News - Annual Interactive Achievment Awards (AIAS) : Das sind die Nominierungen!

Am 19. Februar 2009 sollen auf der DICE Summit in Las Vegas zum zwölften Mal die Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, kurz: AIAS, verliehen werden. In insgesamt 29 verschiedenen Kategorien werden die besten Spiele ausgezeichnet, die Nominierungen hierfür wurden nun bekannt gegeben. Am besten schneidet im Vorfeld der Verleihung dabei Sonys LittleBigPlanet für die PlayStation 3 ab, das die meisten Nominierungen einheimsen konnte.

Die Nominierungen in den einzelnen Kategorien im Überblick:

Overall Game of the Year

• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Grand Theft Auto 4 - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• Little Big Planet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami - Kojima Productions

Console Game of the Year

• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Grand Theft Auto 4 - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami - Kojima Productions

Computer Game of the Year

• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• Mass Effect - Electronic Arts - BioWare
• Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
• World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment

Adventure Game of the Year

• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami - Konami
• God of War: Chains of Olympus - Sony - Ready at Dawn
• Mirror's Edge - Electronic Arts - Digital Illusions
• Naruto: The Broken Bond - Ubisoft - Ubisoft
• Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal

Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

• EVE Online: Quantum Rise - CCP - CCP
• Pirates of the Burning Sea - Sony Online Entertainment - Flying Lab Software
• PMOG - GameLayers - GameLayers
• Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning - Electronic Arts - Mythic Entertainment
• World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment

Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
• Madden NFL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Tiburon
• MLB 08: The Show - Sony - SCE Studios San Diego
• NBA 2K9 - 2K Sports - Visual Concepts
• NHL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada

Racing Game of the Year

• Burnout Paradise - Electronic Arts - Criterion Games
• GRID - Codemasters - Codemasters
• Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo - Nintendo
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift - Sony - Evolution Studios
• Pure - Disney Interactive Studios - Black Rock Studio

Fighting Game of the Year

• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Midway - Midway
• Soul Calibur IV - Namco Bandai Games - Project Soul
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nintendo - Nintendo, Sora
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - Capcom - Backbone Entertainment
• WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 - THQ - Yuke's

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

• Call of Duty: World at War - Activision - Treyarch
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• NHL 09 - Electronic Arts - EA Canada
• Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix

Action Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: World at War - Activision - Treyarch
• Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
• Far Cry 2 - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Grand Theft Auto 4 - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North

Handheld Game of the Year

• Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo - Intelligent Systems
• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - Konami - Konami
• God of War: Chains of Olympus - Sony - Ready at Dawn
• Patapon - Sony - Sony Computer Entertainment International
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5

Cellular Game of the Year

• Reset Generation - Nokia - RedLynx
• Spore Origins - Electronic Arts - Babaroga, Tricky Software
• Trism - Demiforce - Demiforce

Casual Game of the Year

• Braid - Microsoft Game Studios - Number None
• Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhurst - Big Fish Games - Big Fish Games
• Patapon - Sony - Sony Computer Entertainment International
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5
• World of Goo - Nintendo - 2D Boy

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Fable 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• World of Goo - Nintendo - 2D Boy

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami - Kojima Productions

Family Game of the Year

• Boom Blox - Electronic Arts - EA Los Angeles
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Paris
• Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix
• Wii Fit - Nintendo - Nintendo

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Advance Wars: Days of Ruin - Nintendo - Intelligent Systems
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Electronic Arts - EA Los Angeles
• Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - 2K Games - Firaxis
• Sins of a Solar Empire - Stardock Entertainment - Ironclad Games
• Tom Clancy's EndWar - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Shanghai

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Castle Crashers - Microsoft Game Studios - The Behemoth
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami - Kojima Productions
• Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
• Fable 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Mirror's Edge - Electronic Arts - Digital Illusions
• Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami - Kojima Productions
• Resistance 2 - Sony - Insomniac Games
• Tomb Raider: Underworld - Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive - Crystal Dynamics

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

• Fable 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
• Tom Clancy's EndWar - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Shanghai

Outstanding Character Performance

• Gears of War 2 (Dom) - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• Gears of War 2 (Marcus) - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy) - Sony Computer Entertainment America - Media Molecule
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Old Snake) - Konami - Kojima Productions
• Tomb Raider: Underworld (Lara Croft) - Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive - Crystal Dynamics

Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story

• Lego Batman: The Videogame - Warner Bros. Interactive - TT Games
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Midway - Midway
• Naruto: The Broken Bond - Ubisoft - Ubisoft
• Quantum of Solace - Activision - Treyarch
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - LucasArts - LucasArts

Outstanding Achievement in Original Story

• Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway - Ubisoft - Gearbox Software
• Fable 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Grand Theft Auto 4 - Rockstar Games - Rockstar North
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo - Level 5

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Fable 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
• Fallout 3 - Bethesda Softworks - Bethesda Softworks
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time - Nintendo - Chunsoft
• Tales of Vesperia - Namco Bandai Games - Namco Bandai Games

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

• Braid - Microsoft Game Studios - Number None
• Left 4 Dead - Valve Software - Valve Software
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Spore - Electronic Arts - Maxis
• Wii Fit - Nintendo - Nintendo

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• de Blob - THQ - Blue Tongue
• Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
• Fable 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Lionhead Studios
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Konami - Kojima Productions
• World of WarCraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Blizzard Entertainment - Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack

• Guitar Hero World Tour - Activision - Neversoft Entertainment
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - Sony - Evolution Studios
• Rock Band 2 - MTV Games - Harmonix
• Singstar PS3 Vol. 1 - Sony - SCE London Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Dead Space - Electronic Arts - EA Redwood Shores
• Gears of War 2 - Microsoft Game Studios - Epic Games
• LittleBigPlanet - Sony - Media Molecule
• Prince of Persia - Ubisoft - Ubisoft Montreal
• Wipeout HD - Sony - SCE Studios Liverpool