2010 AIAS Awards

[Soapy]

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences have revealed their list of nominees for the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards.

Spoiler

Family Game of the Year
Guitar Hero 5
LEGO Rock Band
The Beatles: Rock Band
Wii Fit Plus
Wii Sports Resort

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Brutal Legend
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Halo Wars
The Sims 3
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Assassin's Creed II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Machinarium
Resident Evil 5
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Assassin's Creed II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Killzone 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
Assassin's Creed II
Forza Motorsport 3
Left 4 Dead 2
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Character Performance
Batman: Arkham Asylum - The Joker
Brutal Legend - Eddie Riggs
Resident Evil 5 - Sheva Alomar
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Chloe Frazier
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Nathan Drake

Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Outstanding Achievement in Original Story
Assassin's Creed II
Brutal Legend
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Role-Playing/MMO Game of the Year
Borderlands
Champions Online
Demon's Souls
Dragon Age: Origins
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Demon's Souls
Farmville
Flower
Scribblenauts
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Flower
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Brutal Legend
DJ Hero
Skate II
The Beatles: Rock Band

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Assassin's Creed II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Flower
Skate 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Social Networking Game of the Year
Bejeweled Blitz
Farm Town
Farmville
Resaurant City

Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Soccer 10
MLB 09: The Show
NBA 2K10
NHL 10
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 (Wii version only)

Racing Game of the Year
DIRT 2
Forza Motorsport 3
Need for Speed SHIFT

Fighting Game of the Year
Fight Night Round 4
Punch-Out!!
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
UFC Undisputed

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Borderlands
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Farmville
Left 4 Dead 2
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Prototype
Red Faction: Guerilla
Shadow Complex

Portable Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Scribblenauts
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design
Henry Hatsworth
LittleBigPlanet
LocoRoco 2
Patapon 2
Scribblenauts

Casual Game of the Year
Drawn: The Painted Tower
Flower
Flight Control
Plants vs. Zombies
Scribblenauts

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Plants vs. Zombies
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Brutal Legend
Flower
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Overall Game of the Year
Assassin's Creed II
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

The awards will be given out in a few weeks at the 2010 DICE Summit.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Aw Pandamar, you s.o.b, you stole my thread, haha.

Good to know im not the only one who pays attention to this. The AIAS Interactive Achievement awards are the closest thing to the golden globes/oscars that the game industry has. If you have to pay attention to game awards, this is the one.

On a side note, did you watch the show from last year? It was pretty good, Jay Mohr hosted and was pretty funny. He's going to host again this year. The show is Feb 18th.

 

[Soapy]

Haha, sorry about that. You can post the results if you want.

No, I didn't watch it last year. I'm a little curious why Jay Mohr is always hosting video game functions. He hosted BlizzCon three or four times and I think he's done some stuff at E3 as well.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Haha, sorry about that. You can post the results if you want.

No, I didn't watch it last year. I'm a little curious why Jay Mohr is always hosting video game functions. He hosted BlizzCon three or four times and I think he's done some stuff at E3 as well.

Guess he likes the industry and they like him, hah. This is his 5th year hosting the Interactive Achievement Awards.

 

[Havok83]

Never heard of them but glad to see Uncharted get so many noms

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Never heard of them but glad to see Uncharted get so many noms

Yea, the awards are decided on by industry professionals, ie other developers. They are trying to get the award show to have a bigger draw. They just recently started airing the show on the internet and i think this year the show will be telecast live on the internet.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Here are this years winners for the 13th AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards.

Big ups to Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.





Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Producer: Sam Thompson
* Creative Director: Amy Hennig
* Game Director: Bruce Straley

Casual Game of the Year

Flower

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
* Developer: thatgamecompany
* Producer: Kellee Santiago
* Creative Director: Jenova Chen

Fighting Game of the Year

Street Fighter IV

* Publisher: Capcom
* Developer: Capcom
* Producer: Yoshinori Ono

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Dragon Age: Origins

* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: Bioware
* Producer: Mark Darrah
* Creative Director: Mike Laidlaw
* Game Director: Mark Darrah

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA Soccer 10

* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: EA Canada
* Producer: David Rutter
* Creative Director: Gary Paterson
* Game Director: Kaz Makita

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Motorsport 3

* Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
* Developer: Turn 10 Studios
* Producer: Korey Krauskopf
* Creative Director: John Wendl
* Game Director: Dan Greenawalt

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Batman: Arkham Asylum

* Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
* Developer: Rocksteady Studios
* Lead Level Designer: Ian Ball

Adventure Game of the Year

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Producer: Sam Thompson
* Creative Director: Amy Hennig
* Game Director: Bruce Straley

Social Networking Game of the Year

Farmville

* Publisher: Zynga
* Developer: Zynga
* Producer: David Gray
* Creative Director: Mark Skaggs
* Game Director: Bill Mooney

