Editing Game Developers Choice Awards (section)

===Historical process===

In 2007, [[gamasutra.com]] took over management of the awards from the [[IGDA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/pr/pr_2007_1220.htm|title=Press Release:The 2008 Game Developers Choice Awards|date=December 20, 2007|access-date=September 13, 2016 }}</ref>
An advisory board selected by the editors of gamasutra.com and ''[[Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]]'' magazine oversees the selection process.

In the past, nominations are accepted from registered gamasutra.com users, confirmed to be game developers, and from the advisory board.
Once the nomination process is complete, the advisory board identifies five finalists for each regular category.

The recipients of the Lifetime Achievement, Pioneer (formerly known as First Penguin) and Maverick awards are selected by the advisory board.
For the other awards, a vote open to all those who participated in the nomination process chooses a recipient from each category's finalists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/rules.html|title=rules and regulations|access-date=September 13, 2016 }}</ref>