17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
Date	February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Country	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hosted by	Felicia Day and Freddie Wong
Highlights
Most awards	The Last of Us (10)
Most nominations	The Last of Us (13)
Game of the Year	The Last of Us
Hall of Fame	Sam Houser, Dan Houser, and Leslie Benzies
Pioneer	Eugene Jarvis
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The 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 17th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2013. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2014 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by Felicia Day and Freddie Wong. ^[1]

The craft awards for "Online Gameplay" and "Connectivity" were dropped, and the category for "Online Game of the Year" was reintroduced as a "Game of the Year" award. The award for "Web Based Game of the Year" was offered, but no finalists were named for the category. ^{[2] [3]}

The Last of Us received the most nominations and won the most awards, including "Game of the Year". Sony Computer Entertainment published the most nominated games, and had the most nominations and awards as a publisher. Electronic Arts had the most award-winning games. Nintendo EAD was the only developer with more than one award-winning game.

Rockstar Games co-founders Sam Houser and Dan Houser, along with Leslie Benzies, former president of Rockstar North, were inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame. Eugene Jarvis, programmer behind arcade games Defender and Robotron: 2084 , received the "Pioneer Award". ^[4]

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Game of the Year Awards

Game of the Year The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — Ubisoft Montreal BioShock Infinite — Irrational Games, 2K Games Grand Theft Auto V — Rockstar North The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Nintendo EAD	Downloadable Game of the Year Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons — Starbreeze Studios , 505 Games ‡ Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon — Ubisoft Montreal Gone Home — Fullbright Papers, Please — 3909 The Stanley Parable — Galactic Café
Handheld Game of the Year The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Nintendo EAD ‡ Fire Emblem Awakening — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon — Next Level Games, Nintendo Pokémon X and Y — Game Freak, Nintendo Tearaway — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment	Mobile Game of the Year Plants vs. Zombies 2 — PopCap Games , Electronic Arts ‡ Fetch — Big Fish Studios Flick Kick Football Legends — PikPok Ridiculous Fishing — Vlambeer The Wolf Among Us — Telltale Games
Online Game of the Year World of Tanks — Wargaming ‡ Battlefield 4 — DICE, Electronic Arts Borderlands 2 — Gearbox Software, 2K Games Diablo III — Blizzard Entertainment The Last of Us — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Innovation in Gaming The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Grand Theft Auto V — Rockstar North Papers, Please — 3909 Tearaway — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment The Stanley Parable — Galactic Café

Craft Awards

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons — Starbreeze Studios, 505 Games Grand Theft Auto V — Rockstar North Papers, Please — 3909 Tearaway — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ BioShock Infinite — Irrational Games, 2K Games Puppeteer — SCE Japan Studio Rayman Legends — Ubisoft Montpellier Tearaway — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Animation The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — Ubisoft Montreal Beyond: Two Souls — Quantic Dream, Sony Computer Entertainment Puppeteer — SCE Japan Studio Rayman Fiesta Run — Ubisoft Casablanca
Outstanding Character Performance Ellie ( The Last of Us ) — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Trevor Philips ( Grand Theft Auto V ) — Rockstar North Marius Titus ( Ryse: Son of Rome ) — Crytek, Microsoft Studios Joel ( The Last of Us ) — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment Narrator ( The Stanley Parable ) — Galactic Café	Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition BioShock Infinite — Irrational Games , 2K Games ‡ Beyond: Two Souls — Quantic Dream, Sony Computer Entertainment Puppeteer — SCE Japan Studio Rain — Acquire, SCE Japan Studio Rayman Legends — Ubisoft Montpellier
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Battlefield 4 — DICE, Electronic Arts BioShock Infinite — Irrational Games, 2K Games God of War: Ascension — SCE Santa Monica Studio Grand Theft Auto V — Rockstar North	Outstanding Achievement in Story The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Beyond: Two Souls — Quantic Dream, Sony Computer Entertainment BioShock Infinite — Irrational Games, 2K Games The Novelist — Orthogonal Games Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering Grand Theft Auto V — Rockstar North ‡ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — Ubisoft Montreal Forza Motorsport 5 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios Super Mario 3D World — Nintendo EAD The Last of Us — Naughty Dog, Sony Computer Entertainment	Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — Ubisoft Montreal Battlefield 4 — DICE, Electronic Arts Grand Theft Auto V