13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

Video game award ceremony February 2025 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Jay Mohr 2010 02 18 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (10) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (15) Game of the Year Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Hall of Fame Mark Cerny Lifetime Achievement Doug Lowenstein Pioneer David Crane 12th D.I.C.E. Awards 14th The 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 13th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2009. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on 2010 02 18. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2010 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr.IAA 13th winners release FINAL 2.18.10 https://www.interactive.org/images/press_release/IAA_13th_winners_release-FINAL_2.18.10.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 12 June 2022 This was the first year that "Console Game of the Year" and "Computer Game of the Year" were not offered. "Handheld Game of the Year" and "Cellular Game of the Year" were merged into the "Portable Game of the Year" award category. Additionally, an award for "Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design" was offered. "Role-Playing Game of the Year" and "Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year" were merged into one category. "Social Network Game of the Year" was also offered. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves received the most nominations and won the most awards, including "Game of the Year". Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations and won the most awards as a publisher, with Naughty Dog as the most nominated and award-winning developer. Electronic Arts had the most nominated and award-winning games. Mark Cerny, known for Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Doug Lowenstein, founder of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), received the "Lifetime Achievement Award". David Crane, co-founder of Activision, was the recipient of the "Pioneer Award".Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards https://www.interactive.org/special_awards/index.asp Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 11 June 2022 Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/13th_Annual_IAA_Finalists.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 2 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20100215035543/http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/13th_Annual_IAA_Finalists.pdf February 15, 2010 deadUncharted 2: Among Thieves Breaks Away and Flees with 10 Awards During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/IAA_13th_winners_release-FINAL_2.18.10.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 2 February 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331033937/http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/IAA_13th_winners_release-FINAL_2.18.10.pdf March 31, 2010 February 18, 2010 deadMattas Jeff 2009 Interactive Achievement Award Finalists Announced https://www.shacknews.com/article/62046/2009-interactive-achievement-award-finalists Shacknews Shacknews LTD 26 December 2022 January 21, 2010Brice Kath Uncharted 2 victorious at 13th AIAS Awards https://www.gamesindustry.biz/uncharted-2-victorious-at-13th-annual-interactive-achievement-awards GamesIndustry.biz Gamer Network Limited 26 December 2022 February 19, 2010 Game of the Year awards #EEDD82 Game of the Year Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare, Electronic Arts#EEDD82 Portable Game of the Year Scribblenauts — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment LittleBigPlanet"PSP" PlayStation Portable version — SCE Studio Cambridge Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story — AlphaDream, Nintendo Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box — Level-5, Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks — Nintendo EAD#EEDD82 Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Scribblenauts — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Demon's Souls — FromSoftware, Atlus FarmVille — Zynga Flower — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Craft awards #EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Brütal Legend — Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts Flower — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story — AlphaDream, Nintendo Plants vs. Zombies — PopCap Games Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design Scribblenauts — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure — EA Tiburon LittleBigPlanet"PSP" — SCE Studio Cambridge LocoRoco 2 — SCE Japan Studio Patapon 2 — SCE Japan Studio#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Borderlands — Gearbox Software, 2K Games FarmVille — Zynga Left 4 Dead 2 — Valve Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Forza Motorsport 3 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead 2 — Valve New Super Mario Bros. Wii — Nintendo EAD#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Killzone 2 — Guerrilla Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Animation Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal 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#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Machinarium — Amanita Design Resident Evil 5 — Capcom#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance Mark Hamill as The Joker (Batman: Arkham Asylum) — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Jack Black as Eddie Riggs (Brütal Legend) — Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts