8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards#Console
{{Short description|Video game awards}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
| image =
| caption =
| venue = Green Valley Ranch
| country = Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| host = Kurt Scholler and Cory Rouse
| date = {{Start date|2005|02|01}}
| most_awards = Half-Life 2 (9)
| most_nominations = Half-Life 2 (11)
| award1_type = Game of the Year
| award1_winner = Half-Life 2
| award2_type = Hall of Fame
| award2_winner = Trip Hawkins
| viewership =
| previous = 7th
| main = D.I.C.E. Awards
| next = 9th
}}
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 {{Start date|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.{{cite web |title=8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |url=https://www.owlapps.net/owlapps_apps/articles?id=70981004&lang=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220175242/https://www.owlapps.net/owlapps_apps/articles?id=70981004&lang=en |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 20, 2023 |website=Owlapps |access-date=20 December 2023}}
The award for "Online Gameplay" had been reintroduced as a craft award instead of a genre award.{{cite web |title=8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards Procedures & Rules |url=http://www.interactive.org/downloads/2004%20Nomination%20Packet.pdf |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050117162211/http://www.interactive.org:80/downloads/2004%20Nomination%20Packet.pdf |archive-date=January 17, 2005 |url-status=dead}} 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 of 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.
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Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).{{cite web |title=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Announces Finalists for 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards |url=http://www.interactive.org/newsandevents8.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences |access-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050208063046/http://www.interactive.org:80/newsandevents8.asp |archive-date=February 8, 2005 |date=January 25, 2005}}{{cite web |title=8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards: Finalists |url=http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-8/winners.asp |website=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |access-date=19 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050302084025/http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-8/winners.asp |archive-date=2005-03-02}}{{cite web |last1=Feldman |first1=Curt |title=Half-Life 2 named Game of the Year D.I.C.E. Awards |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-2-named-game-of-the-year-at-dice-awards/1100-6117727/ |website=GameSpot |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=February 2, 2005 |archive-date=26 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226203558/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/half-life-2-named-game-of-the-year-at-dice-awards/1100-6117727/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Blevins |first1=Tal |title=DICE 2005: AIAS Best of 2004 Awards |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/02/dice-2005-aias-best-of-2004-awards |website=IGN |access-date=19 July 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
| valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Game of the Year}} |
| valign="top" width="50%" |
{{Award category|#EEDD82|Console Game of the Year}}
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Computer Game of the Year}} |
=Innovation Awards=
| class="wikitable"
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Innovation in Computer Gaming}}
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming}}
|
=Craft Awards=
=Genre Awards=
==Console==
==Handheld==
| class="wikitable"
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Wireless Game of the Year}}
| valign="top" width="50%" | {{Award category|#EEDD82|Handheld Game of the Year}}
|
==Computer==
==Online Awards==
| class="wikitable"
| valign="top" width="50%" colspan="2"| {{Award category|#EEDD82|Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year}} |
=Hall of Fame Award=
=Multiple nominations and awards=
==Multiple Nominations==
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| class="wikitable floatleft" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Games that received multiple nominations |
| scope="col" | Nominations
! scope="col" | Game |
|---|
| style="text-align: center;" | 11 |
| rowspan=3 | 6
| Doom 3 |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| Halo 2 |
| rowspan=4 | 5
| Fable |
| Katamari Damacy |
| Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal |
| Rome: Total War |
| rowspan=4 | 4 |
| Donkey Konga |
| Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone |
| Sly 2: Band of Thieves |
| rowspan=4 | 3 |
| Metroid Prime 2: Echoes |
| Prince of Persia: Warrior Within |
| World of Warcraft |
| rowspan=17 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War |
| Zoo Tycoon 2 |
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| class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Nominations by company |
| scope="col" | Nominations
! scope="col" | Games ! scope="col" | Company |
|---|
| rowspan=2 | 18
| 12 | Nintendo |
| rowspan=2 | 7 |
| 17 |
| 16
| 3 |
| 15
| 12 |
| 14
| 4 |
| 13
| 8 | Atari |
| 11
| 1 | Valve |
| 10
| 3 | Namco |
| 7
|rowspan=2 | 4 | Ubisoft |
| rowspan=4 | 6 |
| rowspan=6 | 1
| Bungie |
| id Software |
| Rockstar North |
| rowspan=3 | 5 |
| Creative Assembly |
| Insomniac Games |
| rowspan=7 | 4
| 3 | Konami |
| rowspan=2 | 2
| THQ |
| Harmonix |
| rowspan=7 | 1 |
| NCSoft |
| Stormfront Studios |
| Sucker Punch Productions |
| rowspan=3 | 3 |
| Blizzard Entertainment |
| Retro Studios |
| rowspan=14 | 2
| 2 |
| rowspan=12 | 1 |
| Criterion Games |
| Digital Extremes |
| Epic Games |
| Guerrilla Games |
| inXile Entertainment |
| Maxis |
| Naughty Dog |
| Neversoft |
| Pandemic Studios |
| Relic Entertainment |
| Starbreeze Studios |
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==Multiple awards==
{{col-float}}
| class="wikitable floatleft" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ {{nowrap|Games that received multiple awards}} |
| scope="col" | Awards
! scope="col" | Game |
|---|
| 9 |
| 4
| Halo 2 |
| rowspan=3 | 2
| Fable |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
| Katamari Damacy |
{{col-float-break}}
| class="wikitable floatright" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" background: #f6e39c;
|+ Awards by company |
| scope="col" | Awards
! scope="col" | Games ! scope="col" | Company |
|---|
| 10
| 2 |
| 9
| 1 | Valve |
| 7
| 3 |
| 4
| 4 | Nintendo |
| rowspan=2 | 3
| 3 |
| rowspan=4 | 2
| Namco |
| rowspan=4 | 2 |
| Atari |
| Ubisoft |
| 1 |
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050302084025/http://www.interactive.org/awards/IAA-8/winners.asp Archived Finalists/Winners List]
References
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Category:2005 awards in the United States