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8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
DateFebruary 1, 2005 (2005-02-01)
VenueGreen Valley Ranch
CountryLas Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hosted byKurt Scholler and Cory Rouse
Highlights
Most awardsHalf-Life 2 (9)
Most nominationsHalf-Life 2 (11)
Game of the YearHalf-Life 2
Hall of FameTrip 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 (2005-02-01). 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 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[]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (double-dagger).[3][4][5][6]

Console Game of the Year
Computer Game of the Year

Innovation Awards[]

Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming
Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming

Craft Awards[]

Outstanding Character Performance - Male
Outstanding Character Performance - Female
  • Judi Dench as M (GoldenEye: Rogue Agent) — EA Los Angelesdouble-dagger
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Genre Awards[]

Console[]

Console Platform Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Console Action/Adventure Game of the Year
Racing Game of the Year
  • ESPN NFL 2K5Visual Concepts, Segadouble-dagger
    • ESPN NHL 2K5Kush Games, Sega
    • Madden NFL 2005EA Tiburon
    • World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 InternationalKonami

Handheld[]

Computer[]

Computer Action/Adventure Game of the Year
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora TomorrowUbisoftdouble-dagger
  • Backyard SkateboardingHumongous Entertainment, Ataridouble-dagger
Downloadable Game of the Year
  • Zoo Tycoon 2Blue Fang Games, Microsoft Game Studiosdouble-dagger
    • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanKnowWonder, EA UK
    • Scrabble Online — Boston Animation, Atari
  • Neverwinter Nights: KingmakerBioWare, Ataridouble-dagger
    • Vampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesTroika Games, Activision
Simulation Game of the Year
  • The Sims 2Maxis, Electronic Artsdouble-dagger
    • Pacific Fighters1C:Maddox Games, Ubisoft
    • RollerCoaster Tycoon 3Frontier Developments, Atari
Strategy Game of the Year

Online Awards[]

Hall of Fame Award[]

  • Trip Hawkins[7]

Multiple nominations and awards[]

Multiple Nominations[]

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Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations Game
11 Half-Life 2
6 Doom 3
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Halo 2
5 Fable
Katamari Damacy
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Rome: Total War
4 City of Heroes
Donkey Konga
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
3 EyeToy: AntiGrav
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
World of Warcraft
2 Burnout 3: Takedown
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
Full Spectrum Warrior
Jak 3
Killzone
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
NBA Ballers
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Super Mario 64 DS
The Bard's Tale
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Sims 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Unreal Tournament 2004
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Zoo Tycoon 2

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Nominations by company
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[]

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Games that received multiple awards
Awards Game
9 Half-Life 2
4 Halo 2
2 Fable
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Katamari Damacy

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Awards by company
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[]

References[]

  1. "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards". Owlapps. Retrieved 20 December 2023. {{cite web}}:
  2. "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. {{cite web}}:
  3. "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. {{cite web}}:
  4. "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Finalists". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2005-03-02. Retrieved 19 July 2023. {{cite web}}:
  5. 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. {{cite web}}:
  6. Blevins, Tal. "DICE 2005: AIAS Best of 2004 Awards". IGN. Retrieved 19 July 2023. {{cite web}}:
  7. "D.I.C.E. Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 1 June 2022. {{cite web}}:

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