Die "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS)" wird am 1. Februar die Gewinner der "8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards" auf dem D.I.C.E. Summit küren. Folgende Spiele wurden für den begehrten "Spiele-Oscar" nominiert:

1. Game Of The Year Awards

Game Of The Year
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-Half-Life 2
-Halo 2
-Katamari Damacy
-World of Warcraft

Console Game Of The Year
-Burnout 3
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-Halo 2
-Katamari Damacy
-Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

PC Game Of The Year
-City of Heroes
-Half-Life 2
-Doom 3
-World of Warcraft
-Sid Meier`s Pirates!

2. Innovation Awards

Innovation in Computer Gaming
-Doom 3
-City of Heroes
-Rome: Total War
-Half-Life 2
-The Sims 2

Innovation In Console Gaming
-Fable
-Halo 2
-Donkey Konga
-Eye Toy: Anti Grav
-Katamari Damacy

3. Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement In Art Direction
-Doom 3
-Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
-Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
-Sly Cooper 2
-Half-Life 2

Outstanding Achievement In Animation
-Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
-Sly Cooper 2
-Jak 3
-Rachet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

Outstanding Character Performance – Male
-Half-Life 2
-The Bard`s Tale
-Metal Gear Solid 3
-Demon Stone
-Chronicles of Riddick

Outstanding Character Performance – Female
-Demon Stone
-Golden Eye: Rouge Agent
-Zoo Tycoon 2

Outstanding Achievement In Soundtrack
-Need For Speed Underground 2
-Tony Hawk`s Underground 2
-Donkey Konga
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Outstanding Achievement In Original Musical Composition
-Rome: Total War
-NBA Ballers
-Katamari Damacy
-Killzone
-Fable

Outstanding Achievement In Sound Design
-Rome: Total War
-Halo 2
-Doom 3
-Rachet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
-Sly Cooper 2

Outstanding Achievement In Game Play Engineering
-Donkey Konga
-Spider-Man 2
-Eye Toy: Anti Grav
-Half-Life 2
-Fable

Outstanding Achievement In Online Game Play
-Halo 2
-Rome: Total War
-Unreal Tournament 2004
-Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War

Outstanding Achievement In Visual Engineering
-Doom 3
-Metroid Prime: Echoes
-Demon Stone
-Rachet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
-Half-Life 2

Outstanding Achievement In Game Design
-Fable
-City of Heroes
-Katamari Damacy
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-Half-Life 2

Outstanding Achievement In Character Or Story Development
-Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
-Half-Life 2
-Demon Stone
-Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
-Fable

3. Genre Awards
A. Console

Platform Action/Adventure Game Of The Year
-Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
-Rachet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
-Jak 3

Action/Adventure Game Of The Year
-Pikmin 2
-Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
-Tom Clancy`s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow
-Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Action Sports Game Of The Year
-NFL Street 2
-Tony Hawk`s Underground 2
-NBA Ballers
-Mario Power Tennis

First Person Action Game Of The Year
-Halo 2
-GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
-Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
-Chronicles of Riddick

Children`s Title Of The Year
-Shrek 2
-Backyard Baseball 2005
-Mario Party 6
-Pokemon Colosseum
-Sly Cooper 2

Fighting Game Of The Year
-Def Jam: Fight for NY
-Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
-Mortal Kombat: Deception

Racing Game Of The Year
-Burnout 3
-Rallisport Challenge 2

Role Playing Game Of The Year
-X-Men Legends
-The Bard`s Tale
-Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
-Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
-Tales of Symphonia

Sports Simulation Game Of The Year
-Madden NFL 2005
-ESPN NHL 2K5
-ESPN NFL 2K5
-Winning Eleven 7

B. Wireless & Handheld

Wireless Game Of The Year
-Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen
-Super Mario 64 DS

Handheld Game Of The Year
-Metroid: Zero Mission
-Super Mario 64 DS
-Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

C. Computer

Action/Adventure Game Of The Year
-Myst IV Revelation
-Full Spectrum Warrior
-The Suffering
-Tom Clancy`s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

Children`s Game Of The Year
-Backyard Skateboarding

Downloadable Game Of The Year
-Mahjong Garden To G
-The Incredibles: Escape from Nomanisan Island
-Shroomz – Quest for Puppy
-Diner Dash

Family Game Of The Year
-Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban
-Scrabble On-Line
-Zoo Tycoon 2

First Person Action Game Of The Year
-Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
-Doom 3
-Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising
-Half-Life 2
-Unreal Tournament 2004

Role Playing Game Of The Year
-Neverwinter Nights: Kingmaker
-Vampires: Bloodline

Simulation Game Of The Year
-The Sims 2
-Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
-Pacific Fighters

Sports Game Of The Year
-Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005

Strategy Game Of The Year
-Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth
-WarHammer 40K: Dawn of War
-Rome: Total War

D. Online

Massive Multiplayer/Persistent World Game Of The Year
-World of WarCraft
-City of Heroes
-StarWars Generations: Jump to Lightspeed
-Final Fantasy XI Chains of Promathia