8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
The 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards is the 8th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are 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 | |
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| 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 |
Half-Life 2 received the most nominations and won the most awards, including Game of the Year. Vivendi Universal Games also won the most awards, while Nintendo and Sony Computer Entertainment received the most nominations.
Trip Hawkins also received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award.
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2][3][4]
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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
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Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
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Console
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Console Children's Game of the Year
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Handheld
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Hand-Held Game of the Year
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Computer
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Computer Children's Game of the Year
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Downloadable Game of the Year
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Online Awards
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Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year
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Hall of Fame Award
Games with multiple nominations and awards
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The following 34 games received multiple nominations: |
The following five games received multiple awards:
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Companies with multiple nominations
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Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher. |
Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.
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External links
References
- "Interactive Achievement Awards 2005 (Concept)". Giant Bomb. Giant Bomb. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- "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.