TheD.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story is an award presented annually by theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during theD.I.C.E. Awards. This award is "presented to the individual or team whose work has furthered the interactive experience through the creation of a game world — whether an original creation, one adapted from existing material, or an extension of an existing property which best exemplifies the coalescence of setting, character, and plot".[1] Creative/technical Academy members with expertise as a game designer or producer are qualified to vote for this award.[2] It was first offered at the2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, with its first winner beingPokémon Red and Blue.
D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |
First award | 1999 |
Currently held by | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
Website | www |
The award's most recent winner isIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, developed byMachineGames and published byBethesda Softworks.
History
editThe award was originally presented asOutstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development, recognizing "the individual or team whose work has furthered the interactive experience through the creation of a memorable character or a memorable story within an interactive title."[3] This was renamed toOutstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development for the2006 Awards, and then simplified toOutstanding Achievement in Story Development for the2008 Awards.[4][5] The award was separated intoOutstanding Achievement in Original Story and theOutstanding Achievement in Adapted Story for the2009 Awards;Original Story for the "creation of an original game world", andAdapted Story for "a game based on previously existing material" which "can be an adaptation or an extension of existing licensed property or brand".[6][7] The two categories were eventually merged back into one category at the2011 Awards.
- Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development (1999–2005)
- Outstanding Achievement in Story and Character Development (2006–2007)
- Outstanding Achievement in Story Development (2008)
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Story (2009–2010)
- Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story (2009–2010)
- Outstanding Achievement in Story (2011–present)
Winners and nominees
edit1990s
editIndicates the winner |
2000s
edit2010s
edit2020s
editMultiple nominations and wins
editDevelopers and publishers
editSony has published the most nominees and winners, with its developerNaughty Dog having developed the most nominees and winners. Sony is also the only publisher to publish back-to-back winners. The only other developers to have developed more than one winner areBioWare,Bethesda Game Studios, and Sony'sSanta Monica Studio.Ubisoft has published the most nominees without a single winner.
Franchises
editUncharted is the most nominated franchise, and is one of five franchises to have won more than once; the other four beingBaldur's Gate,God of War,The Last of Us, andStar Wars.Grand Theft Auto is the most nominated franchise that has never won.
Franchises | Nominations | Wins |
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Uncharted | 4 | 2 |
Baldur's Gate | 2 | 2 |
God of War | 2 | 2 |
Star Wars | 2 | 2 |
The Last of Us | 2 | 2 |
The Legend of Zelda | 3 | 1 |
Batman | 2 | 1 |
BioShock | 2 | 1 |
Fable | 2 | 1 |
Fallout | 2 | 1 |
Mass Effect | 2 | 1 |
Grand Theft Auto | 3 | 0 |
Alan Wake | 2 | 0 |
Assassin's Creed | 2 | 0 |
Brothers in Arms | 2 | 0 |
Half-Life | 2 | 0 |
Metal Gear | 2 | 0 |
Professor Layton | 2 | 0 |
Ratchet & Clank | 2 | 0 |
Tomb Raider | 2 | 0 |
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