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Game Developers Conference114 min
26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards
The 26th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards served as both a celebration of creative excellence and a critical forum for addressing the current instability within the global gaming industry.
- Death Stranding 2 won the Game of the Year award at the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards.
- Nominees for the 2026 Game of the Year included Donkey Kong Bonanza (Nintendo EPD), Claire Obscure: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive), Ghost of Yote (Sucker Punch Productions), and Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios).
- The Innovation Award nominees featured Baby Steps (Devolver Digital), Ball Pit (Devolver Digital), Blueprints (Raw Fury), Panic Dispatch (Ad Hoc Studio), Ghost of Yote (Sony Interactive Entertainment), and Split Fiction (Electronic Arts).
Game Developers ConferenceMar 2026
Game Developers Conference30 min
AMA: Sucker Punch Productions Co-founder Brian Fleming talks Ghost of Tsushima
The development of Ghost of Tsushima represents a masterclass in iterative design and disciplined scope management within the AAA gaming landscape.
- Sucker Punch’s development of Ghost of Tsushima was a six-year project that required a significant shift in technical infrastructure, including increasing the game's map tiles from 100 to 1,200 and quadrupling their size, which caused major instability for 18 to 24 months.
- To maintain cultural authenticity, the development team partnered with Japanese experts to ensure every kanji character used in the game existed in the 13th century.
- The studio’s primary lesson on game design is that excessive complexity in individual systems can overwhelm the player; developers should prioritize simplicity in each component to ensure the overall experience remains cohesive.
Game Developers ConferenceApr 2021
