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Electronic Arts, Nintendo Win Lion's Share of Video Game Awards

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2003 - 2:08am.
Las Vegas -- The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) on Thursday night presented its annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas, where independent game developer Electronic Arts and Japanese gaming giant Nintendo walked away with the lion's share of the awards. Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts' "Battlefield 1942," developed by Digital Illusions, was named Game of the Year and also won in three other categories; EA took home a record 13 awards. Nintendo's "Animal Crossing" won for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design and in two other categories; Nintendo was honored with a total of seven awards. "These awards are important because they represent the industry's picks of the top video games from an amazing field of innovation and creativity," said Paul Provenzano, president of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
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