Mass Effect 2 Bags GOTY, RPG of the Year; Red Dead Redemption Wins Big Too

Here’s another awards show where Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead Redemption come home smiling as both dominated the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (the DICE awards). Mass Effect 2, the action role-playing game developed by Bioware took home the big one, Game of the Year plus RPG of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Story. Rockstar Games Red Dead Redemption on the otherhand bagged the most number of honors as they bring home 5 trophies, including Action Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction.

Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Red Dead Redemption
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego

Portable Game of the Year
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Ready at Dawn/SCE Santa Monica Studio

Casual Game of the Year
Angry Birds HD
Publisher: Chillingo
Developer: Rovio

Fighting Game of the Year
Super Street Fighter IV
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom/Dimps

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Mass Effect 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare

Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Soccer 11
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: EA Canada

Racing Game of the Year
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Criterion

Adventure Game of the Year
LIMBO
Publisher: Playdead
Developer: Playdead
Producers: Dino Patti, Mads Wibroe

Social Networking Game of the Year
CityVille
Publisher: Zynga
Developer: Zynga
Producers: David Gray, Alex Le

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Action Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego

Family Game of the Year
Dance Central
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios/MTV Games
Developer: Harmonix Music Systems

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Heavy Rain
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Quantic Dream
Producer: Guillaume de Fondaumiere

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
God of War III
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Heavy Rain
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Red Dead Redemption
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Red Dead Redemption
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Story
Mass Effect 2
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: BioWare

Outstanding Character Performance
Red Dead Redemption – John Marston (Voice Actor: Rob Wiethoff)
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar San Diego

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Rock Band 3
Publisher: MTV Games
Developer: Harmonix Music Systems

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
LIMBO
Publisher: Playdead
Developer: Playdead

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Heavy Rain
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Quantic Dream

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