| D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | May 28, 1998 |
| Currently held by | It Takes Two |
| Website | www |
The D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Awards. It is given in honor of "the single game, without regard to system or delivery mechanism, voted by the membership of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences that best utilizes the chosen medium to entertain users".[1]
The most recent winner of the award is It Takes Two developed by Hazelight Studios and published Electronic Arts.
History[]
The 1st Interactive Achievement Award ceremony was held on May 28, 1998, with the licensed adaptation of GoldenEye007, that was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo, receiving the first award. The award was originally known as Interactive Achievement Award for Interactive Title of the Year for the 1998 ceremony.[2] It would be renamed Interactive Achievement Award for Game of the Year until the Interactive Achievement Awards were renamed the D.I.C.E. Awards since the awards were always presented during the academy's annual D.I.C.E. Summit. Between 2006 and 2009 the awarded was presented as the Interactive Achievement Award for Overall Game of the Year.[3][4][5][6]
List of Winners and nominees[]
1990s[]
| Indicates the winner |
| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/1998[n 1] (1st) |
GoldenEye 007 | Rare | Nintendo | [2] |
| Age of Empires | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft | ||
| Blade Runner | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive | ||
| Final Fantasy VII | SquareSoft | Sony Computer Entertainment | ||
| PaRappa the Rapper | NanaOn-Sha | |||
| 1998/1999 (2nd) |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | [7] |
| Banjo-Kazooie | Rare | Nintendo | ||
| Grim Fandango | LucasArts | LucasArts | ||
| Half-Life | Valve | Sierra Studios | ||
| Metal Gear Solid | Konami | Konami | ||
| Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | Firaxis Games | Electronic Arts | ||
| Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | LucasArts | LucasArts | ||
| 1999/2000 (3rd) |
The Sims | Maxis | Electronic Arts | [8] |
| Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | Ensemble Studios | Microsoft | ||
| Donkey Kong 64 | Rare | Nintendo | ||
| Pokemon Yellow | Game Freak | |||
| Soulcalibur | Project Soul | Namco | ||
| Unreal Tournament | Epic Games, Digital Extremes | GT Interactive |
2000s[]
2010s[]
2020s[]
| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (24th) |
Hades | Supergiant Games | Supergiant Games | [25] |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | ||
| Final Fantasy VII Remake | Square Enix | Square Enix | ||
| Ghost of Tsushima | Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Interactive Entertainment | ||
| The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog | |||
| 2021 (25th) |
It Takes Two | Hazelight Studios | Electronic Arts | [1] |
| Deathloop | Arkane Studios | Bethesda Softworks | ||
| Inscryption | Daniel Mullins Games | Devolver Digital | ||
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | ||
| Returnal | Housemarque |
Multiple Nominations and Wins[]
Out of all the nominees and winners Nintendo has developed 11 nominees, having the most Game of the Year nominees. Nintendo is also tied with Blizzard Entertainment, Infinity Ward, Santa Monica Studio, Naughty Dog, BioWare, and Bethesda Game Studio for each developing 2 Game of the Year winners, being the most of any developer so far. Sony has published the most game of the year nominees and winners. Sony is also the only publisher to have back-to-back wins for Game of the Year. The first in for LittleBigPlanet in 2008 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves in 2009, and the second time for Journey in 2012 and The Last of Us in 2013. Rockstar Games currently published the most Game of the Year nominees without having a single winner so far. Ubisoft Montreal is the leading developer with the most nominations without a single win. An Indie game has won the award three times, Journey in 2012, Untitled Goose Game in 2019, and Hades in 2020.
