| 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards | |
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| Date | February 8, 2008 |
| Venue | Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa |
| Country | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Jay Mohr |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | |
| Most nominations | BioShock (12) |
| Overall Game of the Year | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare |
| Hall of Fame | Michael Morhaime |
| Lifetime Achievement | Ken Kutaragi |
The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards is the 11th 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 Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 8, 2008. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2008 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by Jay Mohr.[1]
Only one award for "Outstanding Character Performance" was offered instead of separate male and female awards. "Action/Adventure Game of the Year" and "First-Person Action Game of the Year" were replaced with "Action Game of the Year" and Adventure Game of the Year". "Strategy Game of the Year" and "Simulation Game of the Year" have been merged into one "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" category. "Fighting Game of the Year" and "Children's Game of the Year" did not have finalists named in either of these categories.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was named the winner for "Overall Game of the Year", and was tied with BioShock and The Orange Box[lower-alpha 1] for winning the most awards. BioShock received the most nominations. Sony Computer Entertainment published the most nominees and tied with Electronic Arts for having the most nominated games. Electronic Arts published winners for the most winners and had the most award-winning games.
Michael Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences "Hall of Fame Award". Ken Kutaragi founder of Sony Computer Entertainment, and the "Father of the PlayStation", received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".[2]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Game of the Year Awards
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Computer Game of the Year
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Console Game of the Year
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Handheld Game of the Year
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Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
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Craft Awards
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Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
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Genre Awards
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Downloadable Game of the Year
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Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
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Special Awards
Hall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
| Nominations | Games | Company |
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| 24 | 12 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 22 | Electronic Arts | |
| 14 | 3 | 2K Games |
| 12 | 2 | Activision |
| 10 | 5 | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 1 | Infinity Ward | |
| 9 | 3 | Nintendo |
| Valve | ||
| 8 | Ubisoft | |
| 1 | Harmonix | |
| MTV Games | ||
| 6 | Naughty Dog | |
| 4 | 3 | THQ |
| 1 | BioWare | |
| 3 | 2 | Level-5 |
| 1 | Crytek | |
| Insomniac Games | ||
| Ninja Theory | ||
| 2 | 2 | Bandai Namco Games |
| NCSOFT | ||
| 1 | 1st Playable Productions | |
| 5th Cell | ||
| Blizzard Entertainment | ||
| Bungie | ||
| D3 Publisher | ||
| Infinite Interactive | ||
| Massive Entertainment | ||
| Neversoft | ||
| Turn 10 Studios | ||
| Vivendi Games |
Multiple awards
| Awards | Game |
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| 4 | BioShock |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | |
| The Orange Box[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Portal[lower-alpha 2] |
| Rock Band | |
| 2 | skate. |
| Awards | Games | Company |
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| 8 | 5 | Electronic Arts |
| 4 | 3 | Valve |
| 1 | 2K Games | |
| Activision | ||
| Infinity Ward | ||
| 3 | Harmonix | |
| MTV Games | ||
| 2 | 2 | Nintendo |
External links
Notes
References
- ↑ "Academy Awards Top Honors to Call of Duty 4, BioShock, The Orange Box at 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". GameIndustry.biz. GameIndustry International. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.