Skyrim snags another best of show gong at 15th annual AIAS awards
Like the sun rising in the East or our daily tribute to the almighty caffeine deity, we've come to expect writing a post at least once a week announcing yet another award for Skyrim. This week is no different, with Skyrim taking top honors at the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas last evening.
The studio took home five awards in total for the dragon-infested, open-world RPG, alongside fellow multiple award winners Uncharted 3 and Portal 2. We've dropped a full list of winners after the break, but before you head there allow us to be outraged for you that Skyward Sword didn't win any awards. Outrage! How could they? Etc.
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Portal 2 (Valve)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield 3 (EA)
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
Outstanding Character Performance
Portal 2 - Wheatley (Valve)
Downloadable Title of the Year
Bastion (Warner Bros)
Casual Game of the Year
Fruit Ninja Kinect (Microsoft Studios)
Social Networking Game of the Year
The Sims Social (EA)
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure (Activision)
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 12 (EA)
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft Studios)
Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros)
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Orcs Must Die! (Microsoft Studios)
Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet 2 (SCEA)
Mobile Game of the Year
Infinity Blade II (Epic Games)
Handheld Game of the Year
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Adventure Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros)
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Star Wars: The Old Republic (EA)
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
Portal 2 (Valve)
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (SCEA)
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (SCEA)
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (SCEA)
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
Game of the Year
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)