12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

Video game award ceremony February 2025 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Jay Mohr 2009 02 19 LittleBigPlanet (8) Gears of War 2LittleBigPlanet (10) Overall Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet Hall of Fame Bruce Shelley 11th D.I.C.E. Awards 13th The 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 12th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2008. 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 2009 02 20. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2009 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr.2009 D.I.C.E. Summit https://www.gamesindustry.biz/2009-d-i-c-e-summit-littlebigplanet-s-alex-evans-joins-speaker-line-up GamesIndustry.biz Game Network Limited 26 December 2022 February 5, 2009 The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction" was introduced this year. Even though the award for "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design" was not listed in the rules & procedures for the 12th annual awards, there were still finalists named for the category. Separate awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Story" were offered for original material and adapted material. "Downloadable Game of the Year" was not offered this year. Finalists were named for "Fighting Game of the Year" and "Casual Game of the Year" this year.12th ANNUAL INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RULES AND PROCEDURES http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/12th_Annual_Rules_&_Procedures_with_Letter.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 19 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20081203093913/http://www.interactive.org:80/images/pdfs/12th_Annual_Rules_&_Procedures_with_Letter.pdf December 3, 2008 Gears of War 2 and LittleBigPlanet were tied for the most nominations, with the latter winning the most awards, including "Overall Game of the Year". Sony Computer Entertainment was the most award-winning publisher. Electronic Arts had the most nominated and award-winning games. Spore won "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering", while the mobile spin-off Spore Origins won "Cellular Game of the Year". Bruce Shelley, creator of Age of Empires, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.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 ().Bramwell Tom LittleBigPlanet cleans up at the AIAS awards https://www.eurogamer.net/littlebigplanet-cleans-up-at-aias-awards Eurogamer Gamer Network Limited 16 October 2022 February 23, 2009Little Big Planet wins big at D.I.C.E. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/little-big-planet-wins-big-at-dice/1100-6204956/ GameSpot 19 December 2023Totilo Stephen Winners List For 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards https://www.mtv.com/news/61qrib/winners-list-for-12th-annual-interactive-achievement-awards https://web.archive.org/web/20240202155240/https://www.mtv.com/news/61qrib/winners-list-for-12th-annual-interactive-achievement-awards dead February 2, 2024 MTV Viacom International 2 February 2024 Game of the Year awards #EEDD82 Overall Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North, Rockstar Games Left 4 Dead — Valve South, Valve Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami#EEDD82 Console Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami#EEDD82 Computer Game of the Year Left 4 Dead — Valve South Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Mass Effect — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios Spore — Maxis, Electronic Arts World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King — Blizzard Entertainment#EEDD82 Hand-Held Game of the Year God of War: Chains of Olympus — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment Advance Wars: Days of Ruin — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia — Konami Patapon — SCE Japan Studio Professor Layton and the Curious Village — Level-5, Nintendo#EEDD82 Outstanding Innovation in Gaming LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Braid — Number None, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve South Spore — Maxis, Electronic Arts Wii Fit — Nintendo EAD Craft awards #EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve South Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Game Design World of Goo — 2D Boy, Nintendo Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve South#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Animation Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal Castle Crashers — The Behemoth, Microsoft Game Studios Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve South Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Mirror's Edge — DICE, Electronic Arts Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal#EEDD82 Outstanding Character Performance Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet) — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Dom Santiago (Gears of War 2) — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Marcus Fenix (Gears of War 2) — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Old Snake (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots) — Kojima Productions, Konami Lara Croft (Tomb Raider: Underworld) — Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering Spore — Maxis, Electronic Arts Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Left 4 Dead — Valve South Tom Clancy's EndWar — Ubisoft Shanghai#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Left 4 Dead — Valve South Call of Duty: World at War — Treyarch, Activision Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios NHL 09 — EA Canada Rock Band 2 — Harmonix, MTV Games#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami de Blob — Blue Tongue Entertainment, THQ Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King — Blizzard Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Rock Band 2 — Harmonix, MTV Games Guitar Hero World