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TES V: Skyrim Cleans House with Five Wins at IAAs; Portal 2 and Battlefield 3 Also Win

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  • TES V: Skyrim Cleans House with Five Wins at IAAs; Portal 2 and Battlefield 3 Also Win

    Last night the 15th annual Interactive Achievement Awards (IAAs) were held and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim came away as the huge victor of the night. Not only did Skyrim take the Game of the Year award from the event, but they also took a total of five awards overall.

    Other winners include the PlayStation 3 exclusive, Uncharted 3. Battlefield 3 took home an award for "Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design", Portal 2 won, as did Mortal Kombat. The full list of winners and the categories they won can be found below.

    Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
    Portal 2

    Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
    Battlefield 3

    Outstanding Achievement in Story
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Outstanding Character Performance
    Portal 2 - Wheatley

    Downloadable Title of the Year
    Bastion

    Casual Game of the Year
    Fruit Ninja Kinect

    Social Networking Game of the Year
    The Sims Social

    Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
    Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure

    Sports Game of the Year
    FIFA 12

    Racing Game of the Year
    Forza Motorsport 4

    Fighting Game of the Year
    Mortal Kombat

    Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
    Orcs Must Die!

    Family Game of the Year
    LittleBigPlanet 2

    Mobile Game of the Year
    Infinity Blade II

    Handheld Game of the Year
    Super Mario 3D Land

    Adventure Game of the Year
    Batman: Arkham City

    Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
    Star Wars: The Old Republic

    Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
    Portal 2

    Action Game of the Year
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

    Outstanding Achievement in Animation
    Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

    Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
    Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

    Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
    Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

    Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Game of the Year
    Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


    Winners were selected by "qualified Academy and IGDA members" in a confidential voting process. Given the broad scope of the Academy and IGDA member base, winning an IAAs is one of top honors a game can receive.
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