La Academy of Interactive Arts & Science ha resuelto el listado completo de los ganadores de sus premios en la presente edición. Unos premios terriblemente famosos, casi los Oscars del videojuego, destinados a premiar la excelencia en la industria desde 1996.
Entre los ganadores Journey recibió hasta ocho de los once premios a los que estaba nominado. Entre los galardones se encuentra el de juego del año, tal como dirían los anglosajones el GoTY (o JoDA si lo prefieren), por encima de Borderlands 2, Farcry 3, The Walking Dead y XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Aunque al margen de las nominaciones, también hay algunas sorpresas en el resto de ganadores. Mass Effect 3 ha obtenido el premio ‘Role-Playing / Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year’ por encima de otros títulos como son Diablo III, Guild Wars 2 y Torchlight 2.Game of the Year: Journey – Thatgamecompany
Nominados:
Borderlands 2 – Gearbox Software
Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
The Walking Dead – Telltale Games
XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Firaxis Games
Action Game of the Year: Borderlands 2 – Gearbox Software
Nominados:
Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft
Halo 4 – 343 Industries
Hitman: Absolution – I/O Interactive
Sleeping Dogs – United Front Games
Adventure Game of the Year: The Walking Dead – Telltale Games
Nominados:
Assassins’ Creed III – Ubisoft
Darksiders II – Vigil Games
Dishonored – Arkane Studios
New Super Mario Bros. Wii U – Nintendo
Downloadable Game of the Year: The Walking Dead – Telltale Games
Nominados:
Fez – Polytron Corporation
Journey – Thatgamecompany
Mark of the Ninja – Klei Entertainment
The Unfinished Swan – Giant Sparrow
Handheld Game of the Year: Paper Mario Sticker Star – Intelligent Systems
Nominados:
Gravity Rush – Japan Studio
Resident Evil: Revelations – Capcom
Sound Shapes – Queasy Games
Uncharted: Golden Abyss – Sony Bend Studio
Mobile Game of the Year: Hero Academy – Robot Entertainment
Nominados:
Fairway Solitaire – Big Fish
Horn – Phosphor Game Studios
Rayman Jungle Run – Pastagames, Ubisoft Montpellier
Web Based Game of the Year: Sim City Social – Maxis, Playfish
Nominados:
Bingo Bash – BitRhymes Inc.
Burrito Bison Revenge – Juicy Beast Studio
CityVille 2 – Zynga
Song Pop – FreshPlanet Inc.
Casual Game of the Year: Journey – Thatgamecompany
Nominados:
Fairway Solitaire – Big Fish
Puzzle Craft – Ars Thanea
Rayman Jungle Run – Pastagames, Ubisoft Montpellier
Sound Shapes – Queasy Games
Family Game of the Year: Skylanders Giants – Toys for Bob
Nominados:
Dance Central 3 – Harmonix Music Systems
Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Milan
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – TT Games
Nintendo Land – Nintendo
Fighting Game of the Year: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – Superbot Entertainment
Nominados:
Persona 4 Arena – Arc System Works
Soulcalibur V – Project Soul
Street Fighter X Tekken – Capcom
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 – Namco Bandai Games
Racing Game of the Year: Need for Speed: Most Wanted – Criterion Games
Nominados:
Forza Horizon – Playground Games
LittleBigPlanet Karting – United Front Games
Motorstorm RC – Evolution Studios
Trials: Evolution – Redlynx Ltd.
Role-Playing / Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Mass Effect 3 – BioWare
Nominados:
Diablo III – Blizzard Entertainment
Dust: An Elysian Tale – Humble Hearts
Guild Wars II – ArenaNet
Torchlight II – Runic Games
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 13 – EA Canada
Nominados:
MLB The Show 2012 – San Diego Studios
NBA 2K13 – Visual Concepts
Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Firaxis Games
Nominados:
FTL: Faster Than Light – Subset Games
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition – Mojang/4J Studios
Orcs Must Die 2 – Robot Entertainment
Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai – The Creative Assembly
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Journey
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Journey
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Assassin’s Creed III
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Journey
Outstanding Character Performance: Lee Everett (The Walking Dead)
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity: Halo 4
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Journey
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Journey
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Journey
Outstanding Achievement in Story: The Walking Dead
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Halo 4
Para mi, sin duda Journey se merecia ser juego del año 🙂