Sure, most of the world is filled with righteous, totally justified outrage that The Dark Knight was ignored for a Best Picture nomination in favor of five movies I haven't seen, (although I actually read The Reader in it's original novel form, though not in its original German). But there are more important awards out there to blog about, awards that recognize greatness in the newest and bestest field of artistic endeavor: video games. I'm not talking about that crazy awards show on Spike TV. I'm talking about The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Achievement Awards (or, cheevies as I've decided just now to call them). And unlike the Oscars, I've actually played all of the nominees best game of the year.
The nominees for Overall Game of the Year Are:
This article appears in Jan 28 – Feb 3, 2009.