Editing Sid Meier (section)

==Awards==
[[File:Sid Meier star, Walk of Game.JPG|thumb|Meier's star at the [[Walk of Game]] in the [[Metreon]], [[San Francisco]]]]
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In 1996, [[GameSpot]] put Meier at the top of their listing of the "Most Influential People in Computer Gaming of All Time", calling him "our [[Alfred Hitchcock|Hitchcock]], our [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]], our [[Duke Ellington|Ellington]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/15most/html/mi_01.html |title=GameSpot |date=May 17, 2005 |access-date=August 25, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812225446/http://www.gamespot.com/features/15most/html/mi_01.html |archive-date=August 12, 2013}}</ref> That same year, ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' ranked him as eighth on the list of the "Most Influential Industry Players of All Time", noting that no game designer has had as many ''CGW'' Hall of Fame games as Sid Meier.<ref>''CGW'' 148: The 15 Most Influential Industry Players of All Time</ref> In 1997, ''Computer Gaming World'' ranked him as number one on the list of the "Most Influential People of All Time in Computer Gaming", for game design.<ref>''CGW'' 159: The Most Influential People in Computer Gaming</ref> In 1999, he became the second person to be inducted into the [[Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame]].<ref name="aias">{{cite web |url=http://www.interactive.org/special_awards/details.asp?idSpecialAwards=8 |title=Special Awards - Sid Meier, Firaxis Games |work=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref>

In 2008, Meier received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 [[Game Developer's Conference]].<ref name="lifetime-achievement-award">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/pr/pr_2008_0108.htm |title=Game Developer's Choice Online Awards – Sid Meier |work=[[Game Developers Conference]] |publisher=[[UBM TechWeb]] |access-date=September 9, 2011}}</ref> In 2009, he came fifth in a ''[[Develop (UK magazine)|Develop]]'' survey that asked some 9,000 game makers about their "ultimate development hero".<ref name="kotaku" /> In 2009, he was ranked second in [[IGN]]'s list of "Top Game Creators of All Time", and was called "the ideal role model for any aspiring game designer".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/top/game-creators/2.html |title=IGN - 2. Sid Meier |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] |access-date=August 27, 2011}}</ref> In 2017, he was awarded the Life Achievement by the [[Golden Joystick Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chalk |first=Andy |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/here-are-your-2017-golden-joystick-award-winners/ |title=Here are your 2017 Golden Joystick Award winners |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=July 23, 2019}}</ref>