Journey sweeps Game Developers Choice Awards

Journey arrived on top at the Game Developers Choice Awards.The artsy video game developed by thatgamecompany swept the 13th annual ceremony Wednesday with six wins, including game of the year and the innovation award. Journey was also honored for best audio, game design, visual arts and as best downloadable game."I really think the success of 'Journey' is because we're standing on the shoulder of the giants," said Journey designer and thatgamecompany co-founder Jenova Chen.The wordless but emotional downloadable PlayStation 3 game casts players as a mysterious scarfed figure that must trek across a desert, through temples and toward a towering mountain. Other players appear online in the game, but they aren't able to communicate with words or sound."If you've played the game, you can imagine how difficult it was for the team to go through it," said Chen. "Particularly at the mountain, right before the end. It was very, very stressful. I actually had to go see a psychiatrist."Selected by a jury of game creators, the Game Developers Choice Awards honor the best games of the past year.Journey nabs the GDC Game of the Year award

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