16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
Date	February 7, 2013
Venue	Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa
Country	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hosted by	Chris Hardwick
Highlights
Most awards	Journey (8)
Most nominations	Journey (11)
Overall Game of the Year	Journey
Hall of Fame	Gabe Newell
Pioneer	Marc Blank & Dave Lebling

The 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards is the 16th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 7, 2013 (2013-02-07). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand up comedian Chris Hardwick.[1]

Journey received the most nominations and won the most awards, including Game of the Year. Sony Computer Entertainment published the most nominees and published the most award winners.[2]

Gabe Newell, founder of Valve Corporation and lead developer of the digital store front, Steam, received the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Award. Infocom co-founders Marc Blank and Dave Lebling both received the Pioneer Award.[3]

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4][5]

Game of the Year Awards

Game of the Year Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Borderlands 2 — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Far Cry 3 — Ubisoft Montreal The Walking Dead — Telltale Games XCOM: Enemy Unknown — Firaxis Games, 2K Games	Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Nintendo Land — Nintendo EAD Sound Shapes — Queasy Games, Sony Computer Entertainment The Unfinished Swan — Giant Sparrow, SCE Santa Monica Studio The Walking Dead — Telltale Games
Downloadable Game of the Year The Walking Dead — Telltale Games‡ Fez — Polytron Corporation, Microsoft Studios Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment Mark of the Ninja — Klei Entertainment, Microsoft Studios The Unfinished Swan — Giant Sparrow, SCE Santa Monica Studio	Handheld Game of the Year Paper Mario: Sticker Star — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo‡ Gravity Rush — SCE Japan Studio Resident Evil: Revelations — Capcom Sound Shapes — Queasy Games, Sony Computer Entertainment Uncharted: Golden Abyss — SCE Bend Studio
Mobile Game of the Year Hero Academy — Robot Entertainment‡ Fairway Solitaire — Big Fish Studios Horn — Phosphor Games Studio, Zynga Rayman Jungle Run — Ubisoft Montpellier, Pastagames	Web Based Game of the Year SimCity Social — Playfish, Electronic Arts‡ Bingo Bash — Bash Gaming Burrito Bison Revenge — Juicy Beast Studio, Adult Swim CityVille 2 — Zynga SongPop — FreshPlanet, Gameloft

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Dishonored — Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks Far Cry 3 — Ubisoft Montreal The Unfinished Swan — Giant Sparrow, SCE Santa Monica Studio The Walking Dead — Telltale Games
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin's Creed III — Ubisoft Montreal‡ Far Cry 3 — Ubisoft Montreal Hitman: Absolution — IO Interactive, Square Enix Europe Mark of the Ninja — Klei Entertainment, Microsoft Studios Uncharted: Golden Abyss — SCE Bend Studio	Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Borderlands 2 — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Dishonored — Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks Far Cry 3 — Ubisoft Montreal Halo 4 — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Character - Male or Female Lee Everett *(The Walking Dead)* — Telltale Games‡ Tiny Tina (Borderlands 2) — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Vaas Montenegro (Far Cry 3) — Ubisoft Montreal Cortana (Halo 4) — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios Female Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3) — BioWare, Electronic Arts Halo 4 — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios	Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity Halo 4 — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios‡ Call of Duty: Black Ops II — Treyarch, Activision Nike+ Kinect Training — Sumo Digital, Microsoft Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering XCOM: Enemy Unknown — Firaxis Games, 2K Games‡ Dishonored — Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks Gravity Rush — SCE Japan Studio Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment The Walking Dead — Telltale Games	Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Borderlands 2 — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Call of Duty: Black Ops II — Treyarch, Activision Diablo III — Blizzard Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Diablo III — Blizzard Entertainment Far Cry 3 — Ubisoft Montreal Mass Effect 3 — BioWare, Electronic Arts World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria — Blizzard Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Assassin's Creed III — Ubisoft Montreal Diablo III — Blizzard Entertainment Medal of Honor: Warfighter — Danger Close Games, Electronic Arts Syndicate — Starbreeze Studios, Electronic Arts
Outstanding Achievement in Story The Walking Dead — Telltale Games‡ Dishonored — Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment Sleeping Dogs — United Front Games, Square Enix Europe Spec Ops: The Line — Yager Development, 2K Games	Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering Halo 4 — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios‡ Call of Duty: Black Ops II — Treyarch, Activision Hitman: Absolution — IO Interactive, Square Enix Europe Need for Speed: Most Wanted — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai — Creative Assembly, Sega

