AIAS 2012 nominees have been revealed and Uncharted 3 has the most ones – 12 to be precise. It is followed by Portal 2 and LA Noire.

It is one of the most prestigious awards in the gaming industry. The game of the year nominees are pretty straightforward, and they are no doubt the best games to have been released this year.

Check them out below.

Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
Portal 2–Valve
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim–Bethesda Game Studios
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword–Nintendo
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Little Big Planet 2–Media Molecule
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog
InFamous 2–Sucker Punch
Portal 2–Valve

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield 3–DICE
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3–Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Need for Speed: The Run–EA Black Box
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Story
Bastion–Supergiant Games
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Portal 2–Valve
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim–Bethesda Game Studios
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Character Performance
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen)–Eidos Montreal
L.A. Noire (Cole Phelps)–Team Bondi
Portal 2 (Wheatley)–Valve
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Nathan Drake)–Naughty Dog
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Victor Sullivan)–Naughty Dog

Downloadable Game of the Year
Bastion–Supergiant Games
Drawn: Trail of Shadows–Big Fish Games
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet–Fuel Cell
Ms. Splosion Man–Twisted Pixel Games
Orcs Must Die!–Robot Entertainment

Casual Game of the Year
Fruit Ninja Kinect–Halfbrick Studios
Tiny Wings–Andreas Illiger
Jetpack Joyride–Halfbrick Studios
Monsters Ate My Condo–Adult Swim/PikPok
Where’s My Water?–Creature Feep

Social Networking Game of the Year
Army Attack–Digital Chocolate
CastleVille–Zynga
Gardens of Time–Playdom
The Sims Social–Playfish
Triple Town–Spry Fox

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dark Souls–From Software
Deus Ex: Human Revolution–Eidos Montreal
Star Wars: The Old Republic–BioWare Austin
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim–Bethesda Game Studios
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings–CD Projekt

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Bastion–Supergiant Games
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Portal 2–Valve
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure–Toys for Bob
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim–Bethesda Game Studios

Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 12–EA Canada
Madden NFL 12–Tiburon
MLB 11: The Show–SCE San Diego
NBA 2K12–Visual Concepts
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition–Firemint

Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 4–Turn 10 Studios
Mario Kart 7–Nintendo
Real Racing 2 HD–Firemint

Fighting Game of the Year
Fight Night Champion–EA Canada
King of Fighters XIII–SNK Playmore
Mortal Kombat–NetherRealm Studios
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition–Capcom
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3–Capcom

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Iron Brigade–Double Fine
Orcs Must Die!–Robot Entertainment
Total War: Shogun 2–The Creative Assembly
Toy Soldiers: Cold War–Signal Studios
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution–Relic Entertainment

Family Game of the Year
Dance Central 2–Harmonix
Just Dance 3–Ubisoft Paris
Kinect Disneyland Adventure–Frontier Developments
Little Big Planet 2–Media Molecule
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure–Toys for Bob

Mobile Game of the Year
Contre Jour–Chillingo
Dead Space–EA Mobile
Infinity Blade II–Chair Entertainment
Tentacles–Press Play
The Dark Meadow–Phosphor Games Studio

Handheld Game of the Year
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective–Capcom
Kirby Mass Attack–Hal Laboratory
Mario Kart 7–Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Last Specter–Level 5
Super Mario 3D Land–Nintendo

Adventure Game of the Year
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Portal 2–Valve
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword–Nintendo
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Battlefield 3–DICE
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3–Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games
Gears of War 3–Epic Games
Little Big Planet 2–Media Molecule
Star Wars: The Old Republic–BioWare Austin

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Battlefield 3–DICE
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3–Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games
Dragon Age II–BioWare Edmonton
Portal 2–Valve
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Action Game of the Year
Battlefield 3–DICE
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3–Infinity Ward/Sledgehammer Games
Dead Space 2–Visceral Games
Gears of War 3–Epic Games
Saints Row: The Third–Volition

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations–Ubisoft Montreal
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Rayman Origins–UbiArt Montpellier
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
Battlefield 3–DICE
Portal 2–Valve
Rayman Origins–UbiArt Montpellier
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
Crysis 2–Crytek GmbH
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Rage–id Software
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
Portal 2–Valve
Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure–Toys for Bob
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim–Bethesda Game Studios
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword–Nintendo

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Batman: Arkham City–Rocksteady Studios
L.A. Noire–Team Bondi
Portal 2–Valve
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim–Bethesda Game Studios
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception–Naughty Dog

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The 13th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) were held on February 18th, 2010 and surprisingly they happened to not be shown on Spike.  This despite the fact that the award ceremony was hosted by none other then ‘comedian’ Jay Mohr.

The big winner at the award show was Uncharted 2, which has received numerous critical praise.  Below are the complete list of award winners.

Game of the Year – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Producer: Sam Thompson
• Creative Director: Amy Hennig
• Game Director: Bruce Straley

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Producer: Sam Thompson
• Creative Director: Amy Hennig
• Game Director: Bruce Straley

Casual Game of the Year

– Flower

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: thatgamecompany
• Producer: Kellee Santiago
• Creative Director: Jenova Chen

Fighting Game of the Year – Street Fighter IV

• Publisher: Capcom
• Developer: Capcom
• Producer: Yoshinori Ono

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year – Dragon Age: Origins

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: BioWare
• Producer: Mark Darrah
• Creative Director: Mike Laidlaw
• Game Director: Mark Darrah

Sports Game of the Year – FIFA Soccer 10

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: EA Canada
• Producer: David Rutter
• Creative Director: Gary Paterson
• Game Director: Kaz Makita

Racing Game of the Year – Forza Motorsport 3

• Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
• Developer: Turn 10 Studios
• Producer: Korey Krauskopf
• Creative Director: John Wendl
• Game Director: Dan Greenawalt

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design – Batman: Arkham Asylum

• Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Rocksteady Studios
• Lead Level Designer: Ian Ball

Adventure Game of the Year – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Producer: Sam Thompson
• Creative Director: Amy Hennig
• Game Director: Bruce Straley

Social Networking Game of the Year – Farmville

• Publisher: Zynga
• Developer: Zynga
• Producer: David Gray
• Creative Director: Mark Skaggs
• Game Director: Bill Mooney

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year – Brutal Legend

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: Double Fine Productions
• Producer: Caroline Esmurdoc
• Creative Director: Tim Schafer
• Game Director: Tim Schafer

Action Game of the Year – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

• Publisher: Activision
• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Producer: Mark Rubin
• Game Director: Jason West

Family Game of the Year – The Beatles: Rock Band

• Publisher: MTV Games
• Developer: Harmonix Music Systems
• Producers: Paul DeGooyer, Jeff Jones, Alex Rigopulos
• Creative Director: Chris Foster
• Game Director: Josh Randall

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

– Scribblenauts

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: 5th Cell Media
• Producer: Joseph M. Tringali
• Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
• Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka

Outstanding Achievement in Animation – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Lead Animators: Josh Scherr, Jeremy Lai-Yates, Mike Yosh

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Technology Director: Pal-Kristian Engstad

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Art Directors: Erick Pangilinan, Robh Ruppel

Outstanding Achievement in Story – Adapted – Batman: Arkham Asylum

• Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Rocksteady Studios
• Writers: Paul Dini, Paul Crocker

Outstanding Character Performance – Batman: Arkham Asylum – Joker

• Publisher: Eidos/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Rocksteady Studios
• Writers: Paul Dini, Paul Crocker
• Voice Actor: Mark Hamill

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

• Publisher: Activision
• Developer: Infinity Ward
• Lead Online Designer: Todd Alderman

Outstanding Achievement in Story – Original – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Writers: Amy Hennig, Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Composer: Greg Edmonson

Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack – Brutal Legend

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: Double Fine Productions
• Music Supervisor: Emily Ridgway

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Lead Game Play Programmer: Travis McIntosh

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design – Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
• Developer: Naughty Dog
• Sound Designer/Audio Lead: Bruce Swanson

Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design – Scribblenauts

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: 5th Cell Media
• Lead Level Designer: Matt Cox

Portable Game of the Year – Scribblenauts

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: 5th Cell Media
• Producer: Joseph M. Tringali
• Creative Director: Jeremiah Slaczka
• Game Director: Jeremiah Slaczka