SAN FRANCISCO — "Red Dead Redemption" lassoed the most trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
The open-world Wild West action-adventure game developed by Rockstar Games corralled four awards, including game of the year, at the Game Developers Conference ceremony Wednesday evening. "Red Dead Redemption," which casts players in the role of a former outlaw who is tasked to bring down his former gang, was also honored for best game design, technology and audio.
Minecraft," the blocky sandbox game from Swedish developer Mojang, received three trophies: best debut, downloadable game and the innovation award.
Lionhead Studios founder Peter Molyneux was honored with the lifetime achievement award.
Selected by a jury of game creators, the Game Developers Choice honor the best games of the past year.