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Walk of Game Winners Announced

Posted by Zonk on from the deserving-sots dept.

Via Joystiq, the news that the 2005 Inductees to the Walk of Game have been announced. From the post: "It came down to John Carmack against Will Wright and Sid Meier against Toru Iwatani in the creators category with Carmack and Meier winning out in the end. Also honored are Sony's own EverQuest, Final Fantasy, StarCraft, and Lara Croft herself. "

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  1. Congratulations John by th1ckasabr1ck · · Score: 3, Interesting
    I'd like to take a second to extend my sincerest congratulations to John Carmack - If it weren't for him then I honestly wouldn't be sitting here still at work right now (FAR after working 8 hours today) trying to get the first person shooter I'm working on to look as cool as the last one he worked on.

    In all seriousness, John was a gigantic inspiration to me as I was growing up and as I set my sights on getting into the gaming industry. I know he's not into awards and stuff, but he deserves this more than anybody. Thanks again John!

  2. Did anyone else notice... by Short+Circuit · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...that they inducted two opposites? Meier, whose emphasis is on gameplay, and Carmack, whose emphasis is on pushing the limits of hardware?

    Variety is the spice of life. Even if my computer won't run any code Carmack's published in the past five years.

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