Organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming today announced the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), the premier, globally recognized accolades for peer-recognition in the video game industry. All winners will be revealed during this year’s GDCA ceremony, held on March 12, during the GDC Festival of Gaming in San Francisco.

Any game released and made publicly available during the 2025 calendar year can be nominated for the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards. Nominees and winners are chosen by the Game Developers Choice Awards-specific International Choice Awards Network (ICAN), an invitation-only organization composed of leading game creators from across the industry.

Donkey Kong Bananza gets a lot of love here, including a nomination for Game of the Year. Other Nintendo-related titles like Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, and Split Fiction are also represented.

Fans can make their voice heard by voting on the Audience Award from all of this year’s GDCA finalists. Voting can be done here between January 26 and February 8.

Below is the complete list of nominees for each category of the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, including honorable mentions:

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2025 Game Developers Choice Awards winners announced

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

During a ceremony tonight, the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards winners were announced.

Balatro saw the biggest success here. The title won Game of the Year, but was also chosen for several other categories. Life is Strange: Double Exposure, another Nintendo Switch game, won the “Social Impact” award.

The full lineup of winners for the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards are as follows:

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2025 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees announced

Posted on 12 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Switch eShop | 0 comments

Today, the full list of nominees were announced for the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers.

Nintendo itself doesn’t have any nominees this time around, but there are a number of Switch titles here. Animal Well is one such title having earned five nominations. Balatro is also up for Game of the Year.

Any video game that was released and made publicly available throughout 2024 is eligible for free nomination for the 2025 Game Developers Choice Awards. All nominees and winners are chosen by the Game Developers Choice Awards-specific International Choice Awards Network (ICAN), an invitation-only organization, composed of leading game creators from all parts of the industry.

In addition to the categories listed below, the Audience Award welcomes the GDC audience to cast their vote for their favorite game of the year from all 18 of this year’s GDCA finalists. The public can cast their vote from the Audience Award ballot here.

Below is the complete list of nominees for each category of the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, including honorable mentions:

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GDC 2025 survey: 8% of devs making Nintendo Switch 2 game

Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch 2 | 0 comments

GDC published its annual State of the Game Industry survey today, and the 2025 edition provides some insight into Nintendo Switch 2.

One of the questions developers were asked was regarding the platforms are being used for their current project. 8 percent responded by saying Nintendo Switch 2. That’s actually the same percentage given in last year’s State of the Game Industry report.