The 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences last night in Las Vegas, NV. The big winners of the night were Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, BioShock, and The Orange Box. Each of these was awarded with a total of four awards. That’s a lot of hardware! Individual awards were given to Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime and Sony’s Ken Kutaragi. Mr. Morhaime was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame and Mr. Kutaragi received the lifetime achievement award. The following is a list of the winners in every category: 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: Robert Jerauld
Game Director: Bob Settles
Creative Director: Jonas Norberg 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-Newson
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
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