Foram divulgados no passado dia 19 Fevereiro os Oscars dos jogos digitais, os prémios da ACADEMY OF INTERACTIVE ARTS & SCIENCES. Com 10 nomeações, LittleBigPlanet apresenta-se como a referência incontornável de 2008, tendo conseguido 8 das 10, incluindo o troféu para Overall Game of the Year.
De reparar na lista de nomeados que esta indústria apesar de apresentar uma diversidade imensa, quando toca a este género de festivais, sofre exactamente do mesmo problema que sofre a academia de cinema de Hollywood, um olhar fortemente egocêntrico e viciado. Se não compare-se as nomeações de 2009. Para Hollywood, os filmes apresentados na categoria de:
BEST PICTURE
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Frost/Nixon
- Milk
- The Reader
- Slumdog Millionaire
E agora do lado da indústria dos jogos digitais veja-se que tivemos os seguintes títulos nomeados para :
OVERALL GAME OF THE YEAR
- Fallout 3
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Left 4 Dead
- LittleBigPlanet
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Abaixo fica a listagem de todos os prémios da AIAS de 2009.
12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
anunciado a 19.02.2009
Family Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Prince of Persia
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: Spore
Outstanding Character Performance: LittleBigPlanet - Sackboy
Outstanding Achievement in Story - Adapted Material: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Outstanding Achievement in Story - Original: Fallout 3
Role Playing Game of the Year: Fallout 3
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: LittleBigPlanet
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack: Rock Band 2
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Dead Space
Computer Game of the Year: Left 4 Dead
Adventure Game of the Year: Mirror’s Edge
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Sports Game of the Year: NHL 09
Racing Game of the Year: Burnout Paradise
Fighting Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Left 4 Dead
Action Game of the Year: Dead Space
Handheld Game of the Year: God of War: Chains of Olympus
Cellphone Game of the Year: Spore Origins
Casual Game of the Year: Braid
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: World of Goo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: LittleBigPlanet
Console Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet
Overall Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet