Gamespot have reported that Valve swooped in and picked up four awards at the recent GDC Choice Awards. They picked up, Best Game, Character Design, Technology & Writing:
"Upon winning the top award, a slimmed-down Newell said, "So awards like these are sort of a double-edged sword. On the one hand I think it's recognition for all the work that went into it. And I also think they're a little bit of a message that you guys better not f*** up your next one because we're all going to be watching."
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