Walk of Game

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The Walk of Game was an award for video games, action figures and game developers, which was awarded in 2005 and 2006 by the Sony Corporation of America. Based on the Hollywood Walk of Fame provided with their name star in the bottom of the Walk of Game was admitted for the award winners. The 24 x 24 -inch steel stars are located inside the Metreon, an entertainment complex and shopping center in downtown San Francisco, which was operated at that time by the entertainment giant Sony.

For the award of the prize each known game developers, representatives of the developer companies as disguised as pawns performers were (such as Karima Adebibe as Lara Croft ) present. The awards were picked up by the press in detail (especially the games trade press ).

The stars were his life's work in the categories ( for people) and games / game characters. In the two years was created by means of a survey among members of the video game industry and technology, entertainment and gaming media a list of people, video game characters and games that have been nominated for a star. About the official website of the Walk of Game players could vote for their favorites worldwide. From the list, the top four of the category games / characters and the two top finishers of the lifetime achievement award.

Sony announced the creation of the Walk of Game in 2003. At the first election from 1 to 31 October 2004, more than 200,000 votes were cast on the official website. The inauguration ceremony of the first stars took place on 8 March 2005 at the Sony Metreon Center held simultaneously with the annual Game Developers Conference in the Moscone Center adjacent. After a speech by the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, the honors of Simon Jeffery ( Sega of America), Takashi Iizuka were ( Sega Studio USA), Marty O'Donnell ( Bungie Studios), Bill Trina ( Nintendo of America, representing for Shigeru Miyamoto ) and last Received Atari founder Nolan Bushnell.

The awarding of the stars mainly served the purpose of creating a tourist attraction in Sony's shopping center, next to the arcade game halls among others was also home to Sony's Playstation Store, and thus more to appeal to the target audience of video game enthusiasts young ..

After the sale of the Metreon to Westfield Group in 2006, the ceremony was another star set implicitly. The companion website has not been updated since then and finally adjusted.

Stars

  • Nolan Bushnell
  • Shigeru Miyamoto
  • Halo: Combat Evolved
  • Link (from The Legend of Zelda)
  • Mario ( from Super Mario )
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (from the same game )
  • John Carmack ( Doom )
  • Sid Meier (Civilization, Pirates! )
Sonic the Hedgehog (character) John D. Carmack Final Fantasy (video game)
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