Uncharted 2 Wins AIAS Game Of The Year Award, Nine Others

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Posted February 19, 2010 - By Stephen Johnson

Sony's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves won ten total awards last night at the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences at DICE 2010, including the coveted Game of the Year award.

Modern Warfare 2 won for Best Online Play and Best Action Game, and Dragon Age: Origins took home the prize for best RPG or MMO. In the handheld world, sleeper hit Scribblenauts took home Best Portable game. The complete list of winners is under the cut.

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

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

Brütal 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

Brütal 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

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

Tags: DICE 2010, Videogames

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Aradon

Not surprised really, all these games deserve the awards they have claimed. Still not sure about Uncharted 2 though, haven't played it.

Posted: February 19, 2010 6:15 PM
samaside

I think I'm going to have to just go ut and buy Uncharted 2 this weekend or something. I can't keep justifying waiting any longer. I just need to suck it up and do it. Pretty good list here. The winners definitely deserved it. Except maybe Brutal Legend. Isn't that an RPG? Shouldn't it have been up against Dragon Age: Origins?

JohnnyBuku:
The waves are unending. Just run around them, shoot the ones in your way, open the two doors, and then run through the door that opens afterward. It isn't as difficult as people make it out to be at first. Even I got stuck there until I just gave up shooting them and ran. You are literally like just a few steps from the end.

Posted: February 19, 2010 4:45 PM
Krypton

I'm glad Batman: AA got it's well needed wins. It deserves it and more. It was my pick for 2009 GOTY and still is.

Posted: February 19, 2010 3:11 PM
Whitesage

As happy I am for Uncharted, I am really happy about Batman: Arkham Asylum taking home three awards. Let's hope that more Batman is along the way.

Posted: February 19, 2010 2:56 PM
sandboxgamer

Second year in a row a PS3 exclusive has won game of the year 2008 Little BIg Planet 2009 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. 2010 God of war III? Well at Least we know the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences mind set is in the right place.

Posted: February 19, 2010 2:45 PM
SpigotBlister

Am I the only one who thought Uncharted 2 was extremely overrated? The story was great, but the combat system sucked.

Posted: February 19, 2010 2:16 PM
someperson1984

Thank god Batman and uncharted 2 were in different writing categories. Arkham Asylum's writing deserves some recognition.

Posted: February 19, 2010 1:30 PM
Valentinog

Awesome! Congrats Uncharted 2! Also congrats to SFIV (cant wait for SSFIV) and congrats to Batman AA (for bringing the Batman franchise games up to speed)

Posted: February 19, 2010 1:29 PM
mstngmaya36

Mark Hamill was incredible in Batman AA. Like Heath Ledger in TDK, you couldn't even tell it was them playing those roles.

Posted: February 19, 2010 11:42 AM
RandyMercer

Oh, It's sooo great to at least feel like your apart of something greater than most people think. Conradulations to Uncharted, which is undoubtedly my favorite gaming series. And the other winners, including MW2(although it brought alot of people stress, which makes me question but hey)

Posted: February 19, 2010 10:33 AM
ronaldo99

JohnnyBuku
yeah it is a great time to be a gamer! i have uncharted 2 and i played it without ever playing uncharted 1. it was very easy to pick up on the subtle references to the first game. believe me, once you start uncharted 2, you wont want to put down the controller until the game is done!

but seriously, this game is sweet. anyone who owns a ps3 and has not played it needs to get your crap together and buy this game

Posted: February 19, 2010 10:04 AM
FLP_B01

Congratulations Naughty Dog for making one of the best games ever created.

Posted: February 19, 2010 9:58 AM
JohnnyBuku

This is stupid but i still have UC2 in the shrink-wrap because i am forcing myself to finish UC1 1st, but i am stuck on the generator room (where you have to face waves of stupid mutants). I've finished many other games since (currently playing Bioshock 2), but for some reason i haven't gone back to finish UC1. (It seems given a choice of good games on either console, i tend to spend all of my time on the 360.)

There are just so many great games out/coming out - maybe too many, but wow what a time to be a gamer!

Posted: February 19, 2010 9:07 AM
PkrPlr4LIFE

All together I think all of the games that won were well deserved. Having played all with the exception of Forza (not much of a racing type of gamer) I am glad that they won. I'm really glad that Brutal Legend won, I feel that it was a very under appreciated game by many, but I really enjoyed it.

Posted: February 19, 2010 8:59 AM
JustTheBeginning

I am glad Flower won best casual game, its a joy to play.

Posted: February 19, 2010 8:49 AM
TKEmysterio

"Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Br�tal Legend"

I didn't realize that game was either of those categories?? Strange.

Posted: February 19, 2010 8:49 AM
T_Rexx

Well deserved....am honored to have played this game.
Good going Naughty Dog & SONY.
AAA+++

Posted: February 19, 2010 8:44 AM
EKG

That is great news, it deserved it. I am sure Sessler is happy as well. It truly is one of the best single player games I have ever played. Near perfection on a disk.

I am so happy Assassins Creed 2 did not win anything. It always dumbfounded me how people thought that game was Game of the Year material.

Uncharted 2 blows away everything that came out this year.

Posted: February 19, 2010 8:44 AM