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Special Achievement

Best Original IP

It's easy to forget that the sequels of today were born from unique intellectual properties that at one point were brand new. But as the game industry has matured, so have various game franchises, in some cases churning out sequel after sequel after sequel. Unfortunately, all these sequels makes it increasingly difficult for original games to stand out among the crowd. Luckily, 2009 happened to be a particularly strong year for original content, giving us five fantastic nominees.

Editorial Nominees

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Readers' Choice Voting

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Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure

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Ninja Blade

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inFamous

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Dragon Age: Origins

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Brutal Legend

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BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

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Flower

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Scribblenauts

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Prototype

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Borderlands

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243 Comments

  • OrionNM

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 1:29 pm PT

    InFamous is worthy, surprised they didn't nominate Demon Souls though.

  • ninjaX226

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 5:49 pm PT

    Woohoo! Infamous actually manages to win something ^_^

  • Squallzor69

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 1:03 pm PT

    LOL!

  • tmaclabi

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 8:53 pm PT

    inFamous wins! Yes!

  • neosunny

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 4:13 pm PT

    Isn't Demon's souls an original IP? HTF does the Game of the Year isn't nominated?

  • moh_sakhaii

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 8:18 am PT

    puke

  • TheSnakeBelmont

    Posted Dec 28, 2009 12:04 am PT

    4 me the most original is brutal legend...cuz it is ...original... joo know liek the name of the category or mayve henry hatsworth aswell

  • Sins-of-Mosin

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 11:13 am PT

    Shame, just a real shame. If you are even going to talk about infamous, you have to tell the tale how it got stomped by Prototype which was a good but not great game.

    Borderlands easily won this.

  • Get_Shorty

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 10:24 am PT

    Dragon Age is not original. These games are a dime a dozen.

  • WR_Platinum

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 2:52 pm PT

    Great choice!

  • Revolu7i9n

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 12:31 pm PT

    good stuff, this game is the sh*

  • AnelZukic

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 9:19 am PT

    for me it was between Dragon Age and inFamous, and I'm glad to see inFamous win No more Heroes was last year

  • papavicio

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 7:36 am PT

    compare infamous it to prototype thats the most stupid and insulting thing to infamous, by the way to all haters ,u know ign.com awarded infamous with best story(thats to the guy making fun of infamous story)

  • Peng33

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 10:50 pm PT

    DA:O is enjoyable, yes. It surprised me at how good and addictive it actually was, horrid graphics notwithstanding. But seriously, BlazBlue should have at least been nominated in the top five. Well, it should have won, really, but these niche games really stand no chance against the juggernauts.

  • Umpalumpas

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 2:43 pm PT

    DAO original?is a copy from NWN and many other RPGs :/
    Of course story is different...
    Still of course a good game..but not original

  • Geo1676

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 1:04 pm PT

    Good choice GameSpot..........finally.

  • skyman747

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 10:48 am PT

    Voted inFamous, but you have to admit, Dragon Age Origins certainly is original. From what I've heard of the story it sounds like a dark force invades a medieval land. Totally never been done before, because Oblivion never existed.

  • JanusStormsword

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 7:14 am PT

    All the people complaining about DAO not winning, please give it up. DAO is about as generic as an original IP could possibly be. It's a good game, don't get me wrong, but shouldn't even have qualified for this award (Flower and Borderlands were much more deserving).

  • Mafia217

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 3:58 pm PT

    Well, it's a tad obvious, I mean DAO is kick as and all, but it isn't original per se...I mean, how many times have we not seen this time of atmosphere, medieval, on a quest to save humanity against a bunch of ugly looking things and dragons. Don't get me wrong, as a fan of DOA it burned me a bit, but it's understandable. Played inFamous and gotta say it felt fresh when I played it.

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Table of Contents

Winner Reveal Schedule

  • Dec 21
    Special Achievement
  • Dec 22
    Dubious Honors
  • Dec 23
    Genre Awards
  • Dec 24
    Platform Awards
  • Dec 25
    Game of the Year

Readers' Choice winners are announced Jan. 27, 2010