I forrige uge uddelte The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) sine eftertragtede spilpriser for 2001. Der blev delt priser ud i 29 kategorier, indenfor konsol- og PC spil.
Det er 5. år, at priserne deles ud, og de har fået en meget høj status.
Årets store vinder var Bungie med sin first person shooter Halo til Xbox, som tog fire af de bedste priser for bl.a. bedste spil. Grand Theft Auto III tog to priser, mens det superhypede Metal Gear Solid 2 kun tog en pris.
Årets PC spil blev Lionheads Black & White, som i øvrigt fik to priser sammenlagt.
Her følger alle kategorierna og deres respektive vindere:
ÅRETS SPIL 2001Halo (Bungie)
CRAFT AWARDS ("skapende priser"
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
ICO (SCEA)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (Oddworld Inhabitants)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Metal Gear Solid 2 (Konami)
Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition
Tropico (Pop Top)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Grand Theft Auto III (DMA Design)
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Halo (Bungie)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering Grand Theft Auto III (DMA Design)
Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development ICO (SCEA)
KONSOL PRISER
Console Game of the YearHalo (Bungie)
Action/Adventure Game of the YearHalo (Bungie)
Children's Title of the YearMario Party 3 (Hudson Soft)
Fighting Game of the YearDead or Alive 3 (Team Ninja)
Hand-Held Game of the YearAdvance Wars (Nintendo)
Role Playing Game of the YearBaldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (Snow Blind)
Racing Game of the YearGran Turismo 3 (SCEA)
Sports Game of the YearTony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (Neversoft)
Innovation in Console GamingPikmin (Nintendo)
PC PRISER
Computer Game of the YearBlack & White (Lionhead)Online Gameplay of the YearReturn to Castle Wolfenstein (Grey Matter)
Persistent World Game of the YearDark Age of Camelot (Mythic Entertainment)
Action/Adventure Game of the YearReturn to Castle Wolfenstein (id Software)
Children's Title of the YearBackyard Basketball (Humongous)
Educational Title of the YearCarmen San Diego? (Learning Company)
Role Playing Game of the YearBaldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal (BioWare Corp.)
Simulation Game of the YearFlight Simulator 2002 (Microsoft)
Sports Game of the YearFIFA 2002 (EA Canada)
Strategy Game of the YearCivilization III (Firaxis)
Innovation in Computer GamingBlack & White (Lionhead)