Auch in diesem Jahr wurden wieder die Interactive Academy Awards, kurz IAA, verliehen. Traditionell findet die Preisverleihung auf der DICE in der Glitzerstadt Las Vegas statt, so auch in 2012. Mit Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Modern Warfare 3 und vielen weiteren Titeln standen sich heiße Anwärter des begehrten Preises gegenüber. Und hier sind sie, die Gewinner der IAA 2012:
- Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure
- Action Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Adventure Game of the Year: Batman: Arkham City
- Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 12
- Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 4
- Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat
- Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Orcs Must Die!
- Family Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity: Portal 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
- Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
- Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Mobile Game of the Year: Infinity Blade II
- Handheld Game of the Year: Super Mario 3D Land
- Downloadable Game of the Year: Bastion
- Casual Game of the Year: Fruit Ninja Kinect
- Social Networking Game of the Year: The Sims Social
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Portal 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Battlefield 3
- Outstanding Achievement in Story: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Outstanding Character Performance: Portal 2 (Wheatley)