11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

The 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 11th edition of the Interactive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2007. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 8, 2008 (2008-02-08). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2008 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Jay Mohr.^[1]

11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
Date	February 8, 2008 (2008-02-08)
Venue	Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa
Country	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hosted by	Jay Mohr
Highlights
Most awards	BioShock Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare The Orange Box[a] (4)
Most nominations	BioShock (12)
Overall Game of the Year	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Hall of Fame	Michael Morhaime
Lifetime Achievement	Ken Kutaragi
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Only one award for "Outstanding Character Performance" was offered instead of separate male and female awards. "Action/Adventure Game of the Year" and "First-Person Action Game of the Year" were replaced with "Action Game of the Year" and "Adventure Game of the Year". "Strategy Game of the Year" and "Simulation Game of the Year" have been merged into one "Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year" category. "Fighting Game of the Year" and "Children's Game of the Year" did not have finalists named in either of these categories.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was named the winner for "Overall Game of the Year", and was tied with BioShock and The Orange Box^[a] for winning the most awards. BioShock received the most nominations. Sony Computer Entertainment published the most nominees and tied with Electronic Arts for having the most nominated games. Electronic Arts has published the most wins, as well as the most award-winning games. Nintendo EAD was the only developer to have more than one award-winning game.

Michael Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Ken Kutaragi, founder of Sony Computer Entertainment and the "Father of the PlayStation", received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".^[2]

Winners and Nominees

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

Game of the Year Awards

Overall Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games Super Mario Galaxy — Nintendo EAD The Orange Box — Valve, Electronic Arts
Computer Game of the Year The Orange Box — Valve, Electronic Arts‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision Crysis — Crytek, Electronic Arts World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade — Blizzard Entertainment	Console Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Mass Effect — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games Super Mario Galaxy — Nintendo EAD
Handheld Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass — Nintendo EAD‡ Drawn to Life — 5th Cell, THQ Jeanne d'Arc — Level-5, Sony Computer Entertainment Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords — Infinite Interactive, 1st Playable Productions, D3 Publisher Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters — High Impact Games, Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games‡ Assassin's Creed — Ubisoft Montreal BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Super Mario Galaxy — Nintendo EAD The Orange Box — Valve, Electronic Arts

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Portal[b] — Valve, Electronic Arts‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games Super Mario Galaxy — Nintendo EAD
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin's Creed — Ubisoft Montreal‡ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Team Fortress 2[b] — Valve, Electronic Arts Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia‡ Assassin's Creed — Ubisoft Montreal Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision Heavenly Sword — Ninja Theory, Sony Computer Entertainment Team Fortress 2[b] — Valve, Electronic Arts
Outstanding Character Performance Portal[c][b] — Valve, Electronic Arts‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Heavenly Sword — Ninja Theory, Sony Computer Entertainment Mass Effect — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Story Development BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia‡ Drawn to Life — 5th Cell, THQ Mass Effect — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios The Darkness — Starbreeze Studios, 2K Games Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision‡ Forza Motorsport 2 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Halo 3 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games World in Conflict — Massive Entertainment, Vivendi Games	Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia‡ God of War II — SCE Santa Monica Studio Heavenly Sword — Ninja Theory, Sony Computer Entertainment Lair — Factor 5, Sony Computer Entertainment Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Neversoft, Activision SingStar Pop — SCE London Studio skate. — EA Black Box	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia‡ Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision Need for Speed: ProStreet — EA Black Box skate. — EA Black Box Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 — Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Paris
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering Portal[b] — Valve, Electronic Arts‡ Assassin's Creed — Ubisoft Montreal Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games Super Mario Galaxy — Nintendo EAD The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass — Nintendo EAD	Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Crysis — Crytek, Electronic Arts‡ Assassin's Creed — Ubisoft Montreal Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment

Genre Awards

Action Game of the Year Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare — Infinity Ward, Activision‡ BioShock — 2K Boston, 2K Australia Crysis — Crytek, Electronic Arts Halo 3 — Bungie, Microsoft Game Studios The Orange Box — Valve, Electronic Arts	Adventure Game of the Year Super Mario Galaxy — Nintendo EAD‡ Assassin's Creed — Ubisoft Montreal God of War II — SCE Santa Monica Studio Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction — Insomniac Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Uncharted: Drake's Fortune — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment
Downloadable Game of the Year Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords — Infinite Interactive, 1st Playable Productions, D3 Publisher‡ Azada — Big Fish Studios Build-a-lot — HipSoft flOw — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment Peggle — PopCap Games	Cellular Game of the Year skate. — EA Black Box‡ Diner Dash 2: Restaurant Rescue — PlayFirst Prey Mobile — MachineWorks Northwest, Skyzone SimCity Societies — Tilted Mill Entertainment, Electronic Arts
Family Game of the Year Rock Band — Harmonix, MTV Games‡ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock — Neversoft, Activision Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 — Ubisoft Paris Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action — Screenlife Games, WXP, Microsoft Game Studios WarioWare: Smooth Moves — Nintendo SPD, Intelligent Systems	Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade — Blizzard Entertainment‡ Eve Online: Trinity — CCP Games Guild Wars: Eye of the North — ArenaNet, NCSOFT Tabula Rasa — Destination Games, NCSOFT The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar — Turbine, Midway Games
Role-Playing Game of the Year Mass Effect — BioWare, Microsoft Game Studios‡ Eternal Sonata — Tri-Crescendo, Bandai Namco Games Jeanne d'Arc — Level-5, Sony Computer Entertainment Rogue Galaxy — Level-5, Sony Computer Entertainment The Witcher — CD Projekt Red, Atari	Racing Game of the Year MotorStorm — Evolution Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Colin McRae: Dirt — Codemasters Forza Motorsport 2 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Game Studios Need for Speed: ProStreet — EA Black Box Project Gotham Racing 4 — Bizarre Creations, Microsoft Game Studios
Sports Game of the Year skate. — EA Black Box‡ FIFA 08 — EA Canada MLB 07: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K8 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games NHL 08 — EA Canada	Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars — EA Los Angeles‡ Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation — Bandai Namco Games Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts — Relic Entertainment, THQ Supreme Commander — Gas Powered Games, THQ World in Conflict — Massive Entertainment, Vivendi Games

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

• Michael Morhaime

Lifetime Achievement

• Ken Kutaragi

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

Games that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Game
12	BioShock
10	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
9	The Orange Box[d]
8	Rock Band
6	Assassin's Creed
	Super Mario Galaxy
	Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
4	Mass Effect
	skate.
3	Crysis
	Heavenly Sword
	Portal[b]
	Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
2	Drawn to Life
	Forza Motorsport 2
	God of War II
	Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
	Halo 3
	Jeanne d'Arc
	Need for Speed: ProStreet
	Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
	The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
	Team Fortress 2[b]
	World In Conflict
	World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade

Nominations by company

Nominations	Games	Company
22	12	Electronic Arts
20		Sony Computer Entertainment
14	3	2K Games
12	2	Activision
10	5	Microsoft Game Studios
	1	Infinity Ward
9	3	Nintendo
		Valve
8		Ubisoft
	1	Harmonix
		MTV Games
6		Naughty Dog
4	3	THQ
	1	BioWare
3	2	Level-5
	1	Crytek
		Insomniac Games
		Ninja Theory
2	2	Bandai Namco Games
		NCSOFT
	1	1st Playable Productions
		5th Cell
		Blizzard Entertainment
		Bungie
		D3 Publisher
		Infinite Interactive
		Massive Entertainment
		Neversoft
		Turn 10 Studios
		Vivendi Games

Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards

Awards	Game
4	BioShock
	Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
	The Orange Box[a]
3	Portal[b]
	Rock Band
2	skate.

Awards by company

Awards	Games	Company
8	5	Electronic Arts
4	3	Valve
	1	2K Games
		Activision
		Infinity Ward
3		Harmonix
		MTV Games
2	2	Nintendo

Notes

1. Includes awards won from Portal.
2. Released as part of The Orange Box.
3. Ellen McLain as GLaDOS.
4. Includes nominations from Portal and Team Fortress 2.

External links

• Official website
• Video of award ceremony