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    “Last Of Us” Finishes First At Game Developers Choice Awards

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    This undated file photo provided by Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America shows a scene from the video game, "The Last of Us." (AP Photo/Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment America, file)

    By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --

    "The Last of Us" won the top honor at the Game Developers Choice Awards.

    The gripping post-apocalyptic survival saga created by developer Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 3 picked up the game of the year trophy Wednesday at the 14th annual ceremony. "The Last of Us" also won the awards for best design and narrative.

    "I can't stress what a collaboration it is to put something like this together," said creative director Neil Druckmann, who was joined on stage at the Moscone Center by dozens of "Last of Us" developers. "This is just a sampling of Naughty Dogs, but there's another 200 people slaving away back at the office — and outsourced people and actors and composers and just so many people that brought this to life."

    Irrational Games' slick sky-high shooter "BioShock Infinite" nabbed the awards for best audio and visual art, while Lucas Pope's quirky 8-bit immigration agent simulator "Papers, Please" captured both the innovation award and best downloadable game trophy.

    "If the criteria is fastest to download, 'Papers, Please' is 40 megabytes zipped," joked Pope. "It's a little unfair, but I'll take it."

    Selected by a jury of more than 2,200 game creators, the Game Developers Choice Awards honor the best games of the past year during the Game Developers Conference, an annual gather of game creators.

    Other winners included Rockstar Games' heist romp "Grand Theft Auto V" for best technology, Nintendo's shape-shifting adventure "The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds" for best handheld game and The Fullbright Company's coming-of-age story "Gone Home" for best debut. Squad's wacky space flight simulator "Kerbal Space Program" landed the audience award, which was selected by online votes.

    Ken Kutaragi, the former chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment who's dubbed "the father of the PlayStation," was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

    "I am so grateful to be able to share this great moment with my colleagues, my team members and of course all of you here tonight," Kutaragi told the crowd.

    Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the Feminist Frequency video series, was presented with the Ambassador Award, which recognizes individuals who have helped advanced the gaming industry.

    Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, the co-founders of "League of Legends" studio Riot Games, received the Pioneer Award for their contributions to the industry, which included raising the profile of e-sports.

    "Until you've really been deeply engaged and immersed in an online community, you really don't know how much fun you're missing and how deep the relationships are that you can really build," said Merrill. "We truly believe that type of participation in the great gaming community is really one of the best experiences you can have in all of gaming."

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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