The ''8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards'' is the 8th edition of the

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, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the

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. The awards are arranged by the

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(AIAS) and were held at the

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Resort in

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on . It was also held as part of the Academy's 2005

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. It was hosted by Kurt Scholler and Cory Rouse, and featured presenters including

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Tommy Tallarico Tommy Tallarico (born Thomas Andrew Tallarico; February 18, 1968) is an American video game music composer, musician, sound designer, television personality, live show creative director and producer. He and his company, Tommy Tallarico Studios ...

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, and

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. The award for " Online Gameplay" has been reintroduced as a craft award instead of a genre award. This year finalists were listed for "Wireless Game of the Year" along with the computer award for " Children's Game of the Year". ''

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'' received the most nominations and won the most awards, including "

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also won the most awards, while

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and

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received the most nominations. Nintendo also tied with

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for having the most nominated games while Nintendo had the most award-winning games. The ''

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'' franchise had two award-winning titles with '' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' for " Console Role-Playing" and '' Super Mario 64 DS'' for "

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". This would be the final year that would have separate genre awards for console and computer.

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, founder of

, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Innovation Awards

Craft Awards

Genre Awards

Console

Handheld

Computer

Online Awards

Hall of Fame Award

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

Multiple awards

External links

Archived Finalists/Winners List

References

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