Like every year, during GDC takes the Game Developers Choice Awards where developers choose certain titles to be awarded in various categories available. The "Game of the Year" this year goes, without any surprise, The Elder Scrolls v: Skyrim , the famous RPG by Bethesda who knew how to Captivate and conquer almost all of critics and the public, including non-lovers of the genre. Portal 2 , another famous puzzle game developed by Valve this time, instead of at home three awards. The following are nominations and winners (in bold) of all other categories.

Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)
Dark Souls (Capcom)

Best Narrative

Portal 2 (Valve)
The Witcher 2 (CD Projekt RED)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
Saints Row: The Third (Volition)

Best Game Design

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Batman: Arkham City (Rocksteady Studios)
Dark Souls (From Software)

Best Technology

Battlefield 3 (SAYS)
L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)
Crysis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt/UK)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)

Best Visual Arts

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Naughty Dog)
Rayman Origins (Ubisoft Montpellier)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition)
Battlefield 3 (SAYS)

Best Debut

Supergiant Games (Bastion)
Team Bondi (L.A. Noire)
King-Logic (Terraria)
Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)

Innovation Award

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (Toys For Bob)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
L.A. Noire (Team Bondi)

Best Handheld/Mobile Game

Tiny Tower (NimbleBit)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Jetpack Joyride (Reginald Shoe)
Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Superbrothers Capy Games/)

Best Audio

Bastion (Supergiant Games)
LittleBigPlanet (Media Molecule) 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)
Portal 2 (Valve)

Best Downloadable Game

Stacking (Double End)
From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Outland (Housemarque)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7)