GDC a ďalšie awardy

Počas GDC boli udelené ako hlavné GDC awardy, tak aj ocenenia nezávislých hier a priplietli sa aj MMO tituly. Awardy samozrejme ovládol Uncharted 2 a Scibblenauts, z osobností boli ocenení Gabe Newell z Valve a aj John Carmack, ktoré ho ocenili celoživotným dielom.

GDC Awards:

Handheldová hra - Scribblenauts (5th Cell)
Debut - Torchlight (Runic Games)
Hra roka - Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Writing - Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Game design - Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady)
Technológia - Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Vizuál - Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Sociálna hra - Farmville (Zynga)
Inovácie - Scribblenauts (5th Cell)
Audio - Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Sťahovateľná hra - Flower (thatgamecompany)
Ambassador Award - Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik a Robert Khoo
Pioneer Award - Gabe Newell
Lifetime Achievement - John Carmack

Independent Awards:

Seumas McNally Grand Prize - Monaco
Visual Art - Limbo (Playdead)
Design - Monaco (Pocketwatch Games)
Zvuk - Closure (Closure Team)
Technické spracovanie - Limbo (Playdead)
Nuovo Award - Tuning (Cactus)
Diváci - Heroes Of Newerth (S2 Games)
D2D Vision Award - Max & The Magic Marker (Press Play)
IGF Mobile - Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor (Tiger Style)
Študentský projekt - Continuity (Ragtime Games)

MMO Awards:

MMO roku 2009: World of Warcraft (Dungeons & Dragons Online)
Nová MMO roku 2009: Aion (Fallen Earth)
Fantasy: Dungeons & Dragons Online (World of Warcraft)
Sci-fi/superhero: City of Heroes/Villains (Star Wars: Galaxies)
Expanzia: Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood)
Detská: Wizard101 (Pirates of the Caribbean Online)
Zadarmo: Runes of Magic (Dungeons & Dragons Online)
Najočakávanejšia: Star Wars: The Old Republic (Star Trek Online)