Multiple Games Created with Autodesk Software Recognized for Excellence

 SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 27, 2006 — Winners were announced last week during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the San Jose Convention Center. 

 The Game Developers Choice Awards acknowledge excellence in the art of game creation, recognizing developers in categories such as: Best Game, Innovation, Audio, Character Design, Technology, Visual Arts and Writing.  The awards ceremony, produced by the GDC and presented by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA), celebrates creative achievements in games as recognized by a voting pool of industry peers and IGDA members.

 Winners and nominees that created games using Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Maya or Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D animation software, or a combination of the solutions include:

·         Guitar Hero from Harmonix Music Systems/Red Octane

·         Psychonauts from Double Fine Productions/Majesco Entertainment

·         Project Gotham Racing 3 from Bizarre Creations/Microsoft Game Studios

·         City of Villains from Cryptic Studios/NCSoft Corporation

·         Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath from Oddworld Inhabitants/Electronic Arts

·         The Movies from Lionhead Studios

·         Call of Duty 2 from Infinity Ward, and others.

 About Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world's leading software and services company for the manufacturing, building, infrastructure, wireless data services and media and entertainment fields. Autodesk’s solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital assets more effectively.  As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive, streamlining project efficiency and maximizing profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California.  For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

 Autodesk, Maya, MotionBuilder and 3ds Max are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc./Autodesk Canada Co. in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.