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| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo EAD/Nintendo EPD | 11 | 2 |
| Naughty Dog | 5 | 2 |
| Valve | 5 | 1 |
| Ubisoft Montreal | 5 | 0 |
| Bethesda Game Studios | 4 | 2 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 4 | 2 |
| BioWare | 4 | 2 |
| Infinity Ward | 4 | 2 |
| Rare | 4 | 1 |
| Insomniac Games | 4 | 0 |
| Rockstar North | 4 | 0 |
| Santa Monica Studio | 3 | 2 |
| Bungie | 3 | 1 |
| Ensemble Studios | 3 | 0 |
| Firaxis Games | 3 | 0 |
| Harmonix | 3 | 0 |
| SquareSoft/Square Enix | 3 | 0 |
| DICE | 2 | 1 |
| Epic Games | 2 | 1 |
| 2K Boston/Irrational Games | 2 | 0 |
| LucasArts | 2 | 0 |
| Japan Studio | 2 | 0 |
| Kojima Productions | 2 | 0 |
| Remedy Entertainment | 2 | 0 |
| Rockstar San Diego[n 3] | 2 | 0 |
| Rocksteady Studios | 2 | 0 |
| Westwood Pacific/EA Pacific | 2 | 0 |
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| Publisher | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 23 | 6 |
| Nintendo | 17 | 3 |
| Electronic Arts | 12 | 5 |
| Microsoft/Microsoft Game Studios/Microsoft Studios | 8 | 2 |
| Rockstar Games | 7 | 0 |
| Activision | 6 | 2 |
| Bethesda Softworks | 5 | 2 |
| 2K Games | 5 | 0 |
| Ubisoft | 5 | 0 |
| Valve | 4 | 1 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 3 | 2 |
| SquareSoft/Square Enix | 3 | 0 |
| Warner Bros. Interactive | 3 | 0 |
| Sierra Studios/Entertainment | 2 | 1 |
| Konami | 2 | 0 |
| LucasArts | 2 | 0 |
| Namco | 2 | 0 |
| RedOctane | 2 | 0 |
Franchises[]
There have several franchises that have been nominated multiple times for Game of the Year. So far the two franchises that have been nominated the most are Call of Duty and The Legend of Zelda, with five nominations each. Call of Duty, The Legend of Zelda, and God of War are the only franchises to have won Game of the Year twice. Grand Theft Auto has been the most nominated without winning a single award.
| Franchise | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty | 5 | 2 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 5 | 2 |
| Grand Theft Auto | 4 | 0 |
| God of War | 3 | 2 |
| Uncharted | 3 | 1 |
| Age of Empires | 3 | 0 |
| Ratchet & Clank | 3 | 0 |
| Battlefield | 2 | 1 |
| Dragon Age | 2 | 1 |
| Fallout | 2 | 1 |
| Half-Life | 2 | 1 |
| Halo | 2 | 1 |
| The Elder Scrolls | 2 | 1 |
| The Last of Us | 2 | 1 |
| Animal Crossing | 2 | 0 |
| Assassin's Creed | 2 | 0 |
| Banjo-Kazooie | 2 | 0 |
| Batman: Arkham | 2 | 0 |
| BioShock | 2 | 0 |
| Command & Conquer | 2 | 0 |
| Far Cry | 2 | 0 |
| Final Fantasy | 2 | 0 |
| Guitar Hero | 2 | 0 |
| Metal Gear | 2 | 0 |
| Pokémon | 2 | 0 |
| Red Dead | 2 | 0 |
| Sid Meier | 2 | 0 |
| Super Mario | 2 | 0 |
| Warcraft | 2 | 0 |
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2022 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "1998 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2006 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2007 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2008 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "2009 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "1999 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2000 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2001 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2002 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2003 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2004 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2005 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2010 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2011 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2012 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2013 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2014 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2015 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2016 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2017 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2018 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2019 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2020 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "2021 Awards Category Details". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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| D.I.C.E. Awards' Game of the Year |
|---|
| GoldenEye 007 (1997/1998) • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998/1999) • The Sims (1999/2000) • Diablo II (2000) • Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) • Battlefield 1942 (2002) • Call of Duty (2003) • Half-Life 2 (2004) • God of War (2005) • Gears of War (2006) • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) • LittleBigPlanet (2008) • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) • Mass Effect 2 (2010) • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) • Journey (2012) • The Last of Us (2013) • Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) • Fallout 4 (2015) • Overwatch (2016) • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) • God of War (2018) • Untitled Goose Game (2019) • Hades (2020) • It Takes Two (2021) • Elden Ring (2022) • Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) |
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