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Awards

Whilst we shouldn’t brag too much, we are rather proud of LittleBigPlanet and all the awards it has won, check them all out!

Tokyo Game Show October 2008

  • Future Award: Winner

Famitsu Magazine

  • Platinum

E3 2008

IGN

  • IGN Best Platform Game of E3 2008-Runner up
  • IGN Best PlayStation®3 Platform Game of E3 2008-Runner up
  • IGN Special Achievement for Technological Excellence of E3 2008-Runner up
  • IGN Best PlayStation®3 Artistic Design Game of E3 2008-Runner up
  • IGN Best PlayStation®3 Multiplayer Experience of E3 2008-Runner up
  • IGN PlayStation®3 Special Achievement for Technological Excellence of E3 2008
  • IGN PlayStation®3 Special Achievement for Innovation of E3 2008-Runner up
  • IGN PlayStation®3 Most Anticipated Game of 2008- Ranked #5 out of 10

Game Critics

  • Game Critics Best E3 2008 Console Game
  • Game Critics Best E3 2008 Social/Casual/Puzzle Game

GameTrailers

  • GameTrailers Best of Show E3 2008-Runner up
  • Game Trailers Best PlayStation®3 Game E3 2008-Runner Up
  • Game Trailers Best Innovative Game E3 2008
  • GameTrailers Best Online Game E3 2008-Runner Up

G4TV

  • G4TV Best of E3 PlayStation®3-Runner Up
  • G4TV Best of E3 Online Multiplayer-Runner up
  • G4TV Best of E3 Best Original Game
  • G4TV Best of E3 Best Innovation-Runner Up
  • G4TV Best of E3 Game of Show

GameSpy

  • GameSpy Top Ten PS3™ Games E3- #2 out of 10
  • GameSpy E3 Staff Picks

GameSpot

  • GameSpot Best Stage Demo E3 2008-Runner Up
  • GameSpot Best Platform Game E3 2008
  • GameSpot Best PS3™ Game E3 2008
  • GameSpot E3 Best of Show 2008-Runner Up

1UP

  • 1UP Best PS3™ Game E3 2008
  • 1UP Game of Show E3 2008

WhatIfGaming

  • WhatIfGaming Best Platform Game E3 2008
  • WhatIfGaming Best Artistic Design E3 2008
  • WhatIfGaming Best Multiplayer Experience E3 2008
  • WhatIfGaming Most Gracious Technological Excellence E3 2008
  • WhatIfGaming Revolutionary Design E3 2008
  • WhatIfGaming Best Console Game E3 2008
  • WhatIfGaming Game of Show E3 2008

Kotaku

  • Kotaku Best Original Game E3 2008
  • Kotaku Best Social/Casual/Puzzle Game E3 2008

Other

  • Game Pro Best of E3 Silver Winner
  • PS3™ Fanboy Best of PS3™ Exclusive E3 2008
  • Ripten Best PlayStation®3 Game E3 2008
  • Ripten Best Game of E3-Tied with Fallout 3

End of year awards

Edge

  • Best Game: Winner
  • Best innovation: Winner
  • Best visual: Winner
  • Best developer: Winner
  • Best online experience: runner up

Cheat Code Central

  • Cheat Code Central, Favorite Game of 2008
  • Cheat Code Central, Best Platformer of 2008
  • Cheat Code Central, Best PS3™ Game of 2008
  • Cheat Code Central, Best New Character of 2008
  • Cheat Code Central, Most Creative of 2008

Gamespot

  • GameSpot, Best Implementation of User-Generated Content of 2008
  • GameSpot, Best Graphics, Nominee
  • GameSpot, Best UK Developed Game, Nominee

GameTrailers

  • GameTrailers Best Action Adventure –Runner up
  • GameTrailers Game of The Year-Runner Up
  • GameTrailers Best PS3™ Game-Runner Up

GameZone

  • GameZone Overall Game of the Year - 2008
  • GameZone Best PlayStation®3 Game of the Year - 2008
  • GameZone Best Overall Platformer - 2008

IGN

  • IGN, Best Platform Game of 2008 (for PS3™)
  • IGN, Best Artistic Design of 2008 (for PS3™)
  • IGN, Best Local Mult-player Platform Game of 2008 (for PS3™)
  • IGN, Best New IP (for PS3™)
  • IGN, Most Innovative Design (for PS3™)

Other

  • USA Weekend (online) – “The Best Video Games of 2008”
  • Gameplayer.com - Most Influential Developers of 2008 (with other Developers)
  • The Onion’s Best of 2008 List
  • Pocket Lint Awards, Game of the Year 2008-12-17

Spike TV Video Game Awards December 2008

  • Studio of the Year: Media Molecule Winner
  • Game of the Year: Runner-up
  • Best Performance by a Human Male: Runner-up, Stephen Fry as LBP Narrator
  • Best Original Score: Runner Up
  • Best PS3 Game: Winner
  • Best Soundtrack: Runner Up
  • Best Graphics: Runner Up

Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards 2008

  • Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
  • Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
  • Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance
  • Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
  • Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
  • Family Game of the Year
  • Console Game of the Year
  • Overall Game of the Year

Around the world

  • Best Multiplayer Game in Troféu Gameworld
  • Best international game at Deutscher Computerspielepreis.
  • Platform Game Of The Year at Swedish Game Awards 2009 in Stockholm
  • Best Platform Game of the Year in the Norwegian Game Awards

BAFTA

  • Artistic Achievement

Develop 09

Media Molecule

  • Best Independent Developer
  • Best New Studio

LittleBigPlanet

  • Artistic Achievement
  • Technical Innovation
  • Best New IP