Annual video game award show
TheD.I.C.E. Awards (formerly theInteractive Achievement Awards ) is an annualawards show in thevideo game industry , and commonly referred to as the video game equivalent of theAcademy Awards .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and held during the AIAS' annual D.I.C.E. Summit inLas Vegas . "D.I.C.E." is abackronym for "Design Innovate Communicate Entertain". The D.I.C.E. Awards recognizes games, individuals, and development teams that have contributed to the advancement of the multi-billion dollar worldwide entertainment software industry.[ 4]
The Academy encourages submissions from any individual or company providing that submission eligibility requirements are met. Each application enters the submitted game or title for consideration in at least one Craft category and only one Genre category. For most categories, the title must be publicly released in North America within the past calendar year. The exceptions to this rule are submissions for "Online Game of the Year" and "Fighting Game of the Year".[ 5]
The finalists in each category are selected by a peer panel, assembled by AIAS, of over 100 video game professionals across several facets of the industry, including developers, programmers, artists, and publishers, which is published on the AIAS website each year. The nominees are then voted on by the full membership of AIAS (over 33,000 members) via a confidential and secured voting system, and winners are subsequently announced during the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, typically in February of that year.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Academy active Creative/Technical, Business, and Affiliate members are qualified to vote in all genre categories along with "Game of the Year", "Mobile Game of the Year", "Online Game of the Year", and "Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game". Creative/Technical members of the Academy may also vote on craft categories related to their expertise:[ 9]
Game designers and producers vote for the categories of "Story", "Character", "Audio Design", "Game Direction", and "Game Design". Artists, animators, and programmers vote for the categories of "Animation", "Art Direction", "Character", and "Technical". Audio designers and musicians vote for the categories of "Audio Design", "Original Music Composition", and "Character". Due to this approach, the D.I.C.E. Awards are considered the main peer-based recognition within the video games industry compared to other major awards.[ 10]
# Date Game of the Year Host(s) Venue Ref. 1st May 28, 1998 GoldenEye 007 — N/a Georgia World Congress Center [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] 2nd May 13, 1999 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — N/a Variety Arts Theater [ 14] 3rd May 11, 2000 The Sims Martin Short Millennium Biltmore Hotel [ 15] 4th March 22, 2001 Diablo II Martin Lewis Polly Esther's [ 16] 5th February 28, 2002 Halo: Combat Evolved Patton Oswalt Hard Rock Hotel and Casino [ 17] [ 18] [ 19] 6th February 27, 2003 Battlefield 1942 Dave Foley [ 20] 7th March 4, 2004 Call of Duty Diane Mizota Palms Casino Resort [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] 8th February 1, 2005 Half-Life 2 Kurt Scholler, Cory Rouse Green Valley Ranch [ 24] 9th February 9, 2006 God of War Jay Mohr Hard Rock Hotel and Casino [ 25] [ 26] 10th February 7, 2007 Gears of War [ 27] [ 28] 11th February 8, 2008 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa [ 29] 12th February 19, 2009 LittleBigPlanet [ 30] 13th February 18, 2010 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves [ 31] [ 32] 14th February 11, 2011 Mass Effect 2 [ 33] 15th February 9, 2012 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [ 34] 16th February 7, 2013 Journey Chris Hardwick [ 35] [ 36] 17th February 6, 2014 The Last of Us Felicia Day ,Freddie Wong Hard Rock Hotel and Casino [ 37] 18th February 5, 2015 Dragon Age: Inquisition Pete Holmes [ 38] 19th February 18, 2016 Fallout 4 Mandalay Bay Convention Center [ 39] 20th February 23, 2017 Overwatch Greg Miller ,Jessica Chobot [ 40] 21st February 22, 2018 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [ 41] [ 42] 22nd February 13, 2019 God of War Aria Resort and Casino [ 43] [ 44] 23rd February 13, 2020 Untitled Goose Game [ 45] 24th April 22, 2021 Hades Greg Miller, Jessica Chobot, Kahlief Adams none [ a] [ 46] 25th February 24, 2022 It Takes Two Greg Miller, Jessica Chobot Mandalay Bay Convention Center [ 47] 26th February 23, 2023 Elden Ring Stella Chung, Greg Miller Resorts World Las Vegas [ 48] 27th February 15, 2024 Baldur's Gate 3 Aria Resort and Casino [ 49] [ 50] [ 51] 28th February 13, 2025 Astro Bot [ 52] [ 53] [ 54] 29th February 12, 2026 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [ 55] [ 56]
Game of the Year Awards[ edit ] Timeline ofGame of the Year awards categories. The most characteristic one -- Game of the Year or GOTY award -- only changed its name a few times since 1998. In blue, discontinued, renamed or merged categories. In green, current ones (2023). First year of publication of awards indicated. Timeline ofCraft awards categories. In purple, discontinued, renamed or merged categories. In green, current ones (2023). First year of publication of awards indicated. Timeline ofGenre awards categories. In red, discontinued, renamed or merged categories. In green, current ones (2023). First year of publication of awards indicated.
