El día de ayer (19 de febrero) se llevó a cabo la ceremonia de premiación de los premios AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences). El gran ganador fue LittleBigPlanet, juego que de diez nominaciones, se llevó ocho premios a casa. La decepción fue Gears of War 2 pues no se quedó con ningún premio. A continuación los ganadores marcados en negritas:

Juego para Consola del año

* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Softworks
* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions

Mejor Juego del año

* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Softworks
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions

Juego Familiar del año

* Boom Blox – Electronic Arts – EA Los Angeles
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Paris
* Rock Band 2 – MTV Games – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
* Wii Fit – Nintendo – Nintendo

Juego de Estrategia y Simulación del año

* 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

Mejor Animación

* Castle Crashers – Microsoft Game Studios – The Behemoth
* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
* Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal

Mejor Dirección de Arte

* Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
* Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Mirror’s Edge – Electronic Arts – Digital Illusions
* Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal

Mejor Ingeniería Visual

* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
* Resistance 2 – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Insomniac Games
* Tomb Raider: Underworld – Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive – Crystal Dynamics

Mejor Desempeño de Personajes

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

Mejor Adaptación de una Historia

* 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

Mejor Historia Original

* Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway – Ubisoft – Gearbox Software
* Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Softworks
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo – Level 5, Inc.

Juego de Rol del año

* Fable II – 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

Innovación en Gaming

* Braid – Microsoft Game Studios – Number None
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Spore – Electronic Arts – Maxis
* Wii Fit – Nintendo – Nintendo

Mejor Música Original

* de Blob – THQ – Blue Tongue
* Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
* Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
* World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Blizzard Entertainment – Blizzard Entertainment

Mejor Soundtrack

* Guitar Hero World Tour – Activision – Neversoft Entertainment
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Motorstorm Pacific Rift – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Evolution Studios
* Rock Band 2 – MTV Games – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
* Singstar PS3 Vol. 1 – Sony Computer Entertainment America – SCE London Studio

Mejor Diseño de Sonido

* Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal
* Wipeout HD – Sony Computer Entertainment America – SCE Studios Liverpool

Mejor juego de computadora

* 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

Juego de Aventura del Año

* Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Konami
* God of War: Chains of Olympus – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Ready at Dawn
* Mirror’s Edge – Electronic Arts – Digital Illusions
* Naruto: The Broken Bond – Ubisoft – Ubisoft
* Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal

Juego Masivo del año

* EVE Online: Quantum Rise – CCP – CCP hf.
* 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

Juego Deportivo del año

* FIFA 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Canada
* Madden NFL 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Tiburon
* MLB 08: The Show – Sony Computer Entertainment America – SCE Studios San Diego
* NBA 2K9 – 2K Sports – Visual Concepts
* NHL 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Canada

Juego de Carreras del año

* Burnout Paradise – Electronic Arts – Critereon Games
* GRID – Codemasters – Codemasters
* Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo – Nintendo
* Motorstorm Pacific Rift – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Evolution Studios
* Pure – Disney Interactive Studios – Black Rock Studio

Juego de Peleas del año

* Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – Midway – Midway
* Soul Calibur IV – Namco Bandai Games – Project Soul
* Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Nintendo – Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, Sora Ltd.
* Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – Capcom – Backbone Entertainment
* WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 – THQ – Yuke’s Co., Ltd.

Mejor Juego en línea

* Call of Duty: World at War – Activision – Treyarch
* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
* NHL 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Canada
* Rock Band 2 – MTV Games – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.

Juego de Acción del año

* 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, Inc.
* Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North

Juego Portátil del año

* Advance Wars: Days of Ruin – Nintendo – Intelligent Systems
* Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Konami
* God of War: Chains of Olympus – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Ready at Dawn
* Patapon – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Sony Computer Entertainment International
* Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo – Level 5, Inc.

Juego Móvil del año

* Reset Generation – Nokia – RedLynx
* Spore Origins – Electronic Arts – Babaroga, Tricky Software
* Trism – Demiforce – Demiforce

Juego Casual del año

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

Mejor Diseño de juego

* Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Softworks
* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
* World of Goo – Nintendo – 2D Boy

Mejor Dirección de juego

* Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Softworks
* Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
* Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
* LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
* Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions