Die Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences wird auch in diesem Jahr im Rahmen des DICE-Summits am 19. Februar die renomierten Annual Interactive Achievement Awards verleihen. Das Gremium gab nun bekannt, welche Spiele
nominiert sind. Die meisten Hoffnungen auf Auszeichnungen kann sich Media Molecule machen: LittleBigPlanet ist insgesamt in zehn Kategorien am Start. Auch Epic kann frohlocken, ist
Gears of War 2 doch in neun Sparten vertreten. Es folgen
Left 4 Dead (:cool:,
Fallout 3 (:cool:,
Metal Gear Solid 4 (7) sowie
Fable II (6).
Family Game of the Year******
*** * Boom Blox - Electronic Arts - EA
Los Angeles
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Paris
*** * Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
*** * Wii Fit - Nintendo - Nintendo
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Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year******
*** * Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo - Intelligent Systems
*** * Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Electronic Arts - EA
Los Angeles
*** * Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - 2K Games - Firaxis
*** * Sins of a Solar Empire - Stardock Entertainment - Ironclad Games
*** * Tom Clancy's EndWar - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Shanghai
******
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
*** * Castle Crashers - Microsoft Game Studios - The Behemoth
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
*** * Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
******
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
*** * Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
*** * Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Mirror's Edge - Electronic Arts - Digital Illusions
*** * Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
******
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
*** * Resistance 2 - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Insomniac Games
*** * Tomb Raider: Underworld - Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive - Crystal Dynamics
******
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
*** * Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
*** * Tom Clancy's EndWar - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Shanghai
******
Outstanding Character Performance
*** * Gears of War 2 (Dom) - Microsoft
Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Gears of War 2 (Marcus) - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy) - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Old Snake) - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
*** * Tomb Raider: Underworld (Lara Croft) - Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive - Crystal Dynamics
******
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story
*** * Lego Batman: The Videogame - Warner Bros. Interactive - TT Games
*** * Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Midway - Midway
*** * Naruto: The Broken Bond - Ubisoft - Ubisoft
*** * Quantum of Solace - Activision - Treyarch
*** * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - LucasArts - LucasArts
******
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story
*** * Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway - Ubisoft - Gearbox Software
*** * Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
*** * Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5, Inc.
******
Role-Playing Game of the Year
*** * Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - Nintendo - Chunsoft
*** * Tales of Vesperia - Namco Bandai Games - Namco Bandai Games
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Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
*** * Braid - Microsoft Game Studios - Number None
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
*** * Wii Fit - Nintendo - Nintendo
******
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
*** * de Blob - THQ - Blue Tongue
*** * Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
*** * Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
*** * World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment
******
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
*** * Guitar Hero World Tour - Activision - Neversoft Entertainment
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Motorstorm Pacific Rift - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Evolution Studios
*** * Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
*** * Singstar PS3 Vol. 1 - Sony Computer Entertainment America - SCE London Studio
******
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
*** * Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
*** * Wipeout HD - Sony Computer Entertainment America - SCE Studios Liverpool
******
Computer Game of the Year
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * Mass Effect - Electronic Arts - Bioware
*** * Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
*** * World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment
******
Adventure Game of the Year
*** * Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Konami
*** * God of War: Chains of Olympus - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Ready at Dawn
*** * Mirror's Edge - Electronic Arts - Digital Illusions
*** * Naruto: The Broken Bond - Ubisoft - Ubisoft
*** * Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
******
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
*** * EVE Online: Quantum Rise - CCP - CCP hf.
*** * Pirates of the Burning Sea - Sony Online Entertainment - Flying Lab Software
*** * PMOG - GameLayers - GameLayers
*** * Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - Electronic Arts - Mythic Entertainment
*** * World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment
******
Sports Game of the Year
*** * FIFA 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
*** * Madden NFL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Tiburon
*** * MLB 08: The Show - Sony Computer Entertainment America - SCE Studios San Diego
*** * NBA 2K9 - 2K Sports - Visual Concepts
*** * NHL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
******
Racing Game of the Year
*** * Burnout Paradise - Electronic Arts - Critereon Games
*** * GRID - Codemasters - Codemasters
*** * Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo - Nintendo
*** * Motorstorm Pacific Rift - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Evolution Studios
*** * Pure - Disney Interactive Studios - Black Rock Studio
******
Fighting Game of the Year******
*** * Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Midway - Midway
*** * Soul Calibur IV - Namco Bandai Games - Project Soul
*** * Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nintendo - Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, Sora Ltd.
*** * Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - Capcom - Backbone Entertainment
*** * WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 - THQ - Yuke's Co., Ltd.
******
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
*** * Call of Duty: World at War - Activision - Treyarch
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * NHL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
*** * Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
******
Action Game of the Year
*** * Call of Duty: World at War - Activision - Treyarch
*** * Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
*** * Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
******
Handheld Game of the Year
*** * Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo - Intelligent Systems
*** * Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Konami
*** * God of War: Chains of Olympus - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Ready at Dawn
*** * Patapon - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Sony Computer Entertainment International
*** * Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5, Inc.
******
Cellular Game of the Year
*** * Reset Generation - Nokia - RedLynx
*** * Spore Origins - Electronic Arts - Babaroga, Tricky Software
*** * Trism - Demiforce - Demiforce
******
Casual Game of the Year
*** * Braid - Microsoft Game Studios - Number None
*** * Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhurst - Big Fish Games - Big Fish Games
*** * Patapon - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Sony Computer Entertainment International
*** * Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5, Inc.
*** * World of Goo - Nintendo - 2D Boy
******
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
*** * Fable II - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * World of Goo - Nintendo - 2D Boy
******
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
******
Console Game of the Year
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games, Inc.
*** * Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
******
Overall Game of the Year
*** * Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Game Studios
*** * Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
*** * Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
*** * LittleBigPlanet - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
*** * Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. - Kojima Productions
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