Interactive Achievement Awards 2012

Overview

The 15th annual Interactive Achievement Awards were held on February 9, 2012 at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada during the D.I.C.E. Summit. In a partnership with Gamespot.com, the ceremonies were streamed live over the Internet. And, for the seventh year in a row, Jay Mohr hosted the event.

Presenters

Glen Ballard, Brandon Beck, Danny Bilson, Seamus Blackley, Mark Cerny, Felicia Day, Isaac Gilmore, Sefton Hill, Tomonobu Itagaki, David Jaffe, Matthew Lee Johnston, Kelly Kelley, Min Kim, Marc Merrill, Ray Muzyka, David Perry, Frank Pierce, Randy Pitchford, Ted Price, Martin Rae, Mark Rein, Jesse Schell, Adam Sessler, Patricia Vance, Morgan Webb, Greg Zeschuk

Personal Awards

Hall of Fame Inductee

• Tim Sweeney

Pioneer Award

• Ed Logg

Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks Runners-Up Batman: Arkham City -- Rocksteady Studios / WB Interactive Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword -- Nintendo / Nintendo Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Action Game of the Year

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Infinity Ward & Sledgehammer Games / Activision Runners-Up Battlefield 3 -- DICE / Electronic Arts Dead Space 2 -- Visceral / Electronic Arts Gears of War 3 -- Epic Games / Microsoft Studios Saints Row: The Third -- Volition / THQ

Adventure Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios / WB Interactive Runners-Up L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword -- Nintendo / Nintendo Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Casual Game of the Year

Fruit Ninja Kinect Halfbrick Studios / Microsoft Studios Runners-Up Jetpack Joyride -- Halfbrick Studios / Halfbrick Studios Monsters Ate My Condo -- Adult Swim & PikPok / Adult Swim Tiny Wings -- Andreas Illiger / Andreas Illiger Where's My Water -- Disney Mobile / Disney Mobile

Downloadable Game of the Year

Bastion Supergiant Games / WB Interactive Runners-Up Drawn: Trail of Shadows -- Big Fish Games / Big Fish Games Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet -- Shadow Planet Productions / Microsoft Studios Ms. Splosion Man -- Twisted Pixel Games / Microsoft Studios Orcs Must Die! -- Robot Entertainment / Microsoft Studios

Family Game of the Year

LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule / SCEA Runners-Up Dance Central 2 -- Harmonix Music Systems / Microsoft Studios Just Dance 3 -- Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft Kinect Disneyland Adventures -- Frontier Developments / Microsoft Studios Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure -- Toys for Bob / Activision

Fighting Game of the Year

Mortal Kombat NetherRealm Studios / WB Interactive Runners-Up Fight Night Champion -- EA Canada / Electronic Arts King of Fighters XIII -- SNK Playmore / Atlus Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition -- Capcom / Capcom Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 -- Capcom / Capcom

Handheld Game of the Year

Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo / Nintendo Runners-Up Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective -- Capcom / Capcom Kirby: Mass Attack -- HAL Laboratory / Nintendo Mario Kart 7 -- Nintendo / Nintendo Professor Layton and the Last Specter -- Level 5 / Nintendo

Mobile Game of the Year

Infinity Blade II Chair Entertainment / Epic Games Runners-Up Contre Jour -- Mokus / Chillingo The Dark Meadow -- Phosphor Games Studio / Phosphor Games Studio Dead Space -- EA Mobile / Electronic Arts Tentacles -- Press Play / Microsoft Studios

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Motorsport 4 Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios Runners-Up Mario Kart 7 -- Nintendo / Nintendo Real Racing 2 HD -- Firemint / Electronic Arts

Role-Playing / Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks Runners-Up Dark Souls -- From Software / Namco Bandai Games Deus Ex: Human Revolution -- Eidos Montreal / Square Enix Star Wars: The Old Republic -- BioWare Austin / Electronic Arts The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings -- CD Projekt Red / Atari

Social Networking Game of the Year

The Sims Social Playfish / Electronic Arts Runners-Up Army Attack -- Digital Chocolate / Digital Chocolate CastleVille -- Zynga Dallas / Zynga Gardens of Time -- Playdom / Disney Interactive Triple Town -- Spry Fox / Playdom

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA 12 EA Canada / Electronic Arts Runners-Up Madden NFL 12 -- EA Tiburon / Electronic Arts MLB 11: The Show -- SCE San Diego Studio / SCEA NBA 2K12 -- Visual Concepts / 2K Sports NBA Jam: On Fire Edition -- EA Canada / Electronic Arts

Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year

Orcs Must Die! Robot Entertainment / Microsoft Studios Runners-Up Iron Brigade -- Double Fine / Microsoft Studios Total War: Shogun II -- The Creative Assembly / Sega Toy Soldiers: Cold War -- Signal Studios / Microsoft Studios Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution -- Relic Entertainment / THQ

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog / SCEA Runners-Up Assassin's Creed: Revelations -- Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Batman: Arkham City -- Rocksteady Studios / WB Interactive L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Rayman Origins -- UbiArt Montpellier / Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog / SCEA Runners-Up Batman: Arkham City -- Rocksteady Studios / WB Interactive Battlefield 3 -- DICE / Electronic Arts Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve Rayman Origins -- UbiArt Montpellier / Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity

Portal 2 Valve / Valve Runners-Up Battlefield 3 -- DICE / Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 -- Infinity Ward & Sledgehammer Games / Activision Dragon Age II -- BioWare Edmonton / Electronic Arts Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks Runners-Up Batman: Arkham City -- Rocksteady Studios / WB Interactive L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studio / Bethesda Softworks Runners-Up Batman: Arkham City -- Rocksteady Studios / WB Interactive The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword -- Nintendo / Nintendo Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure -- Toys for Bob / Activision

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

Star Wars: The Old Republic BioWare Austin / Electronic Arts Runners-Up Battlefield 3 -- DICE / Electronic Arts Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 -- Infinity Ward & Sledgehammer Games / Activision Gears of War 3 -- Epic Games / Microsoft Studios LittleBigPlanet 2 -- Media Molecule / SCEA

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Portal 2 Valve / Valve Runners-Up inFamous 2 -- Sucker Punch / SCEA L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games LittleBigPlanet 2 -- Media Molecule / SCEA Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Battlefield 3 DICE / Electronic Arts Runners-Up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 -- Infinity Ward & Sledgehammer Games / Activision L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Need for Speed: The Run -- EA Black Box / Electronic Arts Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Outstanding Achievement in Story

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks Runners-Up Bastion -- Supergiant Games / WB Interactive L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Naughty Dog / SCEA Runners-Up Battlefield 3 -- DICE / Electronic Arts Crysis 2 -- Crytek / Electronic Arts L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Rage -- id Software / Bethesda Softworks

Outstanding Character Performance

Portal 2 (Wheatley) Valve / Valve Runners-Up Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen) -- Eidos Montreal / Square Enix L.A. Noire (Cole Phelps) -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Nathan Drake) -- Naughty Dog / SCEA Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Victor Sullivan) -- Naughty Dog / SCEA

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure Toys for Bob / Activision Runners-Up Bastion -- Supergiant Games / WB Interactive The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim -- Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks L.A. Noire -- Team Bondi / Rockstar Games Portal 2 -- Valve / Valve