NCsoft‘s Guild Wars and City of Villains both nabbed the coveted Best Massively Multiplayer Game of 2005 award at the Interactive Achievement Awards, and Lineage II was nominated in the same category for Chronicle 3: Rise of Darkness.What is more, Richard Garriott was also inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Guild Wars and City of Villains both nabbed the coveted �Best Massively Multiplayer Game of 2005� award, while our own Richard Garriott was inducted to the Hall of Fame.

Last night in Las Vegas, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences held their annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Create, Entertain) conference and awards ceremony.

NCsoft, ArenaNet and Cryptic Studios received accolades for Guild Wars and City of Villains. Both products share the honor of �Best Massively Multiplayer Game of 2005�. NCsoft had three nominations in that category, including Lineage II for its Chronicle 3 expansion last year. The results of the voting showed Guild Wars and City of Villains tied.

Additionally, Robert and Richard Garriott presented at the conference and Richard Garriott was inducted into the Academy�s Hall of Fame, joining such visionaries as Peter Molyneux, Will Wright, John Carmack, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Trip Hawkins, Shigeru Miyamoto and Sid Meier.

Congratulations to all who were honored!