Naughty Dog's
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was the big winner at last week's Game Audio Network Guild Awards, where the game won six awards including audio of the year.
The game also tied with
Assassin's Creed II for music of the year. Other categories that
Uncharted 2 won were sound design of the year, best cinematic/cut scene audio, best dialogue and best original instrumental. The game was nominated in nine categories.
But
Uncharted 2 wasn't the only game to walk away a winner. Games including
Flower, Infamous and
The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition (iPhone) also won awards. G.A.N.G. handed out the awards at its eighth annual ceremony in San Francisco last week. There are over 2,500 G.A.N.G. members.
AUDIO OF THE YEAR
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
MUSIC OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Assassin's Creed II
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
SOUND DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
BEST ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
inFAMOUS
BEST INTERACTIVE SCORE
Flower
BEST HANDHELD AUDIO
The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition (iPhone)
BEST CINEMATIC/CUT-SCENE AUDIO
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
BEST DIALOGUE
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
BEST ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
"Reunion" - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL - CHORAL
"Halls of Iron" - World of Warcraft: Secrets of Ulduar
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL - POP
"Plants vs. Zombies" - Plants vs. Zombies
BEST USE OF MULTI-CHANNEL SURROUND IN A GAME
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
BEST USE OF LICENSED MUSIC
Rock Band: The Beatles
EST GAME AUDIO ARTICLE, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST
"The Future of Game Audio / The Game Audio Mixing Revolution" – Gamasutra.com
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Charles Deenen
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR (TIE)
Dave Johnson
Camden Stoddard
G.A.N.G. RECOGNITION AWARD
Brian Schmidt
G.A.N.G. SERVICE AWARDS
Rob Bridgett
Morla Gorrondona
Chip Beeman
Alexander Brandon
David Chan
STUDENT/APPRENTICE COMPETITION WINNERS
Music – Courtney Johns
Sound Design- Jeff Schmidt
