Molti premi tra cui gioco dell’anno!
Naughty Dog fa incetta di premi con Uncharted 2: il covo dei ladri all’appuntamento annuale del Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences ricevendo ben 10 assegnazioni tra cui ovviamente Gioco dell’anno 2009. Presenti anche altre software house tra cui Infinity Ward vincitrice del premio Gioco d’Azione 2009 e Gioco ad obiettivi online 2009 con Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Turn 10 vincitrice del premio Gioco dell’anno 2009 con Forza Motorsport 3, EA Sports vincitrice del premio Gioco Sport dell’anno 2009 con FIFA 10 e WarnerBros Interactive vincitrice del premio Gioco Portatile dell’anno 2009 con Scribblenauts e del premio Personaggio dell’anno 2009 Joker e Game Design 2009 in Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Di seguito il comunicato ufficiale:
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES BREAKS AWAY AND FLEES WITH 10 AWARDS DURING THE 13TH ANNUAL INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
LAS VEGAS – February 18, 2010 – Escaping with10 outstanding awards, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment) ran over the competition at the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards®. Hosted by stand-up comedian and video game enthusiast Jay Mohr at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, the evening brought together renowned leaders from the gaming industry to recognize their outstanding achievements and contributions to the space.
The 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards honored successful game designer and Activision co-founder, David Crane with the AIAS’ first Pioneer Award. Entertainment Software Association (ESA) founder, Douglas Lowenstein was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Gaming legend behind successful titles, Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, Mark Cerny, was inducted into the Hall of Fame, one of the organization’s highest honors.
“The interactive world continues to grow and move forward every day. While we have seen tremendous advances in the community, I believe this is only the beginning,” said Joseph Olin, president, AIAS. “With the help of the tremendously talented men and women here tonight, we will continue to create games that inspire each other to continue pushing the envelope.”
These peer-based awards recognize the outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry. The winners in each category are as follows:
Overall Game of the Year
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Family Game of the Year
The Beatles: Rock Band
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Brutal Legend
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Outstanding Character Performance
Batman: Arkham Asylum – The Joker
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Origins
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Scribblenauts
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Brutal Legend
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Adventure Game of the Year
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Soccer 10
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3
Fighting Game of the Year
Street Fighter IV
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Portable Game of the Year
Scribblenauts
Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design
Scribblenauts
Casual Game of the Year
Flower
Social Networking Game of the Year
Farmville
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Videogame Pioneer Award
David Crane
Hall of Fame Award
Mark Cerny
Lifetime Achievement Award
Doug Lowenstein
Since 1996, the Interactive Achievement Awards have recognized outstanding games, individuals and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry. More than 160 titles were played and evaluated by members of the Academy’s Peer Panels. The panels are comprised of the game industry’s most experienced and talented men and women. Each panel is responsible for evaluating one award category. Interactive Achievement Award recipients are determined by a vote of qualified Academy and IGDA members. Award voting is confidential, conducted online and supervised and certified by VoteNet Solutions, Inc. The integrity of the system, coupled with a broad-based voting population of AIAS members, makes the Interactive Achievement Awards the most credible, respected and recognized awards for interactive entertainment software.
