Mass Effect Wins Game of the Year at Elan Awards (PC)

BioWare's critically acclaimed Mass Effect took home five awards at Canada's Elan Awards, including Game of the Year. Best Console Game went to Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, however.

by James Brightman on Sunday, February 17, 2008

Unlike Fox News, the folks at Vancouver's 2nd Annual Elan Awards know a good thing when they see it. The show, hosted by Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane, doled out the awards for animation and "electronic games," and BioWare's blockbuster RPG Mass Effect came away with top honors.

In addition, Microsoft's Xbox exec Don Mattrick (who took over for Peter Moore last year) was honored with the Video Game Hall of Fame Award. The complete awards rundown for the games category is below. To see the winners in other categories, click here.

1. THE AUTODESK GAME OF THE YEAR

Mass Effect, Bioware/Microsoft Games

2. BEST CONSOLE GAME

Assassin's Creed, Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Development Team

3. BEST PC GAME

Company of Heroes, Relic Entertainment, Ian Thomson

4. BEST NEW VIDEO GAME COMPANY

TIE:

Blue Castle Games, Rob Barrett for The Bigs

Slant Six Games, Brian Thalken for their Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Tactical Strike

5. BEST SOUND DESIGN IN VIDEO GAMING

Skate, Electronic Arts: Audio Director: Lance Brown Sound Designers: Francois Lafleur, Bryan Rennie, Sean Webster, Terry Fairfield

6. BEST ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE IN VIDEO GAMING

Assasins Creed, Ubisoft, Jesper Kyd

7. BEST CHARACTER IN VIDEO GAMING

Commander Shepard (Mass Effect), BioWare/Microsoft Games, Drew Karpyshyn

8. BEST ART DIRECTION IN VIDEO GAMING

Mass Effect, BioWare/Microsoft Games, Derek Watts

9. BEST HANDHELD GAME OF THE YEAR

Socom U.S. Navy Seals: Tactical Strike, Slant Six Games, Brian Thalken

10. BEST GAME DESIGN OF THE YEAR

Mass Effect, BioWare/Microsoft Games, Preston Watamaniuk

11. BEST MOBILE/CASUAL/ARCADE GAME OF THE YEAR

Skate, Electronic Arts, David Manriquez

12. BEST WRITING FOR A GAME PRODUCTION

Mass Effect, BioWare/ Microsoft Games, Drew Karpyshyn

13. THE NOKIA AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INNOVATION IN GAMING

Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Relic Entertainment, Josh Mosqueira

14. THE ERNST & YOUNG AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR

Crysis, Crytek/Electronic Arts USA, Cevat Yerli CEO, Crytek

15. VIDEO GAME HALL OF FAME

Don Mattrick

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Mass Effect

Mass Effect
  • GenreAction RPG
  • Release Date05/01/2008
  • PublisherEA Games
  • DeveloperBioWare
  • ESRBRP - Rating Pending