<![CDATA[Kotaku: Aias]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Aias]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/aias http://kotaku.com/tag/aias <![CDATA[The Quiet Tinkerer Who Makes Games Beautiful Finally Gets His Due]]> Like most of us, Tim Sweeney has owned several Ferraris. He's also owned a few cell phones. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5865951&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 2011 Into the Pixel Collection Celebrates the Finest in Video Game Art]]> Every year experts from the fine art world and the interactive entertainment industry bestow upon video game artists the highest honor they can receive — inclusion in the Into the Pixel art collection. Let's take a look at the seventeen pieces that made the cut this year. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5805516&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[All The Winners From The 14th AIAS Awards]]> The 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards aren't there for comedy. They're there for the giving out of awards to 2010's finest games. Let's see who won big at this year's event. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5757582&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Live From the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]]> We're live at the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas to cover the night's big winners and... the other thing. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5757488&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Doctors Who Turned To Games Elected To Hall Of Fame]]> Drs. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, better known as the founders of BioWare, will be the 14th and 15th members inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame in February. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5714860&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Drop Serious Cash On Into The Pixel Art, Now On eBay]]> Video game-loving spendthrifts may want to earmark a few spare hundreds to bid on this year's Into The Pixel auction, the artistic charitable endeavor that runs alongside the annual DICE summit. The former silent auction has been taken to eBay. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5476167&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Uncharted 2 Wins Just About Everything At The 13th AIAS Awards]]> The last of the backs have been patted and the last of the glasses "chinged" over at the 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, otherwise known as the "serious awards" for the video game industry. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5475324&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Watch The Video Game Industry's "Oscars" Online Right Now]]> Couldn't make it this year's DICE Summit, but still want to bask in Jay Mohr jokes and watch Interactive Achievement Awards handed out to gaming luminaries? You can do so right now, as the awards show is now streaming online. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5475208&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[AIAS Awards to be Streamed Thursday; TV to Broadcast Highlights]]> Friendly programming note, The Independent Film Channel will stream, live and in its entirety, the 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards on Thursday, over its website beginning at 10 p.m. U.S. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5471579&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pitfall Creator Honored With AIAS Pioneer Award]]> Activision co-founder and Pitfall! creator David Crane isn't just a pioneer in the gaming industry. He's also a pioneer award winner, having been named the first recipient of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Pioneer Award. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5458211&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Uncharted 2 Leads Nominees for AIAS Awards]]> Uncharted 2's 15 nominations lead all games up for honors at the Interactive Achievement Awards, given by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Assassin's Creed II and Batman: Arkham Asylum also are among the multiple nominees, announced Thursday. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5454184&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Marble Madness Creator Selected to Hall of Fame]]> Mark Cerny, a developer known for his work with Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games - and for his 1984 arcade hit Marble Madness - has been selected to the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5449445&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ESA Founder Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award]]> Today the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced that Entertainment Software Association founder Doug Lowenstein will be the third recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5401599&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameStop, SMU, AIAS Announce Indie Game Challenge]]> GameStop is teaming up with The Guildhall game development graduate program at Southern Methodist University and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences to create the Indie Game Challenge. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5315527&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The 12th Annual AIAS Awards Will Be Televised, Eventually]]> The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and the Independent Film Channel today announce a partnership to bring the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards to a television screen near you. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5141176&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bruce Shelley To Enter AIAS Hall Of Fame]]> Bruce Shelley - the nice man who helped bring you Civilization, Railway Tycoon, Age of Empires and other classics - is to be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall Of Fame. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5102198&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Video Game Reviewers "Lazy" Says AIAS President]]> Joseph Olin, president of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, thinks game reviewers are lazy. The head of the AIAS — the body that organizes both the D.I.C.E. Summit and Interactive Achievement Awards annually — points to a glut of critics, but little in the way of critical analysis according to a Shacknews report. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5031262&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Interview: AIAS President Joseph Olin On The Art Of Games]]> There are really two faces to E3. One of them is that of a business summit, intended to connect the video game industry with the press as a way of showing their wares to the public. The other looks at game developers as artists, presenting the fruit of their ideas and labors often for the first time. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5026856&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ AIAS Award Winners To Get Recognition At...]]