Each year for the last 14 years, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) grants honors to the industry’s top games. This past year is no different, as the usual players were involved. However, when it came down to awards, two games took home more awards than anyone else: Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption. The full list of winners follows below (courtesy of AIAS):
Outstanding Achievement In Animation
God Of War IIIOutstanding Achievement In Art Direction
Red Dead RedemptionOutstanding Achievement In Visual Engineering
Heavy RainOutstanding Achievement In Gameplay Engineering
Red Dead RedemptionOutstanding Achievement In Character Performance
Red Dead RedemptionFamily Game Of The Year
Dance CentralRacing Game Of The Year
Need For Speed Hot PursuitPioneer Award
Bill BudgeJay Mohr Award For Listening To His Monologue
Some Dude In The AudienceOutstanding Achievement In Story
Mass Effect 2Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Heavy RainHall Of Fame Inductees
Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk (BioWare)Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Heavy RainOutstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Rock Band 3Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
LimboAdventure Game of the Year
LimboOutstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
StarCraft IIAction Game of the Year
Red Dead RedemptionSports Game of the Year
FIFA 11Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IVStrategy/Simulation Game of the Year
StarCraft IIPortable Game of the Year
God of War: Ghost Of SpartaCasual Game of the Year
Angry Birds HDSocial Networking Game of the Year
CityVilleAIAS Lifetime Achievement Award
Bing GordonOutstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Red Dead RedemptionGame of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Final Counts:
Red Dead Redemption – 5 (Action Game of the Year, Art Direction, Gameplay Engineering, Character Performance, and Game Direction)
Mass Effect 2 – 3 (Story, Roleplaying/MMORPG Game of the Year, and Game of the Year)
Also of note as multiple winners were LIMBO (2; Adventure Game of the Year and Sound Design), Heavy Rain (3; Original Music Composition, Visual Engineering, and Innovation in Gaming), and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2; Online Gameplay and Strategic/Simulation Game of the Year).
The icing on the cake for BioWare’s night were the inductions of Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk into the AIAS Hall of Fame. Well deserved, indeed.
Source: AIAS website
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