Richard Allen Garriott Feted for GDC Award for Lifetime Achievement
Richard Allen Garriott, exec producer, NCsoft North America, will be honored with this years Game Developers Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement. The gaming pioneer is best known for his monumental game series, ULTIMA. Garriott, known in the industry as Lord British, will be recognized for fueling the presence of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) in the mass market. The 6th annual Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony will held on March 22, 2006, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium.