02-13-2007, 02:16 AM
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Lifetime Achievement Award to honour Miyamoto
Shigeru Miyamoto's going to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Game Developers Conference next month.
February 13, 2007 - The International Game Developers Association has announced the recipients of the Game Developers Choice Awards 2007, and among the lucky award-winners is Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, who's going to be recognised for his efforts with this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Miyamoto was selected by the Choice Awards Advisory Board, which is made up of a diverse set of developers from around the globe. Icons who've received the award in the past include the father of the Game Boy, Gunpei Yokoi, the man behind Sonic the Hedgehog, Yuji Naka, and Will Wright, who's the creator of The Sims.
Alexey Pajitnov, who's the creator of Tetris, will will receive the First Penguin Award for pioneering the casual games market. Meanwhile adventure game hall-of-famer Greg Costikyan will receive the Maverick Award for his tireless efforts to create a viable channel for indie games, and game audio legend George “The Fatman” Sanger will receive the Community Contribution Award for his numerous programs that encourage interactive audio innovation and industry improvement.
"This year's recipients of the Game Developers Choice Award special honors reflect the dramatic impact of their visionary creations and industry work,” said Jamil Moledina, Executive Director of the Game Developers Conference. “Our four honorees are each responsible for inspiring the industry to creative heights through personal example and challenging conventional wisdom.”
Honours will also be handed out for Best Game, Audio, Character Design, Game Design, Technology, Visual Arts, Writing and Innovation, when the event takes place at the annual Game Developers Conference March 7.
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Congratulations Miyamoto. Its about time, you earned this long ago.
