A few moments were carried out as part of GDC 2012, the traditional Game Developers Choice Awards, where prizes were awarded to the best games last year and hosted by Cliffy B. Chequen the full article for a list of titles that were nominated and the winners of each category. 

Game of the Year

- Batman: Arkham City (Rock steady Studios)

- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios) (Winner)

- Portal 2 (Valve)

- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Eidos Montreal)

- Dark Souls (From Software)

Best narrative

- Portal 2 (Valve) (Winner)

- The Watcher 2 (CD Project RED)

- Bastion (Supergiant Games)

- 3 Uncharted: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)

- Saints Row: The Third (Volition)

Best game design

- The Elder Scrolls V: Sky rim (Bethesda Game Studios)

- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)

- Portal 2 (Valve) (Winner)

- Batman: Ark ham City (Rock steady Studios)

- Dark Souls (From Software)

Better technology

- Battlefield 3 (DICE) (Winner)

- LA Noire (Team Bondi)

- Crisis 2 (Crytek Frankfurt / UK)

- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)

- 3 Uncharted: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog)

Best visual arts

- 3 Uncharted: Drake’s Deception (Naughty Dog) (Winner)

- Origins Ray man (Ubisoft Montpellier)

- The Elder Scrolls V: Sky rim (Bethesda Game Studios)

- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Ignition Japan)

- Battlefield 3 (DICE)

Best debut

- Super giant Games (Bastion) (Winner)

- Team Bondi (LA Noire)

- Re-Logic (Terraria)

- Bio Ware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)

- Eidos Montreal (Deus Ex: Human Revolution)

Innovation Award

- Sky Lander  Spiro Adventure (Toys For Bob)

- Portal 2 (Valve)

- Bastion (Supergiant Games)

- Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik) (Winner)

- LA Noire (Team Bondi)

 Best gaming laptop / mobile

- Tiny Tower (Nimble Bit)

- Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)

- Jetpack Joyride (Half brick)

- Infinity Blade II (Chair Entertainment)

- Super brothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (Capy Games / Super brothers) (Winner)

Best audio

- Bastion (Super giant Games)

- Little Big Planet 2 (Media Molecule)

- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)

- Dead Space 2 (Visceral Games)

- Portal 2 (Valve) (Winner)

Best Downloadable Game

- Stacking (Double Fine)

- From Dust (Ubisoft Montpellier)

- Bastion (Supergiant Games) (Winner)

- Outland (House marquee)

- Frozen Synapse (Mode 7