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]
| 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 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 that would have 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
editWinners 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
editGenre Awards
editConsole
editHandheld
editComputer
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Online Awards
editHall of Fame Award
editMultiple nominations and awards
editMultiple 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 |
| 6 | 4 | Midway Games |
| Ubisoft | ||
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Owlapps. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Procedures & Rules" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2005. Retrieved 25 December 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 15 January 2024.
- ^ "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Finalists". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2005-03-02. Retrieved 19 July 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 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Blevins, Tal. "DICE 2005: AIAS Best of 2004 Awards". IGN. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
