Littlebigplanet’s scooped ten Interactive Achievement Award nominations for the year, and will go up against Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead, and Metal Gear Solid 4 for game of the year.
The awards will take place during the D.I.C.E. Summit 2009, on February 19 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.
“This was an exciting year for games,” said Joseph Olin, president, AIAS.
“The depth of talent and creativity in this industry continues to amaze me and we are honored to highlight some of the most impressive games of the year at the Interactive Achievement Awards. The 2009 nominees indeed reflect a stronghold of talent embodying the best and brightest in this field.”
Press release after the break. Thanks, Kotaku.
Littlebigplanet leads with an impressive 10 Interactive Achievement Award NOMINATIONS
Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4 Fight It Out for ‘Overall Game of the Year’ Honors
CALABASAS, CA – January 23, 2009 – The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences® (AIAS) today announced the nominees for the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards®. The nominations for the peer-based awards have been dominated by blockbuster game, LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment America) with an astounding 10 nominations from industry leaders and members of the interactive entertainment software business. In addition, finalists with multiple nominations include: Gears of War 2 (Microsoft Game Studios), Left 4 Dead (Valve Software), Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.), Fallout 3 (Bethesda Softworks), and Fable II (Microsoft Game Studios).
The awards ceremony will take place during the D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit® 2009, on February 19th at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, with comedian, actor and proud game enthusiast, Jay Mohr, returning for his fourth year to host the award ceremony.
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.
“This was an exciting year for games,” said Joseph Olin, president, AIAS. “The depth of talent and creativity in this industry continues to amaze me and we are honored to highlight some of the most impressive games of the year at the Interactive Achievement Awards. The 2009 nominees indeed reflect a stronghold of talent embodying the best and brightest in this field.”
Following is a partial list of finalists; the complete list of finalists is available at www.interactive.org:
Overall Game of the Year:
Fallout 3
* Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
* Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV
* Publisher: Rockstar Games
* Developer: Rockstar North
Left 4 Dead
* Publisher: Valve Software
* Developer: Valve Software
LittleBigPlanet
* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
* Developer: Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
* Developer: Kojima Productions
Console Game of the Year:
Fallout 3
* Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
* Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Gears of War 2
* Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
* Developer: Epic Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto IV
* Publisher: Rockstar Games
* Developer: Rockstar North
LittleBigPlanet
* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
* Developer: Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
* Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
* Developer: Kojima Productions
Computer Game of the Year:
Fallout 3
* Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
* Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Left 4 Dead
* Publisher: Valve Software
* Developer: Valve Software
Mass Effect
* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: Bioware
Spore
* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: Maxis
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
* Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
* Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming:
Braid
* Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
* Developer: Number None
Left 4 Dead
* Publisher: Valve Software
* Developer: Valve Software
LittleBigPlanet
* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
* Developer: Media Molecule
Spore
* Publisher: Electronic Arts
* Developer: Maxis
Wii Fit
* Publisher: Nintendo
* Developer: Nintendo
Handheld Game of the Year
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
* Publisher: Nintendo
* Developer: Intelligent Systems
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
* Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.
* Developer: Konami
God of War: Chains of Olympus
* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
* Developer: Ready at Daw
Patapon
* Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
* Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment International
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
* Publisher: Nintendo
* Developer: Level 5, Inc.
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