Tour — Neversoft, Activision LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment MotorStorm: Pacific Rift — Evolution Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment SingStar PS3 Vol. 1 — SCE London Studio#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal Wipeout HD — SCE Studio Liverpool#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Original Story Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway — Gearbox Software, Ubisoft Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North Professor Layton and the Curious Village — Level-5, Nintendo#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story Star Wars: The Force Unleashed — LucasArts Lego Batman: The Videogame — Traveller's Tales, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe — Midway Games Naruto: The Broken Bond — Ubisoft Montreal 007: Quantum of Solace — Treyarch, Activision#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — Kojima Productions, Konami Resistance 2 — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Tomb Raider: Underworld — Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Interactive Genre awards #EEDD82 Action Game of the Year Dead Space — EA Redwood Shores Call of Duty: World at War — Treyarch, Activision Far Cry 2 — Ubisoft Montreal Gears of War 2 — Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios Grand Theft Auto IV — Rockstar North#EEDD82 Adventure Game of the Year Mirror's Edge — DICE, Electronic Arts Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia — Konami God of War: Chains of Olympus — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment Naruto: The Broken Bond — Ubisoft Montreal Prince of Persia — Ubisoft Montreal#EEDD82 Casual Game of the Year Braid — Number None, Microsoft Game Studios Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst — Big Fish Studios Patapon — SCE Japan Studio Professor Layton and the Curious Village — Level-5, Nintendo World of Goo — 2D Boy, Nintendo#EEDD82 Cellular Game of the Year Spore Origins — Babaroga, Tricky Software, Electronic Arts Reset Generation — RedLynx, Nokia Trism — Demiforce#EEDD82 Family Game of the Year LittleBigPlanet — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment Boom Blox — EA Los Angeles Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party — Ubisoft Paris Rock Band 2 — Harmonix, MTV Games Wii Fit — Nintendo EAD#EEDD82 Fighting Game of the Year Super Smash Bros. Brawl — Sora Ltd., Nintendo Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe — Midway Games Soulcalibur IV — Project Soul, Namco Bandai Games Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix — Backbone Entertainment, Capcom WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 — Yuke's, THQ#EEDD82 Massive Multiplayer Game of the Year World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King — Blizzard Entertainment Eve Online: Quantum Rise — CCP Games Pirates of the Burning Sea — Flying Lab Software, Sony Online Entertainment PMOG — GameLayers Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning — Mythic Entertainment, Electronic Arts#EEDD82 Racing Game of the Year Burnout Paradise — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts GRID — Codemasters Mario Kart Wii — Nintendo EAD MotorStorm: Pacific Rift — Evolution Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Pure — Black Rock Studio, Disney Interactive Studios#EEDD82 Role-Playing Game of the Year Fallout 3 — Bethesda Game Studios Fable II — Lionhead Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time — Chunsoft, Nintendo Tales of Vesperia — Namco Tales Studio, Namco Bandai Games#EEDD82 Sports Game of the Year NHL 09 — EA Canada FIFA 09 — EA Canada Madden NFL 09 — EA Tiburon MLB 08: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K9 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games#EEDD82 Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 — EA Los Angeles Advance Wars: Days of Ruin — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Civilization Revolution — Firaxis Games, 2K Games Sins of a Solar Empire — Ironclad Games, Stardock Tom Clancy's EndWar — Ubisoft Shanghai Special awards Hall of Fame Bruce Shelley Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations + Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 10 Gears of War 2 LittleBigPlanet 8 Fallout 3 Left 4 Dead 7 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 6 Fable II 4 Dead Space Grand Theft Auto IV Prince of Persia 3 Professor Layton and the Curious Village Rock Band 2 Spore World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King 2 Advance Wars: Days of Ruin Braid Call of Duty: World at War Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia God of War: Chains of Olympus Mirror's Edge Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Naruto: The Broken Bond NHL 09 Patapon Tom Clancy's EndWar Tomb Raider: Underworld Wii Fit World of Goo + Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 21 9 Sony Computer Entertainment 20 5 Microsoft Game Studios 18 11 Electronic Arts 12 7 Nintendo 11 6 Ubisoft 10 1 Epic Games Media Molecule 9 2 Konami 8 1 Bethesda Game Studios Valve South 7 Kojima Productions 6 Lionhead Studios 4 3 Activision 1 Rockstar North 3 2 Treyarch 1 Blizzard Entertainment Harmonix Maxis MTV Games Level-5 2 2 2K Games Namco Bandai Games THQ 1 2D Boy Crystal Dynamics DICE Eidos Interactive Evolution Studios Intelligent Systems Midway Games Number None Ready at Dawn Multiple awards + Games that received multiple awards Awards Game 8 LittleBigPlanet 2 Dead Space Fallout 3 Left 4 Dead + Awards by company Awards Games Company 9 2 Sony Computer Entertainment 8 7 Electronic Arts 1 Media Molecule 2 2 Nintendo 1 Bethesda Game Studios Valve South External links https://www.interactive.org/awards/2009_12th_awards.asp References Video games Category:2009 awards Category:2009 awards in the United States Category:February 2009 in the United States Category:2008 in video gaming Category:D.I.C.E. 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