Game Developers Conference 2009

At the 2009 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Activision have announced that a sequel to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be released this November. The original developers of the Call of Duty series, Infinity Ward, are producing Modern Warfare 2 for PC, PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360

The Game Developers Choice Awards have seen Sony's LittleBigPlanet winning Best Debut, Best Game Design, Innovation and Best Technology. EA's sci-fi thriller Dead Space won the award for Best Audio, Prince of Persia won Best Visual Art, and Best Handheld Game was awarded to God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP. The Game of the Year, and Best Writing, were claimed by Bethesda's Fallout 3. A Lifetime Achievement Award was given to the creator of Metal Gear Solid: Hideo Kojima