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Omega points out that Torchlight recently won Best Debut Game (I assume that means non-sequel or similar) at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
More information.
More information.
Maybe it means best first game by a developer, although that would narrow down the competition quite a bit.(I assume that means non-sequel or similar)
Best Debut Game
The Best Debut Game Award recognizes the best game from any development studio which released its first publicly available title in the year 2009.