March 1, 2002
·  The Fifth Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Munch's Oddysee receives Outstanding Achievement in Animation. Read more at   www.aias.com

February 28, 2002
·  EGM
Munch's Oddysee awarded "2001 Editors' Choice Xbox Game of the Year". Pick up the April 2002 issue on newstands now!  www.gamers.com
February 22, 2002
·  Oddworld: An Inside Look at the Inhabitants. Xbox.com visits the studio.   www.xbox.com

February 13, 2002
Alf's Rehab and Tea updates for everyone! Check out the new fan of the month, photo, poems, fan links and of course Dear Alf. Go to   Alf's Rehab & Tea

February 12, 2002
Munch's Oddysee Nominated for Game Developers Choice Awards
OWI has been nominated in the following categories for Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee:
· Excellence in Game Design ( Story/ Writing).
· Excellence in Visual Arts (Art Direction).
· Original Game Character of the Year (Munch).

 The Game Developers Choice Awards are intended to honor and celebrate those developers that have made innovative, intelligent games in the last year. GDC is unique in that they are strictly celebrating the creators of games. The Game Developers Choice Awards are entirely peer driven; nominations are made solely by fellow developers. For more information on the awards visit the web site at   www.gdconf.com

February 8, 2002
Recent Magazine Covers
· Check out the March issue of Wired magazine with our Abe on the cover!
· Munch and Abe help Germany's Maniac celebrate their 100th issue.
· Spain's Superjuegos no. 116 has a great feature on Oddworld.
· XBM, the UK's premier unofficial magazine for Xbox gaming has a behind the scenes look at Oddworld.
Check out all the covers at the OI Company Section


February 7, 2002
Munch's Oddysee Nominated for AIAS Awards
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences awards feature some of the leading game designers in the world. Oddworld has been nominated in the following categories:
    · Innovation in Console Gaming
    · Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
    · Outstanding Achievement in Animation.
  Winners will be announce at the DICE summit in Las Vegas at the end of February. For more information, visit the AIAS website at   AIAS Finalists


January 23, 2002
The New York Festivals Awards
Oddworld Munch's Oddysee CG Movies have been awarded six awards in the Film and Video (Non-Broadcast) Competition! "Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee Snippets from Da Game", consists of 8 minutes of CG.
    · Best Soundtrack/Audio Mix - Gold World Medal
    · Best Computer-Generated Images - Gold World Medal
    · Intro: Educational Production - Gold World Medal
    · Best Direction - Finalist Certificate
    · Best Original Music/Lyrics - Finalist Certificate
    · Best Animated Short Film< - Finalist Certificate

For 43 years, The New York Festivals has honored excellence in communications media which touch the hearts and minds of readers, listeners and viewers worldwide. Read more about the awards at   nyfests.com



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