Mass Effect 2 is een van de grote winnaars op de 14de 'Annual Interactive Achievement Awards'. Het spel werd gekroond tot 'Game of the Year', 'RPG of the Year' en werd geprezen voor zijn meeslepende verhaal met de prijs voor 'Outstanding Achievement in Story'.
De grootste winnaar was echter Red Dead Redemption. De succesvolle western shooter ging aan de haal met prijzen als 'Action Game of the Year', 'Outstanding Character Performance', 'Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction', 'Art Direction' en 'Gameplay Engineering'. Op het gebied van beste portable- en casual-games ging de eer respectievelijk naar God of War: Ghost of Sparta en werden de pissige vogels van Angry Birds HD benoemd tot 'Casual Game of the Year'.
De volledige lijst van winnaars:
Outstanding Achievement In Animation – God Of War III
Outstanding Achievement In Art Direction – Red Dead Redemption
Outstanding Achievement In Visual Engineering – Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement In Gameplay Engineering – Red Dead Redemption
Outstanding Achievement In Character Performance – Red Dead Redemption
Family Game Of The Year – Dance Central
Racing Game Of The Year – Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Pioneer Award – Bill Budge
Outstanding Achievement In Story – Mass Effect 2
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year – Mass Effect 2
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming – Heavy Rain
Hall Of Fame Inductees – Ray Muzyka & Greg Zeschuk (BioWare)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition – Heavy Rain
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack – Rock Band 3
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design – Limbo
Adventure Game of the Year – Limbo
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play – StarCraft II
Action Game of the Year – Red Dead Redemption
Sports Game of the Year – FIFA 11
Fighting Game of the Year – Super Street Fighter IV
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year – StarCraft II
Portable Game of the Year – God of War: Ghost Of Sparta
Casual Game of the Year – Angry Birds HD
Social Networking Game of the Year – CityVille
Lifetime Achievement Award – Bing Gordon
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction – Red Dead Redemption
Game of the Year – Mass Effect 2
