Print Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 11:48 PM From: mario@videogameslive.com To: lucynewman@nc.rr.com Subject: GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD (G.A.N.G.) ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 8TH ANNUAL G.A.N.G. AWARDS *GAME AUDIO NETWORK GUILD (G.A.N.G.) ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 8TH ANNUAL G.A.N.G. AWARDS* Awards Ceremony to Take Place Friday, March 12th, 2010 During Game Developers Conference in San Francisco *LOS ANGELES, CA (February 17th, 2010) *- The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of game audio, announced the finalists for the 8th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards to honor outstanding creative, technical and artistic audio achievement in the world of interactive entertainment. Voted and judged upon by the game audio industry and members of G.A.N.G., the finalists represent an array of the best audio in games from 2009. The standouts for nominations this year include Assassin's Creed II and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves which received 9 nominations each. Final voting has begun and the final winners are chosen by the entire membership of the G.A.N.G. organization. Over 2,000 people representing over 30 countries have signed up as members of G.A.N.G. since its inception in 2002. The winners will be announced at the 8th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards ceremony being held on Friday, March 12th, 2010 in San Francisco, CA during the Game Developers Conference. "The level of quality for game audio continues to get higher and higher each year," said Tommy Tallarico, G.A.N.G. Founder, CEO and Chairman. "It's so important to make sure that the talented game audio individuals from around the world get the recognition they deserve." G.A.N.G. President Paul Lipson added, "This was one of our biggest submission years yet and over 70 game audio professionals on our global advisory boards helped in deciding the final nominees. With the level of talent these days, being voted as a final nominee is a remarkable accomplishment." Finalists for the 8th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards are listed below by category in alphabetical order. *_AUDIO OF THE YEAR_*** Assassin's Creed II Batman: Arkham Asylum Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Need For Speed: Shift Resident Evil 5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_MUSIC OF THE YEAR_* Assassin's Creed II AVATAR: The Game Dragon Age: Origins Flower Halo 3: ODST Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST SOUND DESIGN_*** Assassin's Creed II Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Need For Speed: Shift Resident Evil 5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST SOUNDTRACK ALBUM_* Assassin's Creed II Brutal Legend Dragon Age: Origins inFAMOUS Tom Clancy's: H.A.W.X. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST INTERACTIVE SCORE_*** Assassin's Creed II Flower Halo 3: ODST Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST HANDHELD AUDIO_* Gran Turismo (PSP) Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier (PSP) Mecho Wars (iPhone) Resistance: Retribution (PSP) The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition (iPhone) *_BEST CINEMATIC/CUT-SCENE AUDIO_*** Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Left 4 Dead 2 Need For Speed: Shift Resident Evil 5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST DIALOGUE_*** Assassin's Creed II Batman: Arkham Asylum Brutal Legend Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Resident Evil 5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL_* "Ezio's Family" - Assassin's Creed II "Flight Over Venice" - Assassin's Creed II "Spirit of Bladehenge" - Brutal Legend "Sonny Tang" - Eat Lead "Reunion" - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL - CHORAL_* "Venice Rooftops" - Assassin's Creed II "A Creature Shall Rise" - Brutal Legend "Sad Theme" - Tom Clancy's: H.A.W.X. "Washington Under Seige" - Tom Clancy's: H.A.W.X. "Halls of Iron" - World of Warcraft: Fall of the Lich King *_BEST ORIGINAL VOCAL - POP_* "I Am The One" (High Fantasy Version) - Dragon Age: Origins "Lelianna's Song" - Dragon Age: Origins "Silent Melody" - inFAMOUS "Best Friends Menu Theme" - Littlest Pet Shop Friends "Pray - Theme Song" - Resident Evil 5 "Plants vs. Zombies" - Plants vs. Zombies *_BEST USE OF MULTI-CHANNEL SURROUND IN A GAME_* Bayonetta Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Forza Motorsport 3 Left 4 Dead 2 Resident Evil 5 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves *_BEST USE OF LICENSED MUSIC_* Brutal Legend DJ Hero Guitar Hero: Van Halen Rock Band: The Beatles SingStar: Queen *_BEST GAME AUDIO ARTICLE, PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST_* "Avoiding Tedium - Fighting Repetition in Game Audio" - AES Conference Paper "Dynamics of Narrative" - Gamasutra.com "The Future of Game Audio / The Game Audio Mixing Revolution" - Gamasutra.com "Less is More" - Game Developer Magazine "Surviving the Crunch - Being Healthy Sound Designers" - Designing Sound "Surviving Your First Composing Gig" - Shockwave-Sound.com Other presentations will include the Rookie of the Year award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the G.A.N.G. Recognition Awards, Student/Apprentice competition winners and the G.A.N.G. Distinguished Service Awards. # # # About G.A.N.G. [*www.audiogang.org*] The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) is a non-profit organization established to educate the masses in regards to interactive audio by providing information, instruction, resources, guidance and enlightenment not only to its members, but to content providers and listeners throughout the world. G.A.N.G. empowers its members by establishing resources for education, business, technical issues, community, publicity and recognition. G.A.N.G. also supports career development for aspiring game audio professionals, publishers, developers and students. You are currently subscribed to videogameslive as: lucynewman@nc.rr.com Add mario@videogameslive.com to your email address book to ensure delivery Forward to a Friend | Manage Subscription | Subscribe | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2010 Road Runner Holding Co. 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