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'Uncharted 2' sweeps 2010 GDC awards

Published Friday, Mar 12 2010, 12:20 GMT | By Matthew Reynolds
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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the big winner at the 2010 Games Developer Choice awards.

The title took home five awards, including 'Game of the Year', 'Visual Art', 'Best Technology', 'Best Writing' and 'Best Audio'.

Other winners include Batman: Arkham Asylum for 'Best Game Design', Scribblenauts for 'Best Handheld' and 'Innovation', and Farmville for 'New Social/Online Game'.

Elsewhere, John Carmack was given a Lifetime Achievement Award, and Valve's Gabe Newell received the Pioneer Award.

The winners in full:

Game of the Year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Game Design: Batman: Arkham Asylum
Best Handheld Game: Scribblenauts
Best Visual Art: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Technology: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Writing: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Best Audio: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Innovation: Scribblenauts
Best Debut: Torchlight (Runic Games)
Best Downloadable Game:Flower
Best New Social/Online Game: Farmville
Lifetime Achievement Award: John Carmack, id Software
Pioneer Award: Gabe Newell, Valve Software
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