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2003 NAViGaTR Winners Announced at GDC
With seven (7) awards, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™ was the only
game to win more than 2 awards, including Game of the Year. Sony and Electronic
Arts each one five awards as publishers, while Nintendo and Konami won 4 awards each.
LucasArts won 3 awards. Ubisoft, with 7 awards for Prince of Persia, two (2) awards for Beyond Good
& Evil, and one (1) award for Adam West’s voice performance in “XIII,” has set a publishers’ record
by winning 10 awards in a single year. Computer Graphics World (www.cgw.com) hosted the announcement event from its booth on the expo floor, with presenters David Michael, Stephen Peacock, Joe Markert,
and Tommy Tallarico. “I want to thank Karen Moltenbrey, Susan Hughes, and
Kathleen DePetrillo at Computer Graphics World for really having fun with this event and making it a success for us,”
said Thomas J. Allen, executive director for NAVGTR Corp. “I hope the developers
enjoyed it as much as we did.” In addition to serving as a presenter, David Michael was covering
the GDC for GameDev.net (www.gamedev.net). He is also the author of "The Indie
Game Development Survival Guide." Stephen Peacock serves as
Global Games Manager of NXN Software. Joe Markert is the Chief Gaming Officer with Gamehelper,
a service group providing Beta-Test Management, End-User Support and Community Management services to the interactive entertainment
industry. Gamehelper is now working with Our Tribe Productions to handle media sales and content for their
TV show Gamer Nation TV. For more information, point your browser to http://www.gamernationtv.com and www.gamehelper.com. Tommy Tallarico is the President of Tommy Tallarico Studios, Inc.,
a well-known audio development studio serving the game industry. He is also the
President/Founder of G.A.N.G. (Game Audio Network Guild, online at www.audiogang.org, which is devoted to bringing more attention to game audio as an integral part of the gaming experience. The company also has an annual awards program voted on by audio professional members. In addition to his work in the game industry, Tommy is also a host, writer, and co-producer for “The
Electric Playground” and “Judgment Day,” two television shows covering the industry. “Judgment Day” is featured on the G4 network and other outlets, and is currently the only program
on G4 with true critical analysis. And the winners are… CATEGORY WINNER PUBLISHER Animation…Cinema Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Animation…Engine Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Art Dir…Cinema Panzer Dragoon Orta SEGA Art Dir…Engine Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker NINTENDO Camera Dir…Engine Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Character Design Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach
Volleyball TECMO Control Design Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Control Precision Soul Calibur II NAMCO Costume Design Final Fantasy X-2 SQUARE ENIX USA Direction…Cinema Medal of Honor: Rising Sun ELECTRONIC ARTS Game Design Beyond Good & Evil UBISOFT Game of the Year Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Game…Orig Action Call of Duty ACTIVISION Game…Orig Adventure Beyond Good & Evil UBISOFT Game…Orig Children’s Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga NINTENDO Game…Orig Fighting War of the Monsters SONY Game…Orig Puzzle Mojo! CRAVE Game…Orig Racing Downhill Domination SONY Game…Orig RPG Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic LUCASARTS Game…Orig Sports World Soccer: Winning Eleven
6 International KONAMI Game…Sequel Action Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max
Payne ROCKSTAR Game…Sequel Adventure Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Game…Sequel Children’s Super Mario Advance 4: Super
Mario Bros. 3 NINTENDO Game…Sequel Fighting Soul Calibur II NAMCO Game…Sequel Puzzle Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo CAPCOM Game…Sequel Racing Mario Kart: Double Dash!! NINTENDO Game…Sequel RPG Final Fantasy XI SQUARE ENIX USA Game…Sequel Sports SSX 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Game…Simulation Game Sim City 4 ELECTRONIC ARTS Game…Special Class Karaoke Revolution KONAMI Game…Strategy Command & Conquer: Generals ELECTRONIC ARTS Graphics…Technical Need for Speed Underground ELECTRONIC ARTS Innovation…Game Play Eye Toy Play SONY Innovation…Tech Eye Toy SONY Lighting/Texturing Prince of Persia: The Sands
of Time UBISOFT Orig/Adapt Song “Late Goodbye,”
Max Payne 2 ROCKSTAR Original Musical Score Silent Hill 3 KONAMI Song Album Amplitude SONY Sound Effects Call of Duty ACTIVISION Use of Sound Silent Hill 3 KONAMI Voice Performance Adam West, “XIII” UBISOFT Writing…Dialogue Armed and Dangerous LUCASARTS Writing…Story Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic LUCASARTS
CATEGORY WINNER DEVELOPER Game…Orig RPG Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic BioWare Writing…Story Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic BioWare Game…Sequel Puzzle Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo CAPCOM Game…Orig Puzzle Mojo! CRAVE Game…Sequel Sports SSX 3 EA Canada Game…Strategy Command & Conquer: Generals EA Pacific Direction…Cinema Medal of Honor: Rising Sun EALA Graphics…Technical Need for Speed Underground ELECTRONIC ARTS Song Album Amplitude Harmonix Music Game…Special Class Karaoke Revolution Harmonix Music Game…Orig Racing Downhill Domination Incog Inc. Game…Orig Fighting War of the Monsters Incog Inc. Game…Orig Action Call of Duty Infinity Ward Sound Effects Call of Duty |