime Achievement Award. Lucas Pope won two awards for Papers, Please - the Innovation and Best Downloadable Game awards, while Kerbal Space Program walked away with the Audience Award. The Fullbright Company (Gone Home) won Best Debut, making this a very strong night for indie developers at the Game Developer's Choice Awards.

Game of the Year
The Last of Us from Naughty Dog

Ambassador Award
Anita Sarkeesian

Best Narrative
The Last of Us from Naughty Dog

Best Visual Art
BioShock Infinite from Irrational Games

Best Technology
Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar Games

Best Game Design
The Last of Us from Naughty Dog

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds from Nintendo EAD

Best Audio
BioShock Infinite from Irrational Games

Pioneer Award
Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill of Riot Games

Best Debut
The Fullbright Company for Gone Home

Innovation Award
Papers, Please by Lucas Pope

Audience Choice Award
Kerbal Space Program by Squad

Lifetime Achievement Award
Ken Kutaragi

Best Downloadable Game
Papers, Please by Lucas Pope