Genre Awards

Action Game of the Year Borderlands 2 — Gearbox Software, 2K Games‡ Far Cry 3 — Ubisoft Montreal Halo 4 — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios Hitman: Absolution — IO Interactive, Square Enix Europe Sleeping Dogs — United Front Games, Square Enix Europe	Adventure Game of the Year The Walking Dead — Telltale Games‡ Assassin's Creed III — Ubisoft Montreal Darksiders II — Vigil Games, THQ Dishonored — Arkane Studios, Bethesda Softworks New Super Mario Bros. U — Nintendo EAD
Casual Game of the Year Journey — Thatgamecompany, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Fairway Solitaire — Big Fish Studios Puzzle Craft — Ars Thanea, Electronic Arts Rayman Jungle Run — Ubisoft Montpellier, Pastagames Sound Shapes — Queasy Games, Sony Computer Entertainment	Family Game of the Year Skylanders: Giants — Toys for Bob, Activision‡ Dance Central 3 — Harmonix, Microsoft Studios Just Dance 4 — Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Reflections/Bucharest/Pune Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes — Traveller's Tales, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Nintendo Land — Nintendo EAD
Fighting Game of the Year PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale — SuperBot Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment‡ Persona 4 Arena — Arc System Works, Atlus Soulcalibur V — Project Soul, Namco Bandai Games Street Fighter X Tekken — Capcom Tekken Tag Tournament 2 — Namco Bandai Games	Racing Game of the Year Need for Speed: Most Wanted — Criterion Games, Electronic Arts‡ Forza Horizon — Playground Games, Microsoft Studios LittleBigPlanet Karting — United Front Games, SCE San Diego Studio MotorStorm: RC — Evolution Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Trials Evolution — RedLynx, Microsoft Studios
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Mass Effect 3 — BioWare, Electronic Arts‡ Diablo III — Blizzard Entertainment Dust: An Elysian Tail — Humble Hearts, Microsoft Studios Guild Wars 2 — ArenaNet, NCSoft Torchlight II — Runic Games	Sports Game of the Year FIFA 13 — EA Canada‡ MLB 12: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K13 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year XCOM: Enemy Unknown — Firaxis Games, 2K Games‡ FTL: Faster Than Light — Subset Games Minecraft: 360 Edition — Mojang Studios, 4J Studios, Microsoft Studios Orcs Must Die! 2 — Robot Entertainment, Microsoft Studios Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai — Creative Assembly, Sega

Hall of Fame

Gabe Newell

Pioneer

Games with multiple nominations and awards

The following 16 games received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Game
11	Journey
8	The Walking Dead
7	Far Cry 3
6	Halo 4
5	Borderlands 2
5	Dishonored
4	Diablo III
3	Assassin's Creed III
	Call of Duty: Black Ops II
	Hitman: Absolution
	Mass Effect 3
	Sound Shapes
	The Unfinished Swan
	XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2	Fairway Solitaire
	Gravity Rush
	Mark of the Ninja
	Need for Speed: Most Wanted
	Nintendo Land
	Rayman Jungle Run
	Sleeping Dogs
	Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai
	Uncharted: Golden Abyss

The following three games received multiple awards:

Awards	Game
8	Journey
4	The Walking Dead
2	Halo 4
2	XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Companies with multiple nominations

Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher.

Nominations	Game
25	Sony Computer Entertainment
14	Microsoft Studios
13	Ubisoft
11	Thatgamecompany
10	2K Games
10	Electronic Arts
8	Telltale Games
6	343 Industries
5	Arkane Studios
	Bethesda Softworks
	Blizzard Entertainment
	Gearbox Software
	Square Enix Europe
4	Activision
4	Nintendo
3	BioWare
	Firaxis Games
	Giant Sparrow
	IO Interactive
	Queasy Games
	Treyarch
	United Front Games
2	Big Fish Studios
	Capcom
	Creative Assembly
	Criterion Games
	Klei Entertainment
	Namco Bandai Games
	Pastagames
	Robot Entertainment
	Sega
	Zynga

Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.

Awards	Game
9	Sony Computer Entertainment
8	Thatgamecompany
4	Electronic Arts
4	Telltale Games
3	2K Games
2	343 Industries
	Firaxis Games
	Microsoft Studios

External links

Official website

References

"16th DICE Award Winners FINAL 2-7-13" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
Bryant, Paul (2013-02-08). "Journey takes top honors including Game of the Year at 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Gaming Age. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
"Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
Arts, Electronic (2013-02-07). "EA Wins Four D.I.C.E. Awards". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
Khan, Calvin (2013-02-08). "16th Annual D.I.C.E Awards Winners List". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

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[1] "16th DICE Award Winners FINAL 2-7-13" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[2] Bryant, Paul (2013-02-08). "Journey takes top honors including Game of the Year at 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Gaming Age. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[3] "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

[4] Arts, Electronic (2013-02-07). "EA Wins Four D.I.C.E. Awards". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[5] Khan, Calvin (2013-02-08). "16th Annual D.I.C.E Awards Winners List". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

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