Si sono svolti nella notte gli Interactive Achievement Awards 2011, giunti alla quattordicesima edizione, Mass Effect 2 ha vinto il premio come gioco dell’anno. Un bel riconoscimento per il gioco BioWare, recentemente arrivato anche su PlayStation 3, in una edizione ricchissima di contenuti extra. Tra i giochi premiati troviamo anche God Of War 3 per le animazioni e Red Dead Redemption, oltre ad Heavy Rain, Need For Speed Hot Pursuit, StarCraft 2 Wings Of Liberty ed il bellissimo Limbo.
Grandi assenti invece Gran Turismo 5 ed Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, CityVille ha vinto il premio come gioco social dell’anno, mentre Angry Birds HD di Rovio si è aggiudicato il premio Casual Game Of The Year.
- 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
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