Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III bring in 12 Interactive Achievement Award noms for Activision

by: Chuck - posted: 1/18/2008 4:35:00 PM

Activision announced today that Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III have been nominated for a dozen Interactive Achievement Awards. 

Call of Duty 4 is up for:

• Overall Game of the Year
• Console Game of the Year
• Computer Game of the Year
• Action Game of the Year
• Outstanding Achievement in Animation
• Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
• Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
• Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
• Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Guitar Hero III is up for

• Family Game of the Year
• Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack.

If you want more info on the awards you should check out this week's Game On podcast where Shawn and Chuck talk with Joseph Olin, the president of the Academy of Ineractive Arts and Sciences.

ACTIVISION’S CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE AND GUITAR HERO III: LEGENDS OF ROCK NOMINATED FOR TWELVE

INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS®



Santa Monica, CA – January 18, 2008 – Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) is ushering in the New Year with 12 Interactive Achievement Award nominations for its blockbuster Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare™ and Guitar Hero III®: Legends of Rock video games. Winners, as voted on by members of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences®, will be announced as part of the 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony on February 7, 2008 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas.



Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare nominations include Overall Game of the Year, Console Game of the Year, Computer Game of the Year, Action Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay, Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design and Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering.



Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock is nominated for Family Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack.



Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products. Founded in 1979, Activision posted net revenues of $1.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.



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