Satellite Award for Interactive Media

The International Press Academy honored interactive products and interactive media features in the late 1990s and early 2000s with an annual Satellite Award.

Winners and nominees

Best Home Entertainment Product

YearCategoryWinners and nomineesDeveloper/Publisher
1997GameSuper Mario 64Nintendo EAD / Nintendo
Tekken 2Namco / Namco Hometek
NightsSonic Team / Sega
John Madden Football 1996EA Tiburon / EA Sports
Die Hard TrilogyProbe Entertainment / Fox Interactive
1999GameDilbert's Desktop GamesCyclops Software / DreamWorks Interactive
Gran TurismoPolys Entertainment / Sony Computer Entertainment
Half-LifeValve / Sierra Studios
Madden NFL 99EA Tiburon / EA Sports
NBA Live 99EA Canada / EA Sports
2000Kids & FamilyPokémon GameBandai Namco Entertainment / Nintendo
The King and I Interactive GameN/A
Toy Story 2 GameTraveller's Tales / Activision
Disney Princess Fashion BoutiqueN/A
Walt Disney World ExplorerDisney Interactive Studios / Disney Interactive

Best Interactive Product

YearCategoryWinners and nomineesDeveloper/Publisher
1997[1]CD-ROM
Educational – Children
101 Dalmatians StorybookDisney Interactive
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted SchoolhouseHumongous Entertainment
Living Books: Sheila Rae, The BraveWanderful interactive storybooks
The Simpsons: Cartoon StudioBig Top Productions / Fox Interactive
Snoopy's Campfire StoriesVirgin Sound & Vision
CD-ROM
Entertainment
Cinemania 97Microsoft
Encarta 97 – Encyclopedia DeluxeMicrosoft
Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Space and the UniverseDK
Inside Independence DayFox Interactive
Leonardo da VinciCoris Publishing
CD-ROM
Game
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail7th Level / Panasonic
Descent IIParallax Software / Interplay Productions
GoosebumpsDreamWorks Interactive
Quakeid Software / GT Interactive
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark PortalCyberlore Studios / Blizzard Entertainment
1998[2]CD-ROM
Entertainment
Blade RunnerWestwood Studios / Virgin Interactive
HerculesEurocom / Disney Interactive Software
1999[3]CD-ROM
Entertainment
Big BrotherMedia X
Baldur's GateBioWare / Black Isle Studios, Interplay Entertainment
Heretic IIRaven Software, Loki Software, Hyperion Entertainment / Activision
Rainbow SixUbisoft, Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft
UnrealEpic MegaGames, Digital Extremes, Legend Entertainment / GT Interactive
2000[4]CD-ROM
Game
NBA Pro BasketballKonami
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill, Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown, and Duke Nukem 3D
For the Duke Nukem series.
3D Realms / GT Interactive
MechWarrior 3Zipper Interactive / MicroProse
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces IILucasArts / LucasArts
Doom II: Hell on Earthid Software / GT Interactive
CD-ROM
Industry
Interact Media Solution
Final Draft 5.0Final Draft
Quicken 2000Quicken
Final Cut ProApple
2001[5]Computer
Educational
Family Tree Maker 8.0 DeluxeAncestry.com
Acid DJ 2.0Sony Creative Software
Barbie Magic Genie BottleVicarious Visions / Mattel Interactive
Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted MansionHer Interactive / DreamCatcher
Computer
Software
Adobe Photoshop 6.0Adobe Systems
Giants: Citizen KabutoPlanet Moon Studios / Interplay Entertainment
Mechanical Warrior IVFASA Interactive / Microsoft
The SimsMaxis / Electronic Arts
Tomb Raider: ChroniclesCore Design / Eidos Interactive
Video GamePerfect DarkRare / Rare, Nintendo'
FIFA 2001 Major League SoccerEA Sports / Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy IXSquare / Square Enix
007: The World Is Not EnoughEurocom / Electronic Arts
Quake IIid Software / Activision
2002[6]Video GameFinal Fantasy VIIISquare
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2Westwood Pacific / Electronic Arts
Myst, Riven: The Sequel to Myst, and Myst III: Exile
For the Myst series.
Cyan Worlds, Presto Studios / Broderbund, Red Orb Entertainment, Ubisoft
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2Neversoft / Activision
Quake III: Arenaid Software / Activision
Computer
Software
Final Cut Pro 2.0Apple
Avid Xpress DVAvid
Premiere 6.0Adobe Systems
Macromedia Flash 5.0Macromedia
Final Draft 5.0Final Draft

Outstanding Feature – Interactive Media

YearCategoryWinners and nomineesDeveloper/Publisher
2003[7]Outstanding Art DirectionBiohazard ØCapcom
Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityRockstar North / Rockstar Games
Jet Set Radio FutureSmilebit / Sega
Pro SurferBeenox / Aspyr
Mafia: The City of Lost HeavenIllusion Softworks / Gathering of Developers
Outstanding CharacterShinobi
For "Shinobi".
Overworks / Sega
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
For "Maximo".
Capcom
Ratchet & Clank
For "Ratchet".
Insomniac Games / Sony Computer Entertainment
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
For "Sly Cooper".
Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Computer Entertainment
Spider-Man
For "Spiderman".
Treyarch / Activision
Outstanding Execution of a Gaming Concept
(Game of the Year)
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s WayMonolith Productions / Sierra Entertainment
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemSilicon Knights / Nintendo
Mafia: The City of Lost HeavenIllusion Softworks / Gathering of Developers
Metroid PrimeRetro Studios / Nintendo
The Sims OnlineMaxis / Electronic Arts
Most Innovative Story DesignEternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemSilicon Knights / Nintendo
Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityRockstar North / Rockstar Games
Medal of Honor: FrontlineDreamWorks Interactive / Electronic Arts
Metal Gear Solid 2: SubstanceKonami
Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosBlizzard Entertainment
2004[8]Outstanding Art DirectionThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingEA Redwood Shores/ Electronic Arts
Battlefield 1942
For the add-on "The Road to Rome".
Electronic Arts / Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy XISquare Enix / Sony Computer Entertainment
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneRemedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALsZipper Interactive / Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding CharacterGrand Theft Auto: Vice City
For "Tommy Vercetti" (Ray Liotta).
Rockstar North / Rockstar Games
Def Jam Vendetta
For "Def Jam Crew" ('DMX'/Ludacris/Method Man/Redman).
Electronic Arts / Electronic Arts
True Crime: Streets of LA
For "Unknown" (Snoop Dogg).
Luxoflux, LTI Gray Matter / Activision
XIII
For the XIII Voice (David Duchovny)
Ubisoft / Ubisoft
Outstanding Execution of a Gaming Concept
(Game of the Year)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicBioWare / LucasArts
Call of DutyInfinity Ward / Activision
Enter the MatrixShiny Entertainment / Infogrames Entertainment
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneRemedy Entertainment / Rockstar Games
SOCOM II U.S. Navy SEALsZipper Interactive / Sony Computer Entertainment
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingEA Redwood Shores / Electronic Arts
Most Innovative Story DesignXIIIUbisoft / Ubisoft
PlanetSideSony Online Entertainment / Sony Online Entertainment, Ubisoft
Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicBioWare / LucasArts
The Sims: SuperstarMaxis / Electronic Arts
True Crime: Streets of LALuxoflux, LTI Gray Matter / Activision

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