> AIAS Award Winners To Get Recognition At GameStops. Last night's winners at the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards will not only get a sales boost from those who caught the awards online, they'll also get a kick in the sales pants from shoppers at GameStop. AIAS president Joseph Olin told DICE attendees today that the academy has partnered with the retailer to add special mention to games like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Rock Band, Assassin's Creed and others with a sticker calling out each game's win. That means you'll see yet another sticker on display cases at GameStop and EBgames across the country, promoting each title's "Game of the Year" status. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354329&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Orange Box, COD4, BioShock Dominate AIAS Awards]]> The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held last night at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, with twenty-six awards handed out honoring the best gaming of 2007. Sixteen of those awards were split evening between BioShock, The Orange Box, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, with COD 4 walking away with the coveted Overall Game of the Year award. Rock Band took home three awards including Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack and Family Game of the Year. Nintendo saw two awards - Adventure Game of the Year for Super Mario Galaxy and Handheld Game of the Year for The Phantom Hourglass. Puzzle Quest took home Downloadable Game of the Year, justifying all of those long hours I spent playing the damn game on the DS, PSP, and finally via Xbox Live Arcade. Along with the game awards, the night saw former Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi given the Lifetime Achievement Award and Blizzard president and CEO Mike Morhaime entered into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Congratulations to all of the winners - we were so very surprised. No really! Hit the jump for the full list of winners. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=354210&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Morhaime Enters AIAS Hall Of Fame]]> Morhaime FTW! The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences adds another name to its list of game industry luminaries today as it announces the induction of Blizzard co-founder, president, and CEO Mike Morhaime into its Hall of Fame. Morhaime is being honored for his contributions to the MMO space with World of Warcraft, as well as the success of the Diablo, Warcraft, and Starcraft franchises. Where's the Lost Vikings love, AIAS?
"This is a great honor, and I'm proud to receive it," said Morhaime. "The success that Blizzard Entertainment has had over the years would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and support of players around the world, and the passion and dedication of our employees, so I thank all of them for contributing to this achievement."
Morhaime is in excellent company, as previous inductees include Will Wright, John Carmack, Sega's Yu Suzuki, Shigeru Miyamoto, and Danielle Bunten Berry. BioWare CEO Dr. Ray Muzka will present the honor at the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards on February 7th. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=333006&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cable Game Arena Panel Announced]]> The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences teamed up with the national Cable & Telecommunications Association to host the Cable Game Arena panel during the Cable association's annual expo in Las Vegas next month. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=249939&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Jaffe's Oscar Rant Calls For Relevant Game Awards]]> God of War and Twisted Metal designer David Jaffe let loose with a post-Oscar rant today, calling out Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences head Jospeh Olin whose recent game industry bar-lowering quotes from the LA Times got Dave's junk in a bunch. Jaffe calls Olin's realization that games are "kids table" stuff "bullshit" and pushes for alternatives to the masturbatory Hollywood antics on display. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=239828&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nintendo Honored At AIAS Awards]]>
Hot on the heels of the Twilight Princess' 1 million sales news, comes Nintendo's honors at the recent AIAS awards at DICE. Nintendo received nineteen nominations in eleven different categories eventually going home with five awards. The list of honors are as follows... More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=235583&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gears Cleans Up At AIAS Awards]]> Epic Games third-person shooter Gears of War killed the competition at the Hard Rock Casino last night as they nabbed eight Interactive Achievement Award statues. The event was hosted by comedian Jay Mohr, who delighted audiences with a hilarious retelling of an LSD-induced Madden all-nighter and some topical side-splitting Anna Nicole Smith jokes. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=235473&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Capcom Won't Pay For Recognition]]>
Capcom has released a statement calling out the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for forcing companies to pay membership fees in order to be eligible for recognition in the Interactive Achievement Awards, the 10th of which is being held at this year's D.I.C.E. summit. The awards are supposed to recognize the products, people, and dev teams that create groundbreaking, industry shaping content, but Capcom has been flat out told that since they have not paid to join, games like Okami and Dead Rising are not up for consideration.
"Capcom Entertainment was contacted by the AIAS and told that the game would still not be eligible for any awards unless the company joined the organisation. Our company was told, in essence, "Pay to play," a sentiment echoed in the quote from the AIAS representative."
So "the most credible, respected and recognized awards for interactive entertainment software" only picks winners from paying members. Not only that, but products are nominated by developers and publishers who pay a fee to enter the competition. I'm sure this is a common practice among organizations like the AIAS, but it does lessen the overall impact of the awards in my eyes. Michael Fahey Capcom slams 'pay to play' AIAS awards [GamesIndustry.biz] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=232139&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gears of War Nabs Ten AIAS Nominations]]>
Epic Games may need to invest in a bigger glass case, as they've been nominated for an amazing ten awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Other titles getting copious nods include The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion with eight and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Viva Pinata with six each. More »
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