Uncharted 2 vince 10 AIAS Awards

Uncharted 2 ha dominato gli Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards di Las Vegas, portandosi a casa ben dieci riconoscimenti, ovvero gioco dell'anno, gioco adventure dell'anno, game direction, animazioni, visual engeneering, art direction, storia, composizione musica originale, gameplay engineering e sound design.

A seguire Batman: Arkham Asylum e Scribblenauts che si sono portati a casa tre premi ciascuno. Il primo ha vinto nella sezione Game Design e Story (adapted), oltre che per la performance di Mark Hamill nei panni del joker. Scribblenauts invece è stato insignito come oustanding innovation in gaming, gioco portatile dell'anno e game design portatile.

Due premi sono stati assegnati anche a Modern Warfare 2 e Brutal Legend, mentre Street Fighter IV, Flower, Farmville, The Beatles: Rock Band, FIFA 10, Dragon Age: Origins e Forza Motorsport 3 hanno vinto le loro rispettive categorie.

Il co-fondatore di Activision, David Crane, ha ricevuto il Pioneer Award, mentre al fondatore dell'ESA Douglas Lowenstein è andato il Lifetime Achievement Award. Infine Mark Cerny è stato inserito nella Hall of Fame.

Ecco l'elenco completo dei premi assegnati:

• Game of the Year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Casual Game of the Year: Flower
• Fighting Game of the Year: Street Fighter IV
• Role-playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Origins
• Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 10
• Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 3
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Adventure Game of the Year: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Social Networking Game of the Year: Farmville
• Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Brutal Legend
• Action Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Family Game of the Year: The Beatles: Rock Band
• Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Scribblenauts
• Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Story - Adapted: Batman: Arkham Asylum
• Outstanding Character Performance: Batman: Arkham Asylum - Joker
• Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• Outstanding Achievement in Story - Original: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Brutal Legend
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design: Scribblenauts
• Portable Game of the Year: Scribblenauts