Call of Duty wins overall game of the year award
by VGLN Staff

Tuesday, March 9, 2004

AIAS presents Activision's WWII shooter with prestigious award.

Activision informed VGLN.com today that it's action game, Call of Duty, achieved its highest honors as it racked up three Interactive Achievement Awards at the Seventh Annual Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' D.I.C.E. Awards Show, held Thursday night at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Infinity Ward's critically-acclaimed, WWII thriller was named the Computer First-Person Action Game of the Year, Computer Game of the Year and the event's most prestigious distinction, Overall Game of the Year.

"We're honored that Call of Duty was acknowledged by the Academy among the best that the industry has to offer," stated Kathy Vrabeck, president, Activision Publishing, Inc. "We always strive to make great games that will innovate and entertain, and this honor is a testament to the hard work Infinity Ward put into the development of Call of Duty."

Since its release, the WWII thriller has been a hit, toping the charts in North America as the best-selling full price PC title from November 2003 through January 2004. And, Call of Duty has garnered more than 47 Editor's Choice Awards and 20 Game of the Year Awards worldwide.

--- Kit