Skyrim gets Game of the Year at IAA
10th Feb 2012 | 09:59
Elder Scrolls V: Skryim's cleaned up at the 15th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, blagging five awards in total including Game of the Year.
The IAA is part of the D.I.C.E. Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain), an annual conference dedicated to creativity and design in interactive entertainment.
Elsewhere in the awards Uncharted 3 picked up a trio of gongs, while Arkham City, Portal 2 and Zelda: Skyward Sword all collected trophies.
Here's the full list of winners:
Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim--Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Portal 2--Valve
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield 3--DICE
Outstanding Achievement in Story
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim--Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Character Performance
Portal 2 (Wheatley)--Valve
Downloadable Game of the Year
Bastion--Supergiant Games
Casual Game of the Year
Fruit Ninja Kinect--Halfbrick Studios
Social Networking Game of the Year
The Sims Social--Playfish
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim--Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure--Toys for Bob
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 12--EA Canada
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 4--Turn 10 Studios
Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat--NetherRealm Studios
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Orcs Must Die!--Robot Entertainment
Family Game of the Year
Little Big Planet 2--Media Molecule
Mobile Game of the Year
Infinity Blade II--Chair Entertainment
Handheld Game of the Year
Super Mario 3D Land--Nintendo
Adventure Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City--Rocksteady Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Star Wars: The Old Republic--BioWare Austin
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
Portal 2--Valve
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3--Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception--Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception--Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception--Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim--Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim--Bethesda Game Studios
