AIAS Awards, Mass Effect 2 è GOTY
Grande successo per Red Dead Redemption.
Red Dead Redemption ha fatto incetta di AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences) Awards.
Il western di Rockstar ha vinto il primo premio nelle categorie miglior gioco d'azione, miglior regia e direzione artistica, per il gameplay e per le performance del protagonista.
Gioco dell'anno è stato eletto però Mass Effect 2. Il titolo BioWare ha vinto anche nelle categorie relative agli RPG/MMO e per la storia. Nella categoria racing il premio è andato invece a Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit.
Premi infine anche per l'esclusiva PlayStation 3 Heavy Rain e per StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.
- Action Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Red Dead Redemption
- Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: Red Dead Redemption
- Outstanding Character Performance: Red Dead Redemption
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Red Dead Redemption
- Role Playing / MMO Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
- Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Story: Mass Effect 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Heavy Rain
- Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Heavy Rain
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music: Heavy Rain
- Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Adventure Game of the Year: Limbo
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Limbo
- Family Game of the Year: Dance Central
- Racing Game of the Year: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
- Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 2011
- Fighting Game of the Year: Super Street Fighter IV
- 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
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation: God of War III
- Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Rock Band 3
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Bing Gordon:
- Pioneer Award: Bill Budge