UNCHARTED 2 Wins 10 Awards at the AIAS Awards including Game of the Year

Games Academy Awards by Joey Paur

The Academy Of Interactive Arts & Sciences awards were held last night and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves took home a total of ten awards, including Game of the Year! It's definitely deserved, that game is pretty damn incredible. At this point you have no reason not to go and check it out, unless you don't own a PS3.

Modern Warfare 2 is another great game that won Best Online Play and Best Action Game. Dragon Age: Origins won the awards for best RPG or MMO.

Here is the complete list of winners from the 2010 AIAS Awards:

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

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