10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Video game award ceremony
The 10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Interactive Achievement Awards , an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2006 . The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09 ) . It was also held as part of the Academy's 2007 D.I.C.E. Summit , and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr .[ 1]
The original nomination package listed "Cellphone Game of the Year", but the finalists were listed for "Mobile Game of the Year ". The nomination package also features a genre category of "Casual Game of the Year", but there were not any finalists named for this category. Instead, finalists were listed for "Downloadable Game of the Year", which was not part of the category listing in the rules & procedures.[ 2] [ 3]
Gears of War Overall Game of the Year ". Microsoft Game Studios and Nintendo tied for having the most nominations, with Microsoft winning the most awards. Electronic Arts had the most nominated games, and tied with Microsoft and Nintendo for having the most award-winning games.
Dani Bunten was inducted posthumously into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Nintendo of America founders Minoru Arakawa and Howard Lincoln also became the first recipients of the "Lifetime Achievement Award".[ 4]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface , and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[ 3] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Game of the Year Awards
Gears of War Epic Games , Microsoft Game Studios ) — Rod Fergusson , Michael Capss , Cliff Bleszinski Guitar Hero II Harmonix , RedOctane ) — John Tam, Daniel Sussman, Josh RandallThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios , 2K Games ) — Todd Howard The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD ) — Shigeru Miyamoto , Eiji Aonuma , Satoru Iwata Wii Sports Nintendo EAD ) — Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Katsuya Eguchi , Yoshikazu Yamashita, Satoru Iwata
Computer Game of the Year
Console Game of the Year
Gears of War Epic Games , Microsoft Game Studios ) — Rod Fergusson , Michael Capss , Cliff Bleszinski Guitar Hero II Harmonix , RedOctane ) — John Tam, Daniel Sussman, Josh RandallThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD ) — Shigeru Miyamoto , Eiji Aonuma , Satoru Iwata Viva Piñata Rare , Microsoft Game Studios ) — Gregg Mayles Wii Sports Nintendo EAD ) — Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Katsuya Eguchi , Yoshikazu Yamashita, Satoru Iwata
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Wii Sports Nintendo EAD ) — Katsuya Eguchi , Satoru Iwata , Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita, Kouichi Kawamoto, Noriko Kitamura, Masamuichi Sakaino, Shinji Kitahara, Yoshinori Katsuki, Tadashi Matsushita, Masaru Nishida
Craft Awards
Wii Sports Nintendo EAD ) — Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu YamashitaBrain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Nintendo SPD ) — Kouichi KawamotoCompany of Heroes Relic Entertainment , THQ ) — Josh Mosqueira, John Johnson, Sean DunnThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios , 2K Games ) — Todd Howard The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD ) — Eiji Aonuma , Kouichi Kawamoto, Noriko Kitamura, Masamichi Sakaino, Shinji Kitahara, Yoshinori Katsuki, Tadashi Matsushita, Masaru Nishida
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD ) — Mitsuhiro Takario, Aya Kyogoku, Yusuke Nakano, Satomi Asakawa, Takahiro Watanabe24: The Game SCE Cambridge Studio , 2K Games ) — Duppy Demetrius, Chris Sorrell, Robert Hill, Candice Teo, Paul GaddDreamfall: The Longest Journey Funcom , Aspyr ) — Ragnar Tørnquist, Dag ScheveSaints Row Volition , THQ ) — Steve Jaros, Tommy Stanton, Douglas CarriganSam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock Telltale Games ) — Dave Grossman, Brendan Ferguson, Steve Purcell, David Bogan, Julian Kwasneski
Wii Sports Nintendo EAD ) — Emi Tomita, Takako Ishii, Masanobu Sato, Yoshifumi MasakiCompany of Heroes Relic Entertainment , THQ ) — Josh Mosqueira, Paul Mitchell, Shelby HubickGears of War Epic Games , Microsoft Game Studios ) — Cliff Bleszinski , Ray DavisThe Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Game Studios , 2K Games ) — Todd Howard , Guy Carver, Craig WaltonThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo EAD ) — Eiji Aonuma , Tokhiko Toyoda, Mei Ide, Kazuaki Morita, Yoshiyuki Oyama
Gears of War Epic Games , Microsoft Game Studios ) — Tim Sweeney , Unreal Engine TeamCall of Duty 3 Treyarch , Activision ) — Mike Anthony, David KingCompany of Heroes Relic Entertainment , THQ ) — Drew Dunlop, Ian ThompsonResistance: Fall of Man Insomniac Games , Sony Computer Entertainment ) — Jonny GarrettViva Piñata Rare , Microsoft Game Studios ) — Will Bryan, Al Hastings, Mark Lee, Rob Wyatt, Mike Day, Reddy Sambavaram, John Morgan, Jeff Chan, Sam Christiansan
Genre Awards
LocoRoco SCE Japan Studio ) — Tsutomu KounoKim Possible: What's the Switch Artificial Mind and Movement , Buena Vista Games ) — Shannon Monroe, Nathalie Jasmine, Stephen Jarrett, David OsborneOver the Hedge Edge of Reality , Activision ) — Steve Rosenthal, Lara Lyn McWilliams, Thomas ColesPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team Chunsoft , Nintendo , The Pokémon Company ) — Koichi Nakamura, Seiichiro NagahataThe Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning Krome Studios , Sierra Entertainment ) — Greg Goodrich, John Welsh, Chris Wilson
Burnout Revenge [ c] (Criterion Games , Electronic Arts ) — Alex Ward ‡
Excite Truck Monster Games , Nintendo ) — Kensuke Tanabe , Keisuke Terasaki, Satoru Iwata , Richard GarciaFull Auto 2: Battlelines Pseudo Interactive , Sega ) — Michael Gallo, Tim Ernst, Morgan Roberts, Dave CobbNeed for Speed: Carbon EA Black Box , EA Canada ) — Steve Anthony, Scott Nielsen, Stephane GrefordTest Drive Unlimited Eden Games , Atari ) — Ahmed Boukhelifa, Christophe Laboureau, Stéphane Beley, Frédéric Jay, David Nadal
Tony Hawk's Project 8 Neversoft , Activision ) — Chris Parise, Brian BrightFIFA 07 EA Canada ) — Joe Booth, Matt ManuelMLB 06: The Show SCE San Diego ) — Chris Gill, Scott Rhode, Chris CutliffNBA 2K7 Visual Concepts , 2K Games ) — David DePaulis, Jeff Thomas, Lynell Junks, Amber LongNBA 07 SCE San Diego ) — Erich Waas, Rick Campbell, Vernon Mollette, Raja Altenhoff
Special Awards
Hall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
Multiple awards
Notes
^ Voice actor not specified; Character listed under the voice actor credit.
^ Voice the female nords and female orcs.
^ Xbox 360 version
^ Nintendo DS version
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References
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