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California-based studio is proud to announce that Line Rider creator recently won a Game Developers Choice Award ( ) for Innovation. If you are not familiar with Line Rider, it's a Flash-based video game that lets players paint the landscape by drawing one or more lines using the mouse. Pressing the "Play" button prompts the bobsledder to ride the user-created landscape.

The second that I saw Line Rider I knew that it was something special. For Bostjan to be awarded with the Innovation award along with huge titles from Nintendo and Capcom is a true honor, and only validates the Line Rider was licensed by inXile Entertainment and this coming spring. The game started out as Cadez's school project back in 2006.

It suddenly became in internet phenomenon and was the seventh quickest gaining keyword in Google just a month after it was released on deviant ART. 's PS2 title and Nintendo's also got high accolades. Both games took home an award each for Innovation along with Bostjan Cadez's Flash title .

Okami also got an award for Character Design, while Wii Sports bagged a Game Design award. Other major award winners included and 's , which won an award for Audio. Nintendo's walked away with the Writing award and Titan Quest developer picked up the award for New Studio.

The Game Developers Awards are the only peer-based, open nomination awards program in the videogame industry today. Nominations are open to all members of the International Game Developers Association. The finalists chosen by the Choice Awards Advisory Board and the winners are finally voted on by members.