Mass Effect 2, Red Dead Redemption Dominate 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

BioWare's sci-fi RPG landed three awards, including game of the year, while Rockstar's gritty Western wrangled five trophies at the annual DICE awards show.

In addition to the Mass Effect 2 accolades, BioWare founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk were inducted into the hall of fame for their impressive resumes that include critically acclaimed titles like Dragon Age, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Baldur's Gate, and Jade Empire. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences also awarded former EA bigwigs Bing Gordon and Bill Budge with the lifetime achievement and pioneer awards, respectively. The creators of Heavy Rain, Limbo, and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty also had nights to remember, with each title garnering multiple awards.

"The Interactive Achievement Awards is the time for the games industry to gather and honor the creativity and craft that goes into game making," said Academy president Martin Rae. "This year's Award winning games demonstrate the depth of talent, passion and innovation that distinguishes this compelling medium."

These awards likely mean more to the recipients than the overproduced Spike TV festivities because they are decided by a peer-based voting system. Check out the full list of winners below:

Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Red Dead Redemption

Casual Game of the Year: Angry Birds

Portable Game of the Year: God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Fighting Game of the Year: Super Street Fighter IV

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Mass Effect 2

Sports Game of the Year: FIFA Soccer 11

Racing Game of the Year: Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

Adventure Game of the Year: Limbo

Social Networking Game of the Year: CityVille

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Action Game of the Year: Red Dead Redemption

Family Game of the Year: Dance Central

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Heavy Rain

Outstanding Achievement in Animation: God of War III

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Heavy Rain

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Red Dead Redemption

Outstanding Achievement in Story: Mass Effect 2

Outstanding Character Performance: Red Dead Redemption – John Marston

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Rock Band 3

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Limbo

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Heavy Rain

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering: Red Dead Redemption