Interactive Achievement Awards 2010 (Concept)

Interactive Achievement Awards 2010

CONCEPT

The 2010 Interactive Achievement Awards celebrated the best games of 2009.

Overview

The 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held on February 18 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas (Location) during the D.I.C.E. Summit.

Personal Awards

Hall of Fame Inductee

Mark Cerny (Person)

Lifetime Achievement Award

Doug Lowenstein

Game of the Year

===Uncharted 2: Among Thieves=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Runners-Up Assassin's Creed II -- Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum -- Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 -- Infinity Ward (Company) / Activision (Company) Dragon Age: Origins -- BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)\|\|

Action Game of the Year

===Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2=== Developer: Infinity Ward (Company) Publisher: Activision (Company) Runners-Up Left 4 Dead 2 (Game) -- Valve Software / Valve Software Prototype (Game) -- Radical Entertainment / Activision (Company) Red Faction: Guerrilla -- Volition Inc. / THQ (Company) Shadow Complex (Game) -- Chair Entertainment (Company) / Microsoft Game Studios\|\|

Adventure Game of the Year

===Uncharted 2: Among Thieves=== Developer: Naughty Dog Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Runners-Up Assassin's Creed II -- Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum -- Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment New Super Mario Bros. Wii -- Nintendo (Company) / Nintendo Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank Future: A Crack in Time -- Insomniac / SCEA\|\|

Category (Winner Pictured)	Nominees
Casual GOTY \|\|Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Drawn: The Painted Tower - Big Fish Games / Big Fish Games Flight Control - Firemint / Firemint Plants vs. Zombies - PopCap Games / PopCap Games Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment</div></div>
Family GOTY \|\|The Beatles: Rock Band - Harmonix Music Systems / MTV Games <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Guitar Hero 5 - Neversoft / Activision LEGO Rock Band - TellTale Games & Harmonix Music Systems / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment & MTV Games Wii Fit Plus - Nintendo / Nintendo Wii Sports Resort - Nintendo / Nintendo</div></div>
Fighting GOTY \|\|Street Fighter IV - Capcom / Capcom <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Fight Night Round 4 - EA Canada / EA Sports Punch-Out!! - Next Level Games / Nintendo Tekken 6 - Namco Bandai / Namco Bandai UFC 2009 Undisputed - Yuke's Osaka / THQ</div></div>
Portable GOTY \|\|Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Nintendo / Nintendo LittleBigPlanet - SCE Cambridge Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - AlphaDream / Nintendo Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Level-5 / Nintendo</div></div>
Racing GOTY \|\|Forza Motorsport 3 - Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Game Studios <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">DiRT 2 - Codemasters / Codemasters Need for Speed SHIFT - Slightly Mad Studios / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Role-Playing GOTY \|\|Dragon Age: Origins - Bioware / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Borderlands - Gearbox Software / 2K Games Champions Online - Cryptic Studios / Atari Demon's Souls - From Software / Atlus Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - AlphaDream / Nintendo</div></div>
Social Networking GOTY \|\|FarmVille - Zynga / Zynga <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Bejeweled Blitz - PopCap Games / PopCap Games Farm Town - Codebell / Codebell Restaurant City - Playfish / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Sports GOTY \|\|FIFA Soccer 10 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">MLB 09: The Show - SCE San Diego / Sony Computer Entertainment America NBA 2K10 - Visual Concepts / 2K Sports NHL 10 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Strategy/Simulation GOTY \|\|Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - Intelligent Systems / Nintendo Halo Wars - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft Game Studios The Sims 3 - The Sims Studio / Electronic Arts Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Relic Entertainment / THQ</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story \|\|Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Ghostbusters: The Video Game - Terminal Reality / Atari Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - Vicarious Visions / Activision</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Animation \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Machinarium - Amanita Design / Amanita Design Resident Evil 5 - Capcom / Capcom</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance (Mark Hamill) \|\|Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Black as Eddie Riggs in Brütal Legend - Double Fine Studios / Electronic Arts Karen Dyer as Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5 - Capcom / Capcom Nolan North as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design \|\|Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - AlphaDream / Nintendo Plants vs. Zombies - PopCap Games / PopCap Games Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Forza Motorsport 3 - Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve Software / Valve Software New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nintendo / Nintendo</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Compostion \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Online Play \|\|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Borderlands - Gearbox Software / 2K Games FarmVille - Zynga / Zynga Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve Software / Valve Software Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Level-5 / Nintendo Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design \|\|Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Henry Hatsworth - EA Casual Studios / Electronic Arts LittleBigPlanet - SCE Cambridge Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment America LocoRoco 2 - Sony Computer Entertainment International / Sony Computer Entertainment America Patapon 2 - Sony Computer Entertainment International / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America Skate 2 - EA Black Box / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack \|\|Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">The Beatles: Rock Band - Harmonix Music Systems / MTV Games DJ Hero - Freestyle Games / Activision Skate 2 - EA Black Box / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Killzone 2 - Guerrilla Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming \|\|Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Demon's Souls - From Software / Atlus FarmVille - Zynga / Zynga Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>

