The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announces Bruce Shelley will be inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame, the 12th game developer so honored. Shelley, an avid board game collector who began designing board games for Avalon Hill, has been a designer with three highly regarded franchises, having worked with Sid Meier on Civilization and Railroad Tycoon and on Ensemble's Age of Empires series. He also served on the board of the AIAS for several years. Shelley's Hall of Fame Award will be presented by Ensemble Studios founder Tony Goodman on February 19, 2009 in Las Vegas at the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards during the 2009 D.I.C.E. Summit.