Karen Dyer as Sheva Alomar (Resident Evil 5) — Capcom Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves) — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Nolan North as Nathan Drake (Uncharted 2: Among Thieves) — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Flower — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Brütal Legend — Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts DJ Hero — FreeStyleGames, Activision Skate 2 — EA Black Box The Beatles: Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Flower — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment Skate 2 — EA Black Box#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Original Story Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal 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#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Ghostbusters: The Video Game — Terminal Reality, Atari, Inc. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 — Vicarious Visions, Activision Genre awards #EEDD82 Action Game of the Year Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 — Infinity Ward, Activision Left 4 Dead 2 — Valve Prototype — Radical Entertainment, Activision Red Faction: Guerrilla — Volition, THQ Shadow Complex — Chair Entertainment, Microsoft Game Studios#EEDD82 Adventure Game of the Year Uncharted 2: Among Thieves — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin's Creed II — Ubisoft Montreal Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment New Super Mario Bros. Wii — Nintendo EAD Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Casual Game of the Year Flower — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment Drawn: The Painted Tower — Big Fish Studios Flight Control — Firemint Plants vs. Zombies — PopCap Games Scribblenauts — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment#EEDD82 Family Game of the Year The Beatles: Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games Guitar Hero 5 — Neversoft, Activision Lego Rock Band — Harmonix, TT Fusion, MTV Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Wii Fit Plus — Nintendo EAD Wii Sports Resort — Nintendo EAD#EEDD82 Fighting Game of the Year Street Fighter IV — Dimps, Capcom Fight Night Round 4 — EA Canada Punch-Out! — Next Level Games, Nintendo Tekken 6 — Namco Bandai Games UFC 2009 Undisputed — Yuke's, THQ#EEDD82 Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare, Electronic Arts Borderlands — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Champions Online — Cryptic Studios, Atari, Inc. Demon's Souls — FromSoftware, Atlus Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story — AlphaDream, Nintendo#EEDD82 Racing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport 3 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Colin McRae: Dirt 2 — Codemasters Need for Speed: Shift — Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts#EEDD82 Social Networking Game of the Year FarmVille — Zynga Bejeweled Blitz — PopCap Games, Electronic Arts Farm Town — Codebell Restaurant City — Playfish, Electronic Arts#EEDD82 Sports Game of the Year FIFA 10 — EA Canada MLB 09: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K10 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games NHL 10 — EA Canada Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 — EA Tiburon#EEDD82 Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Brütal Legend — Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Halo Wars — Ensemble Studios, Microsoft Game Studios The Sims 3 — Maxis, Electronic Arts Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II — Relic Entertainment, THQ Special awards Hall of Fame Mark Cerny Lifetime Achievement Douglas Lowenstein Pioneer David Crane Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations + Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 15 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 10 Assassin's Creed II 9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 8 Batman: Arkham Asylum 5 Brütal Legend Flower 4 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Scribblenauts 3 FarmVille Left 4 Dead 2 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 2 Borderlands Demon's Souls Dragon Age: Origins Forza Motorsport 3 LittleBigPlanet"PSP" New Super Mario Bros. Wii Plants vs. Zombies Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box Resident Evil 5 Skate 2 The Beatles: Rock Band + Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 30 8 Sony Computer Entertainment 18 12 Electronic Arts 15 1 Naughty Dog 13 5 Activision 3 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 12 8 Nintendo 10 1 Ubisoft 9 Infinity Ward 8 Rocksteady Studios 5 Double Fine Productions Thatgamecompany 4 3 Microsoft Game Studios 1 5th Cell Insomniac Games 3 3 THQ 2 2K Games Capcom Harmonix MTV Games PopCap Games 1 AlphaDream Valve Zynga 2 2 Atari, Inc. 1 Atlus BioWare FromSoftware Gearbox Software Level-5 Turn 10 Studios Multiple awards + Games that received multiple awards Awards Game 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 3 Batman: Arkham Asylum Scribblenauts 2 Brütal Legend Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 + Awards by company Awards Games Company 11 2 Sony Computer Entertainment 10 1 Naughty Dog 6 2 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 4 3 Electronic Arts 3 1 5th Cell Rocksteady Studios 2 Activision Infinity Ward External links https://www.interactive.org/awards/2010_13th_awards.asp References Video games Category:2010 awards Category:2010 awards in the United States Category:February 2010 in the United States Category:2009 in video gaming Category:D.I.C.E. Award ceremonies