13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

Name	13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Venue	Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa
Country	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Host	Jay Mohr
Date	2010-02-18
Most Awards	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (10)
Most Nominations	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (15)
Award1 Type	Game of the Year
Award1 Winner	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Award2 Type	Hall of Fame
Award2 Winner	Mark Cerny
Award3 Type	Lifetime Achievement
Award3 Winner	Doug Lowenstein
Award4 Type	Pioneer
Award4 Winner	David Crane
Previous	12th
Main	D.I.C.E. Awards
Next	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.

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".

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Game of the Year Awards

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
**Scribblenauts* — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment **LittleBigPlanet — 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	**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

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	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
**Scribblenauts* — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure — EA Tiburon LittleBigPlanet — SCE Studio Cambridge LocoRoco 2 — SCE Japan Studio Patapon 2 — SCE Japan Studio	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
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	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
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	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
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	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
Brütal Legend — Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts DJ Hero — FreeStyleGames, Activision Skate 2 — EA Black Box *The Beatles: Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games	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
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	Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Ghostbusters: The Video Game — Terminal Reality, Atari *Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 — Vicarious Visions, Activision

Genre Awards

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	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
**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	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
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	Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare, Electronic Arts *Borderlands — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Champions Online — Cryptic Studios, Atari Demon's Souls — FromSoftware, Atlus **Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story — AlphaDream, Nintendo
Forza Motorsport 3 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Colin McRae: Dirt 2 — Codemasters *Need for Speed: Shift — Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts	**FarmVille* — Zynga Bejeweled Blitz — PopCap Games, Electronic Arts Farm Town — Codebell **Restaurant City — Playfish, Electronic Arts
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	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

Multiple nominations and awards

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
5	Flower
4	Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
4	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
	New Super Mario Bros. Wii
	Plants vs. Zombies
	Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
	Resident Evil 5
	Skate 2
	The Beatles: Rock Band

Nominations	Games	Company
30	8	Sony Computer Entertainment
18	12	Electronic Arts
15	1	Naughty Dog
13	5	Activision
13	3	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
12	8	Nintendo
10	1	Ubisoft
9		Infinity Ward
8		Rocksteady Studios
5		Double Fine Productions
5		Thatgamecompany
4	3	Microsoft Game Studios
	1	5th Cell
	1	Insomniac Games
3	3	THQ
	2	2K Games
		Capcom
		Harmonix
		MTV Games
		PopCap Games
	1	AlphaDream
		Valve
		Zynga
2	2	Atari
	1	Atlus
		BioWare
		FromSoftware
		Gearbox Software
		Level-5
		Turn 10 Studios

Multiple awards

Awards	Game
10	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
3	Batman: Arkham Asylum
3	Scribblenauts
2	Brütal Legend
2	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

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
3		Rocksteady Studios
2		Activision
2		Infinity Ward

External links

References

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

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	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
**Scribblenauts* — 5th Cell, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure — EA Tiburon LittleBigPlanet — SCE Studio Cambridge LocoRoco 2 — SCE Japan Studio Patapon 2 — SCE Japan Studio	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
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	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
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	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
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	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
Brütal Legend — Double Fine Productions, Electronic Arts DJ Hero — FreeStyleGames, Activision Skate 2 — EA Black Box *The Beatles: Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games	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
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	Batman: Arkham Asylum — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Ghostbusters: The Video Game — Terminal Reality, Atari *Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 — Vicarious Visions, Activision

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	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
**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	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
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	Dragon Age: Origins — BioWare, Electronic Arts *Borderlands — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Champions Online — Cryptic Studios, Atari Demon's Souls — FromSoftware, Atlus **Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story — AlphaDream, Nintendo
Forza Motorsport 3 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Colin McRae: Dirt 2 — Codemasters *Need for Speed: Shift — Slightly Mad Studios, Electronic Arts	**FarmVille* — Zynga Bejeweled Blitz — PopCap Games, Electronic Arts Farm Town — Codebell **Restaurant City — Playfish, Electronic Arts
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	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

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