The12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the 12th edition of theInteractive Achievement Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in thevideo game industry during2008. The awards were arranged by theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at theRed Rock Casino, Resort & Spa inLas Vegas, Nevada on February 20, 2009 (2009-02-20). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2009D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedianJay Mohr.^[1]

The award for "Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction" was introduced this year. Even though the award for "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design" was not listed in the rules & procedures for the 12th annual awards, there were still finalists named for the category. Separate awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Story" were offered for original material and adapted material. "Downloadable Game of the Year" was not offered this year. Finalists were named for "Fighting Game of the Year" and "Casual Game of the Year" this year.^[2][3]

Gears of War 2 andLittleBigPlanet were tied for the most nominations, with the latter winning the most awards, including "Overall Game of the Year".Sony Computer Entertainment was the most award-winning publisher.Electronic Arts had the most nominated and award-winning games.Spore won "Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering", while the mobile spin-offSpore Origins won "Cellular Game of the Year".

Bruce Shelley, creator ofAge of Empires, was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.^[4]

Winners are listed first, highlighted inboldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[5][3][6]

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