[ edit ] The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has annually inducted into its "Hall of Fame"video game developers that have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the video game industry.[ 57]
Year Person Company/role Notable games 1998 Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo Mario Donkey Kong The Legend of Zelda F-Zero Star Fox Pikmin Wii 1999 Sid Meier Founder ofFiraxis Games andMicroProse Pirates! Railroad Tycoon Civilization Alpha Centauri 2000 Hironobu Sakaguchi Originally atSquare (renamedSquare Enix ), Founder ofMistwalker Final Fantasy Chrono Trigger Parasite Eve Lost Odyssey The Last Story 2001 John D. Carmack Founder ofid Software Commander Keen Doom Quake Rage 2002 Will Wright Founder ofMaxis SimCity Spore The Sims 2003 Yu Suzuki Sega (head ofSega AM2 division)Hang-On Space Harrier Out Run After Burner Power Drift Virtua Racing Virtua Fighter Daytona USA Virtua Cop Shenmue 2004 Peter Molyneux Founder ofLionhead Studios andBullfrog Productions Black & White Populous Magic Carpet Syndicate Dungeon Keeper Fable 2005 Trip Hawkins Founder ofElectronic Arts andDigital Chocolate Madden Football 2006 Richard Garriott Founder ofOrigin Systems Ultima series Tabula Rasa 2007 Dani Bunten (posthumous) Founder ofOzark Softscape M.U.L.E. 2008 Michael Morhaime President & Co-Founder ofBlizzard Entertainment Warcraft Starcraft Diablo 2009 Bruce Shelley Ensemble Studios Age of Empires 2010 Mark Cerny Cerny Games Marble Madness Ratchet & Clank Jak & Daxter 2011 Ray Muzyka &Greg Zeschuk Co-Founders ofBioWare Knights of the Old Republic Mass Effect Dragon Age 2012 Tim Sweeney Founder and CEO ofEpic Games Unreal Gears of War 2013 Gabe Newell Co-Founder and CEO ofValve Portal Half-Life Left 4 Dead 2014 Sam Houser ,Dan Houser andLeslie Benzies Co-Founders ofRockstar Games Grand Theft Auto Bully 2016 Hideo Kojima Founder ofKojima Productions Metal Gear Snatcher Policenauts Zone of the Enders Boktai 2017 Todd Howard Director and Executive Producer atBethesda Game Studios The Elder Scrolls Fallout 2019 Bonnie Ross Corporate Vice-President atMicrosoft , Head of343 Industries Halo 2020 Connie Booth Vice-President of Product Development atSony Interactive Entertainment Advocate for several of Sony's first-party franchises, includingCrash Bandicoot Spyro the Dragon Jak and Daxter Ratchet & Clank Sly Cooper 2022 Ed Boon Creative director ofNetherRealm Studios Co-creator of theMortal Kombat 2023 Tim Schafer Co-founder ofDouble Fine Productions Grim Fandango Psychonauts Broken Age Psychonauts 2 2024 Koji Kondo Nintendo composer and sound designer Works include numerous games, including those in theSuper Mario Bros. The Legend of Zelda [ 58] 2025 Ted Price Founder and CEO ofInsomniac Games Spyro the Dragon Ratchet & Clank Resistance: Fall of Man Marvel's Spider-Man [ 59] 2026 Evan Wells Co-President ofNaughty Dog Crash Bandicoot Jak & Daxter Uncharted The Last of Us [ 60]
Lifetime Achievement Awards [ edit ] The Lifetime Achievement Award is given "for individuals whose accomplishments span a broad range of disciplines over a lengthy career in the industry".[ 61]
The Pioneer Award is given "for individuals whose career spanning work has helped shape and define the interactive entertainment industry".[ 61]
Technical Impact Award [ edit ] The Technical Impact Award was added for the 2015 awards ceremony to recognize "unique innovations that contribute to the ongoing progress of interactive media".[ 66]
Notable highest wins and nominations [ edit ] Most award-winning games:
Most nominated games:
Most award-winning franchises:
Most nominated franchises:
Most award-winning developers:
Most nominated developers:
The most award-winning publishers:
The most nominated publishers:
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