14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
| 14th Annual Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
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| Hosted by | Jay Mohr |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Red Dead Redemption (5) |
| Most nominations | Red Dead Redemption (9) |
| Game of the Year | Mass Effect 2 |
| Hall of Fame | Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk |
| Lifetime Achievement | Bing Gordon |
| Pioneer | Bill Budge |
The 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 14th edition of the
The craft award for "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design" was not offered this year along with the award for "Portable Game Design". Only one award for "Outstanding Achievement in Story" would be offered instead of having separate awards for "Original Story" and "Adapted Story". While "Downloadable Game of the Year" was not listed on the rules & procedures, it was featured on the submission form, but there weren't any finalists named for it.[2][3][4]
BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk were inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Bing Gordon, former Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, received the "Lifetime Achievement Award". Bill Budge, a game designer for the Apple II, received the "Pioneer Award".[5]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[6][7]
Game of the Year Awards
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Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
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Craft Awards
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Genre Awards
- ^ iOS and/or Xbox Live Arcade versions.
Special Awards
Hall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement
Pioneer
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
| Nominations | Games | Company |
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| 18 | 7 | Microsoft Game Studios
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| 17 | Sony Computer Entertainment
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| 14 | Electronic Arts | |
| 9 | 1 | Rockstar San Diego |
| 7 | 4 | Nintendo |
| 2 | Namco Bandai Games
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| 6 | 2 | Activision |
| Blizzard Entertainment | ||
| Harmonix | ||
MTV Games
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| Ubisoft Montreal | ||
| 1 | Ninja Theory | |
| 5 | 2 | DICE |
| 1 | BioWare | |
| Quantic Dream | ||
| Treyarch | ||
| 4 | 3 | THQ |
| 1 | Playdead | |
| 3 | 2 | Level-5 |
| Square Enix | ||
| 1 | Chillingo
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| Good-Feel | ||
| Remedy Entertainment | ||
| Rovio Entertainment | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2K Games
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| PopCap Games | ||
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
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| Zynga | ||
| 1 | 4A Games | |
| Bungie | ||
| Danger Close Games | ||
| Lionhead Studios | ||
| Polyphony Digital |
Multiple awards
| Awards | Game |
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| 5 | Red Dead Redemption |
| 3 | Heavy Rain |
| Mass Effect 2 | |
| 2 | Limbo |
| StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty |
| Awards | Games | Company |
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| 5 | 3 | Electronic Arts |
Sony Computer Entertainment
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| 2 | Microsoft Game Studios
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| 1 | Rockstar San Diego | |
| 3 | BioWare | |
| Quantic Dream | ||
| 2 | Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Harmonix | ||
MTV Games
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| Playdead |
External links
References
- ^ "Mass Effect 2 hits DICE jackpot". GameSpot. GameSpot. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "2011 Interactive Achievement Awards Nomination Form" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Sinclair, Brendan (January 20, 2011). "Red Dead Redemption, Enslaved, God of War lead IAA nominees". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Mass Effect 2 Takes 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards' Game of the Year". IGN. February 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
