NEWS - Tuesday, February 4, 2003
2003 Interactive Achievement Awards
ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS AND SCIENCES (AIAS) ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2003 INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS LOS ANGELES, CA FEBRUARY 4, 2003 The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences today announced finalists for the 2003 Interactive Achievement Awards, which will be held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, February 27, 2003. The Academy will present awards in 30 craft, console, computer, and online categories. Award highlights include an overall Game of the Year as well as Game of the Year in different genres, and the prestigious Hall of Fame Award. This awards event is headed by top titles such as Metroid Prime, Battlefield 1942, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Ratchet & Clank and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell, titles that each have received six nominations a piece. Finalists for 2003’s Game of the Year include: • Animal Crossing™ for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE™, published by Nintendo of America Inc., developed by Nintendo Co. Ltd.; • Battlefield 1942 for the PC, published by Electronic Arts, developed by Digital Illusions; • Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation® 2, published by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., developed by Insomniac Games; • Metroid Prime for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, published by Nintendo of America Inc., developed by Retro Studios; • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PlayStation 2, published by Rockstar Games, developed by Rockstar North. Finalists for 2003’s PC Game of the Year include: • Age of Mythology™, published by Microsoft, developed by Ensemble Studios; • Battlefield 1942, published by Electronic Arts, developed by Digital Illusions; • Medal of Honor Allied Assault™, published by Electronic Arts, developed by 2015 Inc.; • Neverwinter Nights™, published by Infogrames, developed by BioWare; • Warcraft III®: Reign of Chaos, published and developed by Blizzard. Finalists for 2003’s Console Game of the Year include: • Splinter Cell for the Xbox, published by UbiSoft, developed by UbiSoft Montreal; • Ratchet & Clank for the PlayStation 2, published by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., developed by Insomniac Games; • Metroid Prime for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, published by Nintendo of America Inc., developed by Retro Studios; • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PlayStation 2, published by Rockstar Games, developed by Rockstar North; • Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem™ for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, published by Nintendo of America Inc., developed by Silicon Knights; • Animal Crossing for the NINTENDO GAMECUBE, published by Nintendo of America Inc., developed by Nintendo Co. Ltd. For a full list of finalists in all categories, visit www.interactive.org.Source: http://www.interactive.org
