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| Academy Awards Top Honors to Call of Duty 4, BioShock, The Orange Box at 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards And the winners are … Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision), BioShock (2K Games) and The Orange Box (Electronic Arts and Valve Software); each picked up four statues at the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards last night. The award ceremony was hosted by comedian and avid video game player Jay Mohr at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences also honored two industry icons for their tremendous contributions. Mike Morhaime, president, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, was inducted as the 11th member of the prestigious AIAS Hall of Fame and Ken Kutaragi, former president and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., received the highly coveted Lifetime Achievement Award. These peer-based awards recognize the outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry. The winners in each category are as follows: Overall Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Publisher: Activision - Developer: Infinity Ward - Producer: Mark Rubin - Game Director: Jason West - Creative Director: Vince Zampella Console Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Publisher: Activision - Developer: Infinity Ward - Producer: Mark Rubin - Game Director: Jason West - Creative Director: Vince Zampella Computer Game of the Year The Orange Box - Publisher: Electronic Arts, Valve Software - Developer: Valve Software - Producer: Gabe Newell Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Rock Band - Publisher: MTV Games - Developer: Harmonix - Producer: Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom - Game Director: Greg LoPiccolo - Creative Director: Josh Randall Handheld Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Publisher: Nintendo of America - Developer: Nintendo - Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto - Director: Eiji Aonuma Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Publisher: Vivendi Games - Developer: Blizzard Entertainment - Producer: Frank Pearce - Game Director: Rob Pardo - Creative Director: Chris Metzen Cellular Game of the Year skate. Publisher: Electronic Arts - Developer: EA Mobile - Producer: David Manriquez - Game Director: David Manriquez - Creative Director: Derek Zakaib Role-Playing Game of the Year Mass Effect - Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios - Developer: BioWare - Producer: Casey Hudson - Lead Designer: Preston Watamaniuk - Art Director: Derek Watts Racing Game of the Year Motorstorm - Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America - Developer: Evolution Studios - Producer: Simon Benson - Creative Director: Paul Hollywood Outstanding Achievement in Game Design The Orange Box: Portal - Publisher: Electronic Arts, Valve Software - Developer: Valve Software - Lead Game Designer: Robin Walker - Game Director: Kim Swift - Creative Director: David Speyrer Adventure Game of the Year Super Mario Galaxy - Publisher: Nintendo of America - Developer: Nintendo - Producer: Takao Shimizu - Game Director: Yoshiaki Koizumi - Creative Director: Shigeru Miyamoto Sports Game of the Year skate. - Publisher: Electronic Arts - Developer: EA Black Box - Executive Producer: Scott Blackwood Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - Publisher: Electronic Arts - Developer: EA Los Angeles - Producer: Mike Verdu - Creative Director: Matt Britton Action Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Publisher: Activision - Developer: Infinity Ward - Producer: Mark Rubin - Game Director: Jason West - Creative Director: Vince Zampella Family Game of the Year Rock Band - Publisher: MTV Games - Developer: Harmonix - Producer: Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom - Game Director: Greg LoPiccolo - Creative Director: Josh Randall Outstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin's Creed - Publisher: Ubisoft - Developer: Ubisoft Montreal - Animation Director: Alex Drouin - Lead Animators: Elspeth Tory, Sylvain Bernard Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction BioShock - Publisher: 2K Games - Developer: 2K Boston, 2K Australia - Visual Art Director: Scott Sinclair - Technical Art Directors: Hogarth De La Plante, Andrew James, Jay Kyburz, Nate Wells Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Crysis - Publisher: Electronic Arts - Developer: Crytek - Director of R&D: Douglas Binks Outstanding Character Performance The Orange Box: Portal - Publisher: Electronic Arts, Valve Software - Developer: Valve Software - Writer: Erik Wolpaw - Voice Actor: Ellen McLaw - Character Name: GLADos Outstanding Achievement in Story Development BioShock - Publisher: 2K Games - Developer: 2K Boston, 2K Australia - Writer: Ken Levine - Character Designer: Rob Waters Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering The Orange Box: Portal - Publisher: Electronic Arts, Valve Software - Developer: Valve Software - Lead Game Designer: Robin Walker - UI Designer: Alden Kroll - AI Designer: Tom Leonard Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Publisher: Activision - Developer: Infinity Ward - Lead Online Designer: Todd Alerman - Lead Online Programmer: Richard Baker Downloadable Game of the Year Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Publisher: D3 Publisher or America - Developer: Infinite Interactive, 1st Playable Productions - Producers: Arthur Kawamoto, Steve Baldoni - Game Directors: Steve Fawkner, Janeen Fawkner Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition BioShock - Publisher: 2K Games - Developer: 2K Boston, 2K Australia - Composer: Garry Schyman Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Rock Band - Publisher: MTV Games - Developer: Harmonix - Music Supervisors: Paul DeGooyer, Eric Brosius Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design BioShock - Publisher: 2K Games - Developer: 2K Boston, 2K Australia - Sound Designers: Emily Ridgway, Patrick Balthrop, Justin Mullins - Audio Lead: Eric Brosius. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Game News :: home page |