On Friday night, Machinima.com hosted its 2nd Annual Inside Gaming Awards show at the Hollywood/Highland venue Marbella. MonsterVine had the opportunity to see the awards program in-person but it was also live broadcasted over UStream as well. Red Dead Redemption swept the awards show bringing home: Game of the Year, Best Narrative, Best Original Score, and Best Sound Design. Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops won Best Multiplayer and Best Control, while Sony Santa Monica’s God of War III received marks for Best Game Cinematography and Best Animation.
The archive footage of the awards show is found at Machinima’s YouTube however we have the recap/overall impressions of the event right here.
Full list of winners below.
INSIDE GAMING AWARD 2010 WINNERS
Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Games)
Best Trailer
Deus Ex Human Revolution E3 Trailer (Eidos Interactive, Square Enix)
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty®: Black Ops (Trevarch, Activision)
Best Narrative
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Games)
Best Art Direction
Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Good Feel, Nintendo)
Best Animation
God of War® III (SCE Studios Santa Monica, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Game Cinematography
God of War® III (SCE Studios Santa Monica, Sony Computer Entertainment)
Best Indie Game
Minecraft (Mojang Specifications, Mojang Specifications)
Most Compelling Character
John Marston (Red Dead Redemption) (Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Games)
Best DLC
Lair of the Shadow Broker (Mass Effect 2) (BioWare, Electronic Arts)
Best Downloadable Game
Limbo (Playdead, Microsoft Game Studios)
Most Original Game
Minecraft (Mojang Specifications, Mojang Specifications)
Best Control
Call of Duty®: Black Ops (Trevarch, Activision)
Best Innovation in Game Design
Forge 2.0 (Halo: Reach) (Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios)
Best Original Score
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Games)
Best Weapon
Grappling Hook (Just Cause 2)
Best Sound Design
Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Games)
