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Finalists & Winners

Honoring the Best Games of 2009

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Lifetime Achievement Award

John Carmack

Pioneer Award

Gabe Newell

Ambassador Award

Penny Arcade: Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik and Robert Khoo

Game of the Year

Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Evan Wells, Christophe Balestra, Amy Hennig, Bruce Straley

Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
Demon's Souls (From Software)
Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Writing

Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr

Brutal Legend (Double Fine)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)
Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
Halo 3: ODST (Bungie)

Best Game Design

Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady)
- Sefton Hill, Ian Ball

Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
Flower (Thatgamecompany)
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)

Best Technology

Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Christophe Balestra, Pal Engstad, Travis McIntosh

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward)
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Volition)
Killzone 2 (Guerrilla Games)
Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)

Best Visual Arts

Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Robh Ruppel, Erick Pangilinan

Borderlands (Gearbox Software)
Assassin's Creed II (Ubisoft Montreal)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward)
Flower (thatgamecompany)

Best New Social/Online

Farmville (Zynga)
- Bill Mooney, Mark Skaggs, David Gray, Mark Pincus, Dungeon Fighter

Restaurant City (Playfish)
Dungeon Fighter Online (Neople/Nexon)
Free Realms (Sony Online Entertainment San Diego)
Bejeweled Blitz (PopCap)

Best Debut Game

Torchlight (Runic Games)
-Travis Baldree, Max Schaefer, Eric Schaefer, Peter Hu

The Maw (Twisted Pixel)
League Of Legends (Riot Games)
Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor (Tiger Style)
Zeno Clash (ACE Team)

Innovation Award

Scribblenauts (5th Cell)
- Jeremiah Slaczka

Flower (thatgamecompany)
Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)
Demon's Souls (From Software)

Best Handheld Game

Scribblenauts (5th Cell)
- Jeremiah Slaczka

Flight Control (Firemint)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor
Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Nintendo EAD)

Best Audio

Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog)
- Bruce Swanson, Phil Kovats

Dragon Age: Origins (BioWare)
Rock Band: The Beatles (Harmonix)
Flower (thatgamecompany)
Brutal Legend (Double Fine Productions)

Best Downloadable Game

Flower (thatgamecompany)
- Jenova Chen, Kellee Santiago, Nick Clark, John Edwards

Plants Vs. Zombies (PopCap)
Trials HD (RedLynx)
PixelJunk Shooter (Q Games)
Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment)