Skyrim Sweeps Five 2012 Annual Interactive Achievment Awards Including Game of the Year

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February 13, 2012 2:42 AM EST

Photo: Bethesda - ElderScrolls.com
Photo: Bethesda - ElderScrolls.com

Game developer Bethesda's "Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim" hogged the limelight at the 15th annual Interactive Arts and Sciences awards ceremony by bagging a record five awards, including "Game of the Year". The other awards going into Bethesda's kitty were: "Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction" and "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering", besides taking home "RPG of the Year" and "Outstanding Achievement in Story".

"Skyrim" came out the undisputed winner at the grand show, closely followed by "Portal 2" with three awards including "Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity", "Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition" and an "Outstanding Character Performance for Wheatley".

Meanwhile, "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" was next in line, also with three awards, all for Naughty Dog's continued mastery of game graphics.

The complete list of winners at the big game show is list below:

Winners - 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards

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Game of the Year: "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim"

Handheld Game of the Year: "Super Mario 3D Land"

Mobile Game of the Year: "Infinity Blade II"

Downloadable Title of the Year: "Bastion"

Social Networking Game of the Year: "The Sims Social"

Casual Game of the Year: "Fruit Ninja Kinect"

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

Adventure Game of the Year: "Batman: Arkham City"

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