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Elden Ring Claims Game of the Year at the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

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Elden Ring, the acclaimed action role-playing game from renowned game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy writer George R. R. Martin, has been awarded the Game of the Year award at the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers.

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  • Elden Ring, the acclaimed action role-playing game from renowned game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and fantasy writer George R. R. Martin, has been awarded the Game of the Year award at the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCAs), the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers.
  • FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment’s smash hit Elden Ring is the latest game from the team who created the challenging yet rewarding Dark Souls series.
  • The Game Developers Choice Awards also spotlights influential figures in the industry who push the medium forward each year.
  • The 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards winners are:

2023 Game Developers Choice Awards to Posthumously Honor the First Female Game Designer, Mabel Addis With Pioneer Award and Legendary Game Developer John Romero With Lifetime Achievement Award

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Mabel Addis, recognized as the first female game designer, will posthumously receive the Pioneer Award, which honors breakthrough business, tech and game design milestones.

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  • Mabel Addis, recognized as the first female game designer, will posthumously receive the Pioneer Award, which honors breakthrough business, tech and game design milestones.
  • The 23rd annual awards ceremony will take place at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Wednesday, March 22 and held in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF).
  • The ceremony is available to watch in-person for all GDC 2023 pass-holders as well as livestreamed on the official GDC Twitch channel .
  • Mabel Addis is recognized as the first female game designer, but that title alone does not convey the breadth of her pioneering work.