wraggster
February 11th, 2011, 19:33
Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption has taken five Interactive Achievement Awards at the DICE Summit, awarded by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences in Las Vegas today.
The open-world game was honoured for art direction, gameplay engineering, character performance, game direction, and action game awards
Quantic Dreams' Heavy Rain took visual engineering, original music and innovation awards, BioWare's Mass Effect 2 grabbed story and RPG gongs and Playdead's Limbo was awarded in sound and adventure categories. CityVille and Angry Birds were given social and casual game gongs.
The Pioneer Award went to Bill Budge, creator of Pinball Construction Set, while BioWare founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka were inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame. EA veteran Bing Gordon was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The full list of winners follow:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: God of War III
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Red Dead Redemption
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: Red Dead Redemption
Outstanding Character Performance: Red Dead Redemption
Family Game of the Year: Dance Central
Racing Game of the Year: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Outstanding Achievement in Story: Mass Effect 2
Role Playing / MMO Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music: Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Rock Band 3
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Limbo
Adventure Game of the Year: Limbo
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Action Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 2011
Fighting Game of the Year: Super Street Fighter IV
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Portable Game of the Year: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Casual Game of the Year: Angry Birds HD
Social Game of the Year: CityVille
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bing Gordon:
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Red Dead Redemption
Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Pioneer Award: Bill Budge
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-02-11-red-dead-redemption-takes-5-aias-awards
The open-world game was honoured for art direction, gameplay engineering, character performance, game direction, and action game awards
Quantic Dreams' Heavy Rain took visual engineering, original music and innovation awards, BioWare's Mass Effect 2 grabbed story and RPG gongs and Playdead's Limbo was awarded in sound and adventure categories. CityVille and Angry Birds were given social and casual game gongs.
The Pioneer Award went to Bill Budge, creator of Pinball Construction Set, while BioWare founders Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka were inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame. EA veteran Bing Gordon was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
The full list of winners follow:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: God of War III
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Red Dead Redemption
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: Red Dead Redemption
Outstanding Character Performance: Red Dead Redemption
Family Game of the Year: Dance Central
Racing Game of the Year: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Outstanding Achievement in Story: Mass Effect 2
Role Playing / MMO Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music: Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Rock Band 3
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Limbo
Adventure Game of the Year: Limbo
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Action Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 2011
Fighting Game of the Year: Super Street Fighter IV
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
Portable Game of the Year: God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Casual Game of the Year: Angry Birds HD
Social Game of the Year: CityVille
Lifetime Achievement Award: Bing Gordon:
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Red Dead Redemption
Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
Pioneer Award: Bill Budge
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-02-11-red-dead-redemption-takes-5-aias-awards