1月8日第59届科技与工程艾美奖[The 59th Annual Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards]在拉斯维加斯颁发，暴雪凭借魔兽世界获得网游开发奖项[The Awards for Development of Massively Multiplayer Online Graphical Role Playing Games]，暴雪总裁Mike Morhaime领取了奖项。
获奖名单和公告在这里：
Winners of 59th Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards Announced by National Television Academy at Consumer Electronics Show。其中，获得网游开发奖[The Awards for Development of Massively Multiplayer Online Graphical Role Playing Games]的包括：
- 无冬之夜[Neverwinter Nights]，AOL-Time Warner/Stormfront/Ubisoft/TSR-Wizards of the Coast
- 无尽的任务[Everquest]，Sony Online Entertainment
- 魔兽世界[World of Warcraft]，Blizzard Entertainment
获得游戏MOD奖[The Awards for User Generated Content - Game Modification]的有：
- 弹珠游戏构造[Pinball Construction]，Electronic Arts (EA)
- 雷神之锤[Quake]，id Software
- 第二人生[Second Life]，Linden Lab
