Yu Suzuki wins award

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced that Yu Suzuki will be the recipient of the organization's Hall of Fame award. The award will be presented to the creator of the Virtua Fighter series, Shenmue, and a number of other Sega properties at the upcoming DICE (design, innovate, communicate, entertain) Summit, which will be held in Las Vegas on February 27.

"I am greatly honored to receive the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame award," said Yu Suzuki, executive officer and leading video game developer, Sega Corporation. "I am pleased to be highly commended by the AIAS as a Hall of Fame inductee along with many industry visionaries."