The British Academy of Film and Television Arts held the 2011 GAME British Video Game Awards last night, with Mass Effect 2 nabbing the top prize. It is worth noting that Rockstar did not include its San Diego Studio’s western adventure Red Dead Redemption in the nominees, leaving it out of this year’s ceremony entirely. […]
The week-long voting period has ended, and today Sony announced the winners to its 1st Annual Playstation Network Gamer’s Choice Award winners. The winners are receiving a 30% discount (50% for Playstation Plus subscribers) during the platform’s “Spring Fever” sales event, going on right now. For the full list of winners, follow the jump.
The third day of last week’s Game Developers Conference was devoted to a two-part awards show, celebrating the best in indie (Independent Gaming Festival) and major (Game Developers Choice) releases. There were little surprises, with Minecraft and Red Dead Redemption effectively sweeping their respective awards shows with both the most nominations and the most wins. […]
Christopher Tin has taken his place in video game – and music – history as his “Baba Yetu” theme for Civilization IV won this year’s “Best Instrumental Accompanying Vocals” Grammy. The theme is the first track recorded for a video game to achieve the honor, and while it was included in a 2005 release, it […]