The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences sends along
the list of
finalists for their 8th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with the
winners to be announced at the awards ceremony February 1, 2005, the second
evening of the
D.I.C.E. Summit. Here
are the game of the year nominees:
• Game Of The Year
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Take2/Rockstar North)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games/Valve)
Halo 2 (Microsoft/Bungie)
Katamari Damacy (Namco/Namco Limited)
World of Warcraft (Vivendi Universal Games/Blizzard)
• Console Game Of The Year
Burnout 3 (Electronic Arts/Criterion)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Take2/Rockstar North)
Halo 2 (Microsoft/Bungie)
Katamari Damacy (Namco/Namco Limited)
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (Sony/Insomniac Games)
• Computer Game Of The Year
City of Heroes (NCSoft/Cryptic Studios)
Half-Life 2 (Vivendi Universal Games/Valve)
Doom 3 (Activision/id Software)
World of Warcraft (Vivendi Universal Games/Blizzard)
Sid Meier’s Pirates! (Atari/Firaxis Games)