15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

15th Annual
Tim Sweeney
15th Annual Tim Sweeney
Pioneer	Ed Logg

The 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 15th edition of the

D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr.^[1]

It would be the final year that it would be called the Interactive Achievement Awards.

Separate awards for "Handheld Game of the Year" and "Mobile Game of the Year" were offered instead of "Portable Game of the Year". The award for "Downloadable Game of the Year" was reintroduced as a "Game of the Year" award. The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity" was introduced. The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack" was no longer offered.^[2]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won the most awards, including "Game of the Year". Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception received the most nominations. Electronic Arts received the most nominations, published the most nominees, and had the most award-winning games. Bethesda Softworks won the most awards.

Tim Sweeney, founder of Epic Games and creator of the Unreal Engine, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Ed Logg, game designer behind Atari classics such as Asteroids, Super Breakout, and Centipede, received of the "Pioneer Award".^[3]

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Game of the Year Awards

Game of the Year The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Portal 2 — Valve Nintendo EAD Sony Computer Entertainment
Downloadable Game of the Year Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ‡ Drawn: Trail of Shadows — Big Fish Studios Microsoft Studios Microsoft Studios Microsoft Studios	Handheld Game of the Year Nintendo EAD ‡ Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective — Capcom Kirby Mass Attack — HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Nintendo EAD Professor Layton and the Last Specter — Level-5, Nintendo
Mobile Game of the Year Infinity Blade II — Chair Entertainment, Epic Games‡ Chillingo Dead Space — IronMonkey Studios, Electronic Arts Tentacles: Enter the Dolphin — Microsoft Studios The Dark Meadow — Phosphor Studios	Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Vicarious Visions, Activision ‡ Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Portal 2 — Valve The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Bethesda Game Studios

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Portal 2 — Valve Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Assassin's Creed: Revelations — Ubisoft Montreal Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Rayman Origins — Ubisoft Montpellier	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Battlefield 3 — DICE, Electronic Arts Portal 2 — Valve Rayman Origins — Ubisoft Montpellier
Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance Wheatley *(Portal 2)* — Valve‡ Square Enix Europe Cole Phelps (L.A. Noire) — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity Portal 2 — Valve‡ Battlefield 3 — DICE, Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Infinity Ward, Activision Dragon Age II — BioWare, Electronic Arts Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Portal 2 — Valve Vicarious Visions, Activision Nintendo EAD	Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Star Wars: The Old Republic — BioWare Austin, Electronic Arts‡ Battlefield 3 — DICE, Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Infinity Ward, Activision Microsoft Studios Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Portal 2 — Valve‡ Sony Computer Entertainment L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Sony Computer Entertainment Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Battlefield 3 — DICE, Electronic Arts‡ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Infinity Ward, Activision L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Need for Speed: The Run — EA Black Box Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Story The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Portal 2 — Valve Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Battlefield 3 — DICE, Electronic Arts Crysis 2 — Crytek, Electronic Arts L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Rage — id Software, Bethesda Softworks

Genre Awards

Action Game of the Year Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 — Infinity Ward, Activision‡ Battlefield 3 — DICE, Electronic Arts Dead Space 2 — Visceral Games, Electronic Arts Microsoft Studios Saints Row: The Third — Volition, THQ	Adventure Game of the Year Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ‡ L.A. Noire — Team Bondi, Rockstar Games Portal 2 — Valve Nintendo EAD Sony Computer Entertainment
Casual Game of the Year Microsoft Studios ‡ Jetpack Joyride — Halfbrick Studios Monsters Ate My Condo — Adult Swim Games, PikPok Tiny Wings — Andreas Illiger Where's My Water? — Disney Interactive	Social Networking Game of the Year The Sims Social — Playfish, Electronic Arts‡ Army Attack — Digital Chocolate CastleVille — Zynga Dallas Gardens of Time — Playdom, Disney Interactive Triple Town — Spry Fox, Playdom
Family Game of the Year Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Microsoft Studios Ubisoft Paris Microsoft Studios Vicarious Visions, Activision	Fighting Game of the Year Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ‡ EA Canada Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition — Capcom SNK Playmore, Atlus Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 — Capcom
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Bethesda Game Studios‡ Namco Bandai Games Square Enix Europe Star Wars: The Old Republic — BioWare Austin, Electronic Arts CD Projekt Red	Racing Game of the Year Microsoft Studios ‡ Nintendo EAD Firemint, Electronic Arts
Sports Game of the Year EA Canada ‡ EA Tiburon MLB 11: The Show — SCE San Diego 2K Games EA Tiburon	Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Microsoft Studios ‡ Microsoft Studios Total War: Shogun 2 — Creative Assembly, Sega Microsoft Studios Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution — Relic Entertainment, THQ

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

Tim Sweeney

Pioneer

Ed Logg

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Game
12	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
10	Portal 2
9	L.A. Noire
6	Batman: Arkham City
	Battlefield 3
	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
4	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
3	Bastion
	LittleBigPlanet 2
	Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2	Deus Ex: Human Revolution
	Gears of War 3
	Mario Kart 7
	Orcs Must Die!
	Rayman Origins
	Star Wars: The Old Republic

Nominations by company
Nominations	Games	Company
19	13	Electronic Arts
17	4	Sony Computer Entertainment
13	11	Microsoft Studios
12	1	Naughty Dog
10	3	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
10	1	Valve
9		Rockstar Games
9		Team Bondi
8	5	Nintendo
7	2	Activision
7	2	Bethesda Softworks
6	1	DICE
6	1	Rocksteady Studios
4	3	Ubisoft
4	1	Infinity Ward
3	3	Capcom
	2	BioWare
	2	Epic Games
	1	Media Molecule
		Supergiant Games
		Toys for Bob
		Vicarious Visions
		XPEC Entertainment
2	2	Disney Interactive
		Halfbrick Studios
		Playdom
		THQ
	1	Eidos-Montréal
		Robot Entertainment
		Square Enix Europe

Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards
Awards	Game
5	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3	Portal 2
3	Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Awards by company
Awards	Games	Company
5	1	Bethesda Softworks
4	4	Electronic Arts
4	2	Sony Computer Entertainment
3	3	Microsoft Studios
	3	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
	1	Naughty Dog
	1	Valve
2	2	Activision

External links

Official website

References

^ "IAA 2012 Winners FINAL" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
^ "15th ANNUAL INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RULES AND PROCEDURES" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
^ "15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Skyrim Rides Into Victory with Five IAAs Including Game of the Year at the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Uncharted 3 Leads Nominees For 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". GameRant. gamerant.com. January 13, 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ Bertz, Matt (February 9, 2012). "Skyrim Dominates The 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Game Informer. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[1] "IAA 2012 Winners FINAL" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

[Rules&Procs-2] "15th ANNUAL INTERACTIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS RULES AND PROCEDURES" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[3] "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[Finalists2012-4] "15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Finalists" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[Winners2012-5] "Skyrim Rides Into Victory with Five IAAs Including Game of the Year at the 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[Nominees2012-6] "Uncharted 3 Leads Nominees For 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". GameRant. gamerant.com. January 13, 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[WinnersGameInformer-7] Bertz, Matt (February 9, 2012). "Skyrim Dominates The 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Game Informer. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

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