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2009 Game Developers Choice Awards Now Open for Nominations

Posted on: Thursday, 18 December 2008, 12:22 CST

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Submissions are now being accepted for the 2009 Game Developers Choice Awards, the most prestigious honors in videogame development. The ten awards will be given out at a ceremony produced by the Game Developers Conference(R) (GDC) and presented by Gamasutra.com and Game Developer Magazine on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at GDC. The celebration, held in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival (IGF), will be hosted in the Esplanade Room in the South Hall of San Francisco's Moscone Convention Center. The nomination ballot and further details about the Choice Awards are now available online at http://www.gamechoiceawards.com.

"Over the last eight years, the Game Developers Choice Awards have recognized excellence in videogame development with a peer-based voting methodology. The awards are for developers, by developers," said Meggan Scavio, event director of the Game Developers Conference. "We're honored to be keeping the tradition alive by hosting the awards at GDC where all the creative talent will be celebrated for yet another innovative year of games."

To submit a nomination ballot for the Game Developers Choice Awards, visit http://www.gamechoiceawards.com. For further information and to register for GDC, please visit http://www.gdconf.com.

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