The Game Audio Network Guild has announced the winners of last week’s 10th annual G.A.N.G. awards show, held in San Francisco at the GDC conference.
G.A.N.G. is a non-profit organization dedicated to "the advancement and recognition of game audio," and organizes the awards show to recognize outstanding achievement.
The nominees, chosen by a 70 person advisory panel, are voted on by members of the game audio industry and G.A.N.G.
This years winners were:
AUDIO OF THE YEAR
Battlefield 3
MUSIC OF THE YEAR
L.A. Noire
SOUND DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Battlefield 3
BEST SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Collector’s Edition Soundtrack
BEST INTERACTIVE SCORE (tie)
Portal 2
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
BEST CINEMATIC/CUTSCENE AUDIO
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST DIALOGUE
Portal 2
BEST ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
"Glory, The Galactic Republic" – Star Wars: The Old Republic
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL CHORAL
"Main Theme" – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL POP
"Want You Gone" – Portal 2
BEST USE OF LICENSED MUSIC
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
BEST AUDIO MIX
Battlefield 3
BEST HANDHELD AUDIO
Infinity Blade II
BEST AUDIO IN A CASUAL/INDIE/SOCIAL GAME
Bastion
BEST GAME AUDIO ARTICLE, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST
"The Use of Voice in Portal 2"
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tommy Tallarico
G.A.N.G. RECOGNITION AWARD
Kevin Riepl
G.A.N.G. DISTINGUISED SERVICE AWARD
Dan Rudin
ROOKIE OF THE YEARD AWARD
Darren Korb (Bastion)
DIAMOND SPONSOR/PARTNER AWARDS
Sumthing Else Musicworks
Game Developers Conference
Pyramind Studios