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Category (Winner Pictured)	Nominees
Casual GOTY \|\|Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Drawn: The Painted Tower - Big Fish Games / Big Fish Games Flight Control - Firemint / Firemint Plants vs. Zombies - PopCap Games / PopCap Games Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment</div></div>
Family GOTY \|\|The Beatles: Rock Band - Harmonix Music Systems / MTV Games <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Guitar Hero 5 - Neversoft / Activision LEGO Rock Band - TellTale Games & Harmonix Music Systems / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment & MTV Games Wii Fit Plus - Nintendo / Nintendo Wii Sports Resort - Nintendo / Nintendo</div></div>
Fighting GOTY \|\|Street Fighter IV - Capcom / Capcom <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Fight Night Round 4 - EA Canada / EA Sports Punch-Out!! - Next Level Games / Nintendo Tekken 6 - Namco Bandai / Namco Bandai UFC 2009 Undisputed - Yuke's Osaka / THQ</div></div>
Portable GOTY \|\|Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Nintendo / Nintendo LittleBigPlanet - SCE Cambridge Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - AlphaDream / Nintendo Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Level-5 / Nintendo</div></div>
Racing GOTY \|\|Forza Motorsport 3 - Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Game Studios <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">DiRT 2 - Codemasters / Codemasters Need for Speed SHIFT - Slightly Mad Studios / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Role-Playing GOTY \|\|Dragon Age: Origins - Bioware / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Borderlands - Gearbox Software / 2K Games Champions Online - Cryptic Studios / Atari Demon's Souls - From Software / Atlus Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - AlphaDream / Nintendo</div></div>
Social Networking GOTY \|\|FarmVille - Zynga / Zynga <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Bejeweled Blitz - PopCap Games / PopCap Games Farm Town - Codebell / Codebell Restaurant City - Playfish / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Sports GOTY \|\|FIFA Soccer 10 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">MLB 09: The Show - SCE San Diego / Sony Computer Entertainment America NBA 2K10 - Visual Concepts / 2K Sports NHL 10 - EA Canada / Electronic Arts Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Strategy/Simulation GOTY \|\|Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon - Intelligent Systems / Nintendo Halo Wars - Ensemble Studios / Microsoft Game Studios The Sims 3 - The Sims Studio / Electronic Arts Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Relic Entertainment / THQ</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story \|\|Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Ghostbusters: The Video Game - Terminal Reality / Atari Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - Vicarious Visions / Activision</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Animation \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Machinarium - Amanita Design / Amanita Design Resident Evil 5 - Capcom / Capcom</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance (Mark Hamill) \|\|Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America Jack Black as Eddie Riggs in Brütal Legend - Double Fine Studios / Electronic Arts Karen Dyer as Sheva Alomar in Resident Evil 5 - Capcom / Capcom Nolan North as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design \|\|Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story - AlphaDream / Nintendo Plants vs. Zombies - PopCap Games / PopCap Games Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Forza Motorsport 3 - Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve Software / Valve Software New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Nintendo / Nintendo</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Compostion \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham Asylum - Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Online Play \|\|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Borderlands - Gearbox Software / 2K Games FarmVille - Zynga / Zynga Left 4 Dead 2 - Valve Software / Valve Software Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box - Level-5 / Nintendo Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design \|\|Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Henry Hatsworth - EA Casual Studios / Electronic Arts LittleBigPlanet - SCE Cambridge Studio / Sony Computer Entertainment America LocoRoco 2 - Sony Computer Entertainment International / Sony Computer Entertainment America Patapon 2 - Sony Computer Entertainment International / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America Skate 2 - EA Black Box / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack \|\|Brütal Legend - Double Fine Productions / Electronic Arts <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">The Beatles: Rock Band - Harmonix Music Systems / MTV Games DJ Hero - Freestyle Games / Activision Skate 2 - EA Black Box / Electronic Arts</div></div>
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering \|\|Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Assassin's Creed II - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward / Activision Killzone 2 - Guerrilla Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming \|\|Scribblenauts - 5th Cell Media / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment <div class="js-item-cage"><div class="js-item-cage">Demon's Souls - From Software / Atlus FarmVille - Zynga / Zynga Flower - thatgamecompany / Sony Computer Entertainment America Uncharted 2: Among Thieves - Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment America</div></div>