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10th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards Set For GDC
The many talented individuals creating music, sound effects, and other audio elements of games will get their day in the sun on March 8th.
The G.A.N.G. is celebrating its 10th anniversary during a year characterized by some remarkable steps forward in audio presentation in games. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, L.A. Noire, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and Portal 2 were just some of the standout games setting new bars for quality and innovation within the field. Those same games, and many others, will be highlighted at the G.A.N.G. Awards in San Francisco on March 8th as part of the larger Game Developers Conference that will be occurring at the same time.
The full list of nominees is below. Who do you think should win in each category?
AUDIO OF THE YEAR
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dead Space 2
Gears of War 3
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
MUSIC OF THE YEAR
Batman: Arkham City
InFamous 2
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
L.A. Noire
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
SOUND DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Battlefield 3
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
NCAA Football 12
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
BEST SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
Batman: Arkham City
Dead Space 2
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Star Wars: The Old Republic
T
he Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST INTERACTIVE SCORE
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Dead Space 2
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST HANDHELD AUDIO
Death Rally HD
Infinity Blade II
Monster Hunter 3G
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D
Super Mario 3D Land
BEST AUDIO IN A CASUAL/INDIE/SOCIAL GAME
Bastion
Conspiracy
Monday Night Combat
Orcs Must Die
Star Wars: Clone War Adventures
WindUp Knight
BEST CINEMATIC/CUT-SCENE AUDIO
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Crysis 2
Gears of War 3
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST DIALOGUE
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
L.A. Noire
Portal 2
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL
"Lacrimosa" - Dead Space 2
"Main Theme" - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
"GameWrapper" - Kinect Disneyland Adventures
"Pirate Dance" - Kinectimals Gold
"Glory, The Galactic Republic" - Star Wars: The Old Republic
"Small Beginnings" - Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL - CHORAL
"Main Theme" - Batman: Arkham City
“Storm Clouds Over Stalingrad” – Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad
“Guardians Theme” - RIFT
“Clash of Destiny” - Star Wars: The Old Republic
"Main Theme" - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL - POP
"Rogue Heart" - Dragon Age II
"Torched Song" - L.A. Noire
"Victoria’s Lab" - LittleBigPlanet 2
"Wabby Wabbo" - Plants Vs. Zombies (PS3/XBOX360)
"Want You Gone" - Portal 2
“Kayfoundo Naweea (Hungry Eyes)” - Star Wars: The Old Republic
BEST AUDIO MIX
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Crysis 2
L.A. Noire
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
BEST USE OF LICENSED MUSIC
Kinect Disneyland Adventures
LittleBigPlanet 2
MLB 11: The Show
Rocksmith
Shift 2: Unleashed - Need for Speed
Stacking
BEST GAME AUDIO ARTICLE, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST
Designing the Boot Sound for the Original XBOX
Game Developer Magazine - “Three Erroneous Conceits”
Mixing as Part of the Music Composing Process
Sound Effects Transformation: From This to That
The Use of Voice in Portal 2
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