Last night, the 2012 D.I.C.E. Summit played host to the 15th annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The ceremony gave honors to some of 2011's best loved games, studios, publishers, designers and so much more. If you didn't get a chance to check it out, you can still watch the official broadcast; it's available for replay anytime on YouTube, courtesy of Gamespot.
“Each year the Interactive Achievement Awards sees the top minds and personas of our industry coming together to not only celebrate, but recognize one another for the achievements of the year,” said Martin Rae, President of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. "2011 produced an outstanding number of fantastic games in all areas of the industry – console, PC, social and mobile – we are truly witnessing a new golden age of gaming. Bravo to our winners!”
If you're in a hurry and can't check out the replay just yet, take a look below at a full recap of all of the night's big winners, in all their glory.
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Portal 2
Publisher: Valve Corporation
Developer: Valve Corporation
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield 3
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: DICE
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Character Performance
Portal 2 - Stephen Merchant, Wheatley
Publisher: Valve Corporation
Developer: Valve Corporation
Downloadable Title of the Year
Bastion
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Supergiant Games
Casual Game of the Year
Fruit Ninja Kinect
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Developer: Halfbrick Studios
Social Networking Game of the Year
The Sims Social
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer: Playfish
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Toys for Bob
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 12
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer: EA Canada
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 4
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Developer: Turn 10 Studios
Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: NetherRellm Studios
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Orcs Must Die!
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Developer: Robot Entertainment
Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet 2
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Media Molecule LLC
Mobile Game of the Year
Infinity Blade II
Publisher: Epic Games
Developer: Epic Games
Handheld Game of the Year
Super Mario 3D Land
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Adventure Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Rocksteady Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Publisher: Electronic Arts, Inc.
Developer: BioWare Austin
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
Portal 2
Publisher: Valve Corporation
Developer: Valve Corporation
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Publisher: Activision
Developer: Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
Developer: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Game of the Year
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Congratulations to Bethesda Softworks and Game Studios for their success with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The popular open-world RPG ended up taking home 5 awards, including the coveted Game of the Year honors. Congrats, as well, to all of the developers and publishers who received awards and nominations!
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