Uncharted 2 wins 10 awards

Easily the best PS3 game of 2009, Uncharted 2 has already begun to gather some deserved awards. The action/adventure classic has just picked up 10 Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at the Dice conference in the US. These awards – all voted for by developers - include Game of the Year as well numerous visual, sound and direction triumphs. Batman Arkham Asylum and Scribblenauts also picked up gongs. All three games are up for numerous BAFTA nominations too with Naughty Dog and co likely to need yet more space in those proverbial trophy cabinets. Anyway, the AIAS winners are: 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 Scribblenauts • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment • Developer: 5th Cell Media • Producer: Joseph M. Tringali • Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka • Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka Anyway, what do you think?