10th Annual G.A.N.G. awards: The winners

G.A.N.G. is the Game Audio Network Guild, a non-profit organisation dedicated to those people who make video games sound great, rather than just looking spectacular. Each year, the Guild holds a gala awards ceremony in San Francisco alongside GDC (with standing-room only crowds), and we've got the winners from the 10th annual celebration right here.

Video Games Live founder, renowned composer and sound designer Tommy Tallarico was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his major contributions to the game audio community, plus his 22-year history in the industry.

G.A.N.G. President Paul Lipson explains:

He has literally helped hundreds of people get into the video game industry and realize their dreams. There has never been a more deserving person for this award. His work and his life embody everything that G.A.N.G. is about.

...who else walked away a winner on the night? Here's the full list for you, including one tie, where the judges simply couldn't decide between two very different games:

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", Kenny Young

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

Article Details

• published: March 14th, 2012
• by: Jessica Citizen
• in: Dan Rudin, Darren Korb, Game Audio Network Guild, Game: Bastion, Game: Battlefield 3, Game: Infinity Blade 2, Game: Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Game: L.A. Noire, Game: Portal 2, Game: Star Wars - The Old Republic, Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Game: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, GDC, Kevin Riepl, Paul Lipson, Tommy Tallarico, Video Games Live
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