The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The nominations for the peer-based awards have been dominated by blockbuster game, LITTLEBIGPLANET (Sony Computer Ent. America) with 10 nominations from industry leaders and members of the interactive entertainment software business.
In addition, finalists with multiple nominations include: GEARS OF WAR 2 (Microsoft Game Studios), LEFT 4 DEAD (Valve Software), METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS (Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc.), FALLOUT 3 (Bethesda Softworks), and FABLE II (Microsoft Game Studios).
The awards ceremony will take place during the D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit 2009, on February 19 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, with comedian, actor and game enthusiast, Jay Mohr, returning for his fourth year to host the award ceremony.
These peer-based awards recognize the outstanding products, talented individuals and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry.
The complete list of finalists is available at www.interactive.org.