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Brutal Legend

* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: Double Fine Productions
* Producer: Caroline Esmurdoc
* Creative Director: Tim Schafer
* Game Director: Tim Schafer

Action Game of the Year

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

* Publisher: Activision
* Developer: Infinity Ward
* Producer: Mark Rubin
* Game Director: Jason West

Family Game of the Year

The Beatles: Rock Band

* Publisher: MTV Games
* Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
* Producers: Paul DeGooyer, Jeff Jones, Alex Rigopulos
* Creative Director: Chris Foster
* Game Director: Josh Randall

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Scribblenauts

* Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
* Developer: 5th Cell Media
* Producer: Joseph M. Tringali
* Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
* Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Lead Animators: Josh Scherr, Jeremy Lai-Yates, Mike Yosh

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Technology Director: Pal-Kristian Engstad

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Art Directors: Erick Pangilinan, Robh Ruppel

Outstanding Achievement in Story -Adapted

Batman: Arkham Asylum

* Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
* Developer: Rocksteady Studios
* Writers: Paul Dini, Paul Crocker

Outstanding Character Performance

Batman: Arkham Asylum – Joker

* Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
* Developer: Rocksteady Studios
* Writers: Paul Dini, Paul Crocker
* Voice Actor: Mark Hamill

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

* Publisher: Activision
* Developer: Infinity Ward
* Lead Online Designer: Todd Alderman

Outstanding Achievement in Story - Original

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Writers: Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Composer: Greg Edmonson

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack

Brutal Legend

* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: Double Fine Productions
* Music Supervisor: Emily Ridgway

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Lead Game Play Programmer: Travis McIntosh

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Sound Designer/Audio Lead: Bruce Swanson

Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design

Scribblenauts

* Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
* Developer: 5th Cell Media
* Lead Level Designer: Matt Cox

Portable Game of the Year

Scribblenauts

* Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
* Developer: 5th Cell Media
* Producer: Joseph M. Tringali
* Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
* Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka



Game of the Year:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
* Developer: Naughty Dog
* Producer: Sam Thompson
* Creative Director: Amy Hennig
* Game Director: Bruce Straley

 

[Electro UK]

So happy for Uncharted 2 and Flower, both incredible games.

Just rounding up my 10th playthrough of U2... gotta stop it sometimes.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Just rounding up my 10th playthrough of U2... gotta stop it sometimes.

Haha no you dont. I still play through Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. The Uncharted series is just absolutely fantastic.

 

[Electro UK]

Yeah well I just finished my 12th play of that. Why play any other game? It's not gonna be as good as Drake...

 

[Havok83]

Uncharted got nominated as an adventure game? Its more of an action title. They need a shooter category next year bc thats where CoD should have gone. Still overall its good UC2 got recognized

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Uncharted got nominated as an adventure game? Its more of an action title. They need a shooter category next year bc thats where CoD should have gone. Still overall its good UC2 got recognized

I dont know, i guess id consider it an action/adventure. I think the title is pretty adventurous.

 

[Havok83]

I dont know, i guess id consider it an action/adventure. I think the title is pretty adventurous.

Adventure is more exploration. UC2 is pretty heavy on the shooting and action. It is classified as an action/adventure but it leans alot more towards the action side and thats where it would probably have best been placed. No big deal though

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Adventure is more exploration. UC2 is pretty heavy on the shooting and action. It is classified as an action/adventure but it leans alot more towards the action side and thats where it would probably have best been placed. No big deal though

Yea, i still think its rightfully placed in the adventure side. Maybe it shouldnt have won for that category but it deff needs to be nominated for it. Its not straight up action like a Gears of War.

 

[KALEL114]

Congrats to Naughty Dog. Getting the respect from thier peers for what they were able to create, has to be very satisfying. They deserve it.

Also glad to see Mark Hamill win as well.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

Congrats to Naughty Dog. Getting the respect from thier peers for what they were able to create, has to be very satisfying. They deserve it.

Also glad to see Mark Hamill win as well.

Deff. This is the most prestigious awards show in the industry and no one deserves it more than Naughty Dog. I really wish the industry would try and advertise this awards show more. I mean right now the avg gamer thinks Spike game Awards is THE awards show, its not, this is.

The last few shows have been broadcast online, hopefully theyll put this yrs up as well, Jay Mohr was pretty good as a host last yr and he's hosting again this yr.

 

[Soapy]

Very nice. It's great to so see so many deserving winners on that list.

I agree with Havok regarding Uncharted being nominated as an adventure game. I think with the resurgence of the true adventure game genre they really need to have a seperate category for adventure games and action/adventure games like Uncharted. They do also need to have a shooter category as well.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

For those that want to watch the show, itll be broadcast next week at this site:

http://www.ifc.com/interactive-awards/

 

[Upset Spideyfan]

Glad to see Dragon Age won as it so rightfully deserved.