3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The winners in each category are as follows:

Game of the Year

 * Game of the Year: The Sims (D: Maxis Software, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) Donkey Kong 64 (D: RARE, P: Nintendo) Pokemon Yellow (D: Creatures Inc./Game Freak, P: Nintendo) Soul Calibur (D/P: Namco) Unreal Tournament (D: Epic Games, P: GT Interactive)


 * Computer Game of the Year: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
 * other nominees: Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts) Homeworld (D: Relic Entertainment, P: Sierra Online) RollerCoaster Tycoon (D: Chris Sawyer Productions, P: Atari/MicroProse Software) Unreal Tournament (D: Epic Games, P: GT Interactive Software)
 * Console Game of the Year: Soul Calibur (D/P: Namco)
 * other nominees: Crazy Taxi (D/P: Sega of America Dreamcast) Donkey Kong 64 (D/P: Rare) Driver (D: Reflections Interactive, P: GT Interactive) Gran Turismo 2 (D: Polyphony Digital Inc., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Pokemon Yellow (D/P: Nintendo) Tony Hawk's Pro-Skater (D: Neversoft, P: Activision)

Outstanding Achievement

 * Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Final Fantasy VIII (D/P: Square Co.)
 * other nominees: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) Disney's Villiains' Revenge (D/P: Disney Interactive) Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
 * Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Final Fantasy VIII (D/P: Square Co.)
 * other nominees: Disney's Villiains' Revenge (D/P: Disney Interactive) Pharoah (D: Impressions Games, P: Sierra Online) Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) The Sims (D: Maxis Software, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings & Thief: The Dark Project (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) & (D: Looking Glass Studios, P: Eidos Interactive)
 * other nominees: NOX (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts) Omikron: The Nomad Soul (D: Quantic Dream, P: Eidos Interactive) Planescape: Torment (D: Black Isle Studios, P: Interplay Entertainment)
 * Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: The Sims (D: Maxis Software, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) Gran Turismo 2 (D: Polyphony Digital, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) NOX (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts) Syphon Filter (D: Eidetic Inc., P: 989 Studios)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering: The Sims (D: Maxis Software, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft) Crazy Taxi (D: Hitmaker, P: Sega) NFL 2K (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Um Jammer Lammy (D: NanaOn-Sha Co., P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)
 * other nominees: Outcast (D: Appeal, P: Infogrames) Silver (D/P: Infogrames)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Medal of Honor (D: DreamWorks Interactive, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: NFL 2K (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega) Thief: The Dark Project (D: Looking Glass Studios, P: Eidos Interactive)


 * Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Unreal Tournament (D: Epic Games, P: GT Interactive Software)
 * other nominees: NBA 2K (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega) NFL 2k (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega) Sonic Adventure (D: Sonic Team, P: Sega)

Genre Game of the Year (Computer)

 * Computer Action Game of the Year: Half-Life: Opposing Force (D: Gearbox Software, P: Sierra Online)
 * other nominees: Quake III: Arena (D: id Software, P: Activision) Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (D/P: Red Storm Entertainment) Unreal Tournament (D: Epic Games, P: GT Interactive Software)


 * Computer Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year: Asheron's Call (D: Turbine Entertainment, P: Microsoft)
 * other nominees: Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (D/P: Sierra Online) Outcast (D: Appeal, P: Infogrames) Planescape: Torment (D: Black Isle Studios, P: Interplay Entertainment) Ultima IX: Ascension (D: ORIGIN Systems, P: Electronic Arts)


 * Computer Children's Entertainment Title of the Year: Disney's Villiains' Revenge (D/P: Disney Interactive)
 * other nominees: LEGO Racers (D: High Voltage Software, P: LEGO Media International) Miss Spider's Tea Party (D/P: Simon & Schuster Interactive) Sesame Street Music Maker (D: CTW, P: Mattel Interactive)


 * Computer Creativity Title of the Year: Disney's Magic Artist Studio (D/P: Disney Interactive)
 * other nominees: Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover 2 (D/P: Mattel Interactive) LEGO Friends (D/P: LEGO Media International) Total 3D Home Deluxe (D/P: Mattel Interactive)


 * Computer Educational Title of the Year: Jump Start Phonics Learning System (D/P: Knowledge Adventure)
 * other nominees: Bear in the Big Blue House: Bear's Sense (D/P: Knowledge Adventure) Blue's 1 2 3 Time Activities (D/P: Humongous Entertainment) Math Blaster for 1st Grade (D/P: Knowledge Adventure) Space Academy GX-1 (D/P: Edmark Corp.) The Clue Finder's Fifth Grade Adventures (D/P: The Learning Company/Mattel Interactive)


 * Computer Family Title of the Year: 3-D Ultra Lionel Traintown (D: Dynamix, Inc., P: Sierra Online)
 * other nominees: Complete National Geographic (D: National Geographic Interactive, P: Mattel Interactive) Miss Spider's Tea Party (D/P: Simon & Schuster Interactive) Pandora's Box (D: Viewpoint Digital, P: Microsoft) The Sims (D: Maxis Software, P: Electronic Arts) You Don't Know Jack' Offline (D: Jellyvision, P: Sierra Online/Berkeley Systems)


 * Computer Simulation Game of the Year: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000: Professional Edition (D/P: Microsoft)
 * other nominees: F/A-18 Simulator (D: Jane's Combat Simulations, P: Electronic Arts) Freespace 2 (D: Volition, P: Interplay Entertainment) Mig Alley (D: Rowan Software, P: Interplay Entertainment) Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (D: Totally Games, P: LucasArts)


 * Computer Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 2000 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: Backyard Football (D: Left Field Productions, P: Humongous Entertainment) High Heat Baseball 2000 (D: Team .366, P: The 3DO Company) NHL 2000 (D: Electronic Arts - Canada, P: Electronic Arts)
 * Computer Strategy Game of the Year: Age of Empires II: Age of Kings (D: Ensemble Studios, P: Microsoft)
 * other nominees: Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (D: Westwood Studios, P: Electronic Arts) Homeworld (D: Relic Entertainment, P: Sierra Online) RollerCoaster Tycoon (D: Chris Sawyer Productions, P: Atari/MicroProse Software) Unreal Tournament (D: Epic Games, P: GT Interactive Software)

Genre Game of the Year (Console)

 * Console Action Game of the Year: Crazy Taxi (D: Hitmaker, P: Sega)
 * other nominees: Armada (D/P: Metro 3D) Gauntlet Legends (D/P: Midway Games) Super Smash Bros. (D: HAL Laboratory, P: Nintendo) Syphon Filter (D: Eidetic Inc., P: 989 Studios)


 * Console Adventure/Role Playing Game of the Year: Final Fantasy VIII (D/P: Square Co.)
 * other nominees: Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (D: Crystal Dynamics, P: Eidos Interactive) Legend of Legaia (D: Contrail, P: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.)


 * Console Children's/Family Title of the Year: Pokemon Snap (D: HAL Laboratory, P: Nintendo)
 * other nominees: LEGO Racers (D: High Voltage Software, P: LEGO Media International) Mario Party (D: Hudson Soft, P: Nintendo) Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (D: Insomniac Games, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue (D: Disney Interactive, P: Activision)


 * Console Fighting Game of the Year: Soul Calibur (D/P: Namco)
 * other nominees: Ready 2 Rumble (D/P: Midway Games) Super Smash Bros. (D: HAL Laboratory, P: Nintendo) WWF Wrestlemania 2000 (D: AKI Corporation, P: THQ)


 * Console Racing Game of the Year: Star Wars: Episode One Racer (D/P: LucasArts)
 * other nominees: Crash Team Racing (D: Naughty Dog, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America) Driver (D: Reflections Interactive, P: GT Interactive Software) Gran Turismo (D: Polyphony Digital, P: Sony Computer Entertainment America)


 * Console Sports Game of the Year: Knockout Kings 2000 (D: Black Ops Entertainment, P: Electronic Arts)
 * other nominees: NFL 2K (D: Visual Concepts, P: Sega) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (D: Neversoft Entertainment, P: Activision)

Other Awards

 * Online Game of the Year: Everquest (D: Verant Interactive, P: 989 Studios)
 * other nominees: Asheron's Call (D: Turbine Entertainment, P: Microsoft) Get the Picture (D/P: Berkely Systems) Pop-Tarts "Pop" Trivia (D/P: Magnet Interactive, P: Magnet Interactive) Wordox (D: Landor Design Associates, P: World Opponent Network)


 * Entertainment Site of the Year: TheOnion.com (D: Jack Szwergold, P: Peter Haise)
 * other nominees: ABC.com (D/P: Go.com) Banja.com (D/P: CHMAN) CalendarLive.com (D: Leah Gentry, Editor, P: Los Angeles Times) Tony the Tiger Website (D/P: Magnet Interacitive) www.entertaindom.com (D: Jim Moloshok (CEO)) IGN.com (D/P: Snowball.com)


 * News/Information Site of the Year: GameSpot.com (D/P: GameSpot Inc.)
 * other nominees: CNN.com (D/P: CNN Interactive)