2026 Game Developers Choice Awards Finalists Revealed
by Rainier on Jan. 15, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. PST | Filed under News
The organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming are announcing the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA)
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The organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming are announcing the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA)
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Organizers of the 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) have revealed the recipients of two of the awards show’s most prestigious accolades, the honorees of the Lifetime Achievement and Pioneer Awards.
The 25th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) has announced the list of finalists for each of the ceremony’s prestigious categories.
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Celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, organizers of the 22st annual Game Developers Choice Awards have revealed the recipients of this year’s Ambassador Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.
The organizers of the 2024 Game Developers Conference (GDC) have revealed the finalists for the 24rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Elden Ring was honored by the game development community as the recipient of the Game of the Year award at the 23st annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony.
Celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, organizers of the 23st annual Game Developers Choice Awards have revealed the recipients of this year’s Pioneer Award (Mabel Addis) and Lifetime Achievement (John Romero) Awards.
The organizers of the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) have revealed the finalists for the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards.
Inscryption was honored by the game development community as the recipient of the Game of the Year award at the 22st annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony.
Celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, organizers of the 22st annual Game Developers Choice Awards have revealed the recipients of this year’s Ambassador Award and Lifetime Achievement Award.
The nominees for the 22th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced today by organizers.
Supergiant Games’ stylish roguelike Hades was honored by the game development community as the recipient of the Game of the Year award at tonight’s 21st annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony.
Celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, organizers of the 21st annual Game Developers Choice Awards have revealed the recipients of this year’s Pioneer Award and Lifetime Achievement Award
The nominees for the 21th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced today by organizers.
House House’s runaway viral sensation, Untitled Goose Game, was honored by the game development community with the prize of Game of the Year at tonight’s 20th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony.
The nominees for the 20th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been announced today by organizers.
God of War was honored with the prize for Game of the Year at tonight’s 19th annual Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony during the 2019 Game Developers Conference.
The nominees for the 19th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards and the 21st annual Independent Games Festival, have been announced today by organizers.
Nintendo’s open-world role-playing game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, was honored with the Game of the Year award at tonight’s 18th annual GDC Awards ceremony during the 2018 GDC at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
GDC organizers announced the finalists for the 18th annual Game Developers Choice Awards with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn leading the pack with 6 nominations, followed by NieR: Automata, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds and Cuphead, with three nods apiece.
Blizzard’s stylish multiplayer shooter, Overwatch, was honored with the prize for Game of the Year at tonight’s 17th annual GDC Awards ceremony during the 2017 GDC at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
GDC organizers announced the finalists for the 17th annual Game Developers Choice Awards with Playdead’s Inside leading the pack with 6 nominations, followed by Blizzard’s Overwatch & Campo Santo’s debut title Firewatch with 5 noms, and Naughty Dog 's Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End nominated for four awards.
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