Amerikkalainen Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences on myöntänyt Interactive Achievement Awards -palkinnot viime vuoden parhaille peleille varhan tänään Las Vegasissa. Peli-Oscareiksikin kutsutut pystit jaettiin nyt 14. kerran.
Vuoden parhaana pelinä palkittiin scifiroolipeli Mass Effect 2, joka pokkasi vastaavan palkinnon eilen myös Suomen Finnish Game Awards -gaalassa. Lisäksi Rockstarin länkkäri Red Dead Redemption keräsi viisi IAA-palkintoa. Kotimainen Angry Birds sai tunnustusta vuoden kasuaalipelinä.
2011 INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS -VOITTAJAT
Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
-- Publisher: Electronic Arts
-- Developer: BioWare
-- Creative Director: Casey Hudson
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Red Dead Redemption
-- Publisher: Rockstar Games
-- Developer: Rockstar San Diego
-- Lead Designer: Christian Cantamessa
Casual Game of the Year
Angry Birds
-- Publisher: Chillingo
-- Developer: Rovio
-- Executive Producers: Niklas Hed, Mikael Hed
-- Producer: Harro Gronberg
-- Lead Designers: Jaakko Iisalo, Markus Tuppurainen
Portable Game of the Year
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
-- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Developer: Ready at Dawn/SCE Santa Monica Studio
-- Producer: Marc Turndorf
-- Creative Director: Ru Weerasuriya
-- Game Director: Dana Jan
Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IV
-- Publisher: Capcom
-- Developer: Capcom/Dimps
-- Producer: Yoshinori Ono
-- Creative Director: Daisuke Aoki
-- Game Director: Takashi Tsukamoto
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
-- Publisher: Electronic Arts
-- Developer: BioWare
-- Creative Director: Casey Hudson
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 11
-- Publisher: Electronic Arts
-- Developer: EA Canada
-- Producer: David Rutter
-- Creative Director: Gary Peterson
Racing Game of the Year
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
-- Publisher: Electronic Arts
-- Developer: Criterion
-- Executive Producer: Fiona Sperry
-- Creative Director: Craig Sullivan
Adventure Game of the Year
Limbo
-- Publisher: Playdead
-- Developer: Playdead
-- Producers: Dino Patti, Mads Wibroe
-- Creative Director: Arnt Jensen
-- Game Director: Arnt Jensen
Social Networking Game of the Year
Cityville
-- Publisher: Zynga
-- Developer: Zynga
-- Producers: David Gray, Alex Le
-- Creative Director: Sean Kelly
-- Game Director: Mark Skaggs
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
-- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
-- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
-- Production Director: Chris Sigaty
-- Senior Art Director: Sam Didier
-- Game Director: Dustin Browder
Action Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption
-- Publisher: Rockstar Games
-- Developer: Rockstar San Diego
-- Producers: Steve Martin, David Kunkler
-- Lead Designer: Christian Cantamessa
Family Game of the Year
Dance Central
-- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games
-- Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
-- Producer: Naoko Takamoto
-- Game Director: Kasson Crooker
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Heavy Rain
-- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Developer: Quantic Dream
-- Producer: Guillaume de Fondaumiere
-- Creative Director: David Cage
-- Game Director: David Cage
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
God of War III
-- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Developer: SCE Santa Monica Studio
-- Lead Animator: Bruno Velazquez
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Heavy Rain
-- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Developer: Quantic Dream
-- Technology Director: Damien Castelltort
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Red Dead Redemption
-- Publisher: Rockstar Games
-- Developer: Rockstar San Diego
-- Art Director: Daren Bader
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Mass Effect 2
-- Publisher: Electronic Arts
-- Developer: BioWare
-- Writers: Mac Walters, Drew Karpyshyn
Outstanding Character Performance
Red Dead Redemption - John Marston
-- Publisher: Rockstar Games
-- Developer: Rockstar San Diego
-- Writers: Christian Cantamessa, Dan Houser, Michael Unsworth
-- Voice Actor: Rob Wiethoff
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Rock Band 3
-- Publisher: MTV Games
-- Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
-- Music Supervisor: Eric Brosius
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Limbo
-- Publisher: Playdead
-- Developer: Playdead
-- Sound Design/Audio Lead: Martin Stig Andersen
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
-- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
-- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
-- Executive VP Game Design: Rob Pardo
-- Project Director Battle.net: Greg Canessa
-- Battle.net Designer: Alex Sun
-- Technical Director Battle.net: Matthew Versluys
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Heavy Rain
-- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
-- Developer: Quantic Dream
-- Composer: Norman Corbeil
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Red Dead Redemption
-- Publisher: Rockstar Games
-- Developer: Rockstar San Diego
-- Lead Designer: Christian Cantamessa