While gettingGame of the Yearawards fromWeb sitesand other gaming publications is all well and good, getting recognition from your peers holds even more weight. At the 10th Annual Interactive Entertainment Awards, Epic walked away with eight nods of acceptance forGears of War. And of course, Epic being Epic, they were realhumble about it:
“This is incredible,” said Epic’s CEO Michael Capps at the 10th Annual Interactive Entertainment Awards, held at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas.
“Getting sales is great, making the game we wanted and having people buy it and enjoy it is fantastic. But having our peers say it’s the best game of the year? That’s insane. We beat the Wii.”
From Cliffy B:
“The thing is,” added lead designer Cliff Blezinsky, “being on the outside of this industry looking in as a kid, and wanting to be part of it, and then being able to be here and get an award from all of these talented people who’ve been in the business for so long, finally to be a part of it, to be recognised like this is absolutely unbelievable. We could not be honoured more.”
Call of Duty 3 (Treyarch/Activision)
Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development
Company of Heroes (Relic/THQ)
Orcs and Elves (Fountainhead Entertainment/Electronic Arts Mobile)
