A Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) lançou em nota oficial os candidatos na sua décima segunda premiação. O prêmio é bastante considerado, “perdendo” apenas para o prêmio oficial, que é da GDCA, onde os próprios produtores votam. Desta geração, a AIAS premiou Gears of War, em 2006, e Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, em 2007, como respectivos Jogos do Ano. Veja a lista para 2008 abaixo:
Family Game of the Year
Boom Blox – Electronic Arts – EA Los Angeles
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Paris
Rock Band 2 – MTV Games – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Wii Fit – Nintendo – Nintendo
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin – Nintendo – Intelligent Systems
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Electronic Arts – EA Los Angeles
Sid Meier”s Civilization Revolution – 2K Games – Firaxis
Sins of a Solar Empire – Stardock Entertainment – Ironclad Games
Tom Clancy”s EndWar – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Shanghai
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Castle Crashers – Microsoft Game Studios – The Behemoth
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Mirror”s Edge – Electronic Arts – Digital Illusions
Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
Resistance 2 – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Insomniac Games
Tomb Raider: Underworld – Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive – Crystal Dynamics
Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
Spore – Electronic Arts – Maxis
Tom Clancy”s EndWar – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Shanghai
Outstanding Character Performance
Gears of War 2 (Dom) – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Gears of War 2 (Marcus) – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
LittleBigPlanet (Sackboy) – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (Old Snake) – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
Tomb Raider: Underworld (Lara Croft) – Eidos/Warner Bros. Interactive – Crystal Dynamics
Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story
Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive – TT Games
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – Midway – Midway
Naruto: The Broken Bond – Ubisoft – Ubisoft
Quantum of Solace – Activision – Treyarch
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – LucasArts – LucasArts
Outstanding Achievement in Original Story
Brothers In Arms: Hell”s Highway – Ubisoft – Gearbox Software
Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo – Level 5, Inc.
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time – Nintendo – Chunsoft
Tales of Vesperia – Namco Bandai Games – Namco Bandai Games
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Braid – Microsoft Game Studios – Number None
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Spore – Electronic Arts – Maxis
Wii Fit – Nintendo – Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
de Blob – THQ – Blue Tongue
Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Blizzard Entertainment – Blizzard Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Guitar Hero World Tour – Activision – Neversoft Entertainment
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Motorstorm Pacific Rift – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Evolution Studios
Rock Band 2 – MTV Games – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Singstar PS3 Vol. 1 – Sony Computer Entertainment America – SCE London Studio
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal
Wipeout HD – Sony Computer Entertainment America – SCE Studios Liverpool
Computer Game of the Year
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
Mass Effect – Electronic Arts – Bioware
Spore – Electronic Arts – Maxis
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Blizzard Entertainment – Blizzard Entertainment
Adventure Game of the Year
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Konami
God of War: Chains of Olympus – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Ready at Dawn
Mirror”s Edge – Electronic Arts – Digital Illusions
Naruto: The Broken Bond – Ubisoft – Ubisoft
Prince of Persia – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal
Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
EVE Online: Quantum Rise – CCP – CCP hf.
Pirates of the Burning Sea – Sony Online Entertainment – Flying Lab Software
PMOG – GameLayers – GameLayers
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – Electronic Arts – Mythic Entertainment
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King – Blizzard Entertainment – Blizzard Entertainment
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Canada
Madden NFL 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Tiburon
MLB 08: The Show – Sony Computer Entertainment America – SCE Studios San Diego
NBA 2K9 – 2K Sports – Visual Concepts
NHL 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Canada
Racing Game of the Year
Burnout Paradise – Electronic Arts – Critereon Games
GRID – Codemasters – Codemasters
Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo – Nintendo
Motorstorm Pacific Rift – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Evolution Studios
Pure – Disney Interactive Studios – Black Rock Studio
Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – Midway – Midway
Soul Calibur IV – Namco Bandai Games – Project Soul
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Nintendo – Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, Sora Ltd.
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – Capcom – Backbone Entertainment
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 – THQ – Yuke”s Co., Ltd.
Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Call of Duty: World at War – Activision – Treyarch
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
NHL 09 – Electronic Arts – EA Canada
Rock Band 2 – MTV Games – Harmonix Music Systems, Inc.
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: World at War – Activision – Treyarch
Dead Space – Electronic Arts – EA Redwood Shores
Far Cry 2 – Ubisoft – Ubisoft Montreal
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
Handheld Game of the Year
Advance Wars: Days of Ruin – Nintendo – Intelligent Systems
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Konami
God of War: Chains of Olympus – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Ready at Dawn
Patapon – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Sony Computer Entertainment International
Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo – Level 5, Inc.
Cellular Game of the Year
Reset Generation – Nokia – RedLynx
Spore Origins – Electronic Arts – Babaroga, Tricky Software
Trism – Demiforce – Demiforce
Casual Game of the Year
Braid – Microsoft Game Studios – Number None
Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhurst – Big Fish Games – Big Fish Games
Patapon – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Sony Computer Entertainment International
Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo – Level 5, Inc.
World of Goo – Nintendo – 2D Boy
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Fable II – Microsoft Game Studios – Lionhead Studios
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
World of Goo – Nintendo – 2D Boy
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
Console Game of the Year
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Gears of War 2 – Microsoft Game Studios – Epic Games, Inc.
Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
Overall Game of the Year
Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks – Bethesda Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV – Rockstar Games – Rockstar North
Left 4 Dead – Valve Software – Valve Software
LittleBigPlanet – Sony Computer Entertainment America – Media Molecule
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. – Kojima Productions
