8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
| 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 1, 2005 |
| Venue | Green Valley Ranch |
| Country | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Kurt Scholler and Cory Rouse |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Half-Life 2 (9) |
| Most nominations | Half-Life 2 (11) |
| Game of the Year | Half-Life 2 |
| Hall of Fame | Trip Hawkins |
The 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 8th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2004. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 1, 2005. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2005 D.I.C.E. Summit. It was hosted by Kurt Scholler and Cory Rouse, and featured presenters including Lorne Lanning, Tommy Tallarico, Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk, Stan Lee, Sid Meier, Jack Tretton, and Doug Lowenstein.[1]
The award for "Online Gameplay" had been reintroduced as a craft award instead of a genre award.[2] This year's finalists were listed for "Wireless Game of the Year" along with the computer award for "Children's Game of the Year".
Half-Life 2 received the most nominations and won the most awards, including "Game of the Year". As a publisher, Vivendi Universal Games won the most awards, while Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations. Nintendo also tied with Electronic Arts for having the most nominated games while Nintendo had the most award-winning games. The Mario franchise had two award-winning titles with Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for "Console Role-Playing Game of the Year" and Super Mario 64 DS for "Wireless Game of the Year". This would be the final year of separate genre awards for console and computer.
Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.
Winners and Nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[3][4][5][6]
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Console Game of the Year
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Computer Game of the Year
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Innovation Awards
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Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming
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Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming
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Craft Awards
[edit]Genre Awards
[edit]Console
[edit]Handheld
[edit]Computer
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Online Awards
[edit]Hall of Fame Award
[edit]Multiple nominations and awards
[edit]Multiple Nominations
[edit]| Nominations | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 12 | Nintendo |
| 7 | Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| 17 | Activision | |
| 16 | 3 | Vivendi Universal Games |
| 15 | 12 | Electronic Arts |
| 14 | 4 | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 13 | 8 | Atari |
| 11 | 1 | Valve |
| 10 | 3 | Namco |
| 7 | 4 | Ubisoft |
| 6 | Midway Games | |
| 1 | Bungie | |
| id Software | ||
| Rockstar North | ||
| 5 | Lionhead Studios | |
| Creative Assembly | ||
| Insomniac Games | ||
| 4 | 3 | Konami |
| 2 | THQ | |
| Harmonix | ||
| 1 | Cryptic Studios | |
| NCSoft | ||
| Stormfront Studios | ||
| Sucker Punch Productions | ||
| 3 | Square Enix | |
| Blizzard Entertainment | ||
| Retro Studios | ||
| 2 | 2 | Humongous Entertainment |
| 1 | Blue Fang Games | |
| Criterion Games | ||
| Digital Extremes | ||
| Epic Games | ||
| Guerrilla Games | ||
| inXile Entertainment | ||
| Maxis | ||
| Naughty Dog | ||
| Neversoft | ||
| Pandemic Studios | ||
| Relic Entertainment | ||
| Starbreeze Studios |
Multiple awards
[edit]| Awards | Game |
|---|---|
| 9 | Half-Life 2 |
| 4 | Halo 2 |
| 2 | Fable |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | |
| Katamari Damacy |
| Awards | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 2 | Vivendi Universal Games |
| 9 | 1 | Valve |
| 7 | 3 | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 4 | 4 | Nintendo |
| 3 | 3 | Electronic Arts |
| 2 | Namco | |
| 2 | Activision | |
| Atari | ||
| Ubisoft | ||
| 1 | Rockstar North |
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Owlapps. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Procedures & Rules" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2005. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Announces Finalists for 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. January 25, 2005. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Finalists". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on March 2, 2005. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ Feldman, Curt (February 2, 2005). "Half-Life 2 named Game of the Year D.I.C.E. Awards". GameSpot. GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ Blevins, Tal. "DICE 2005: AIAS Best of 2004 Awards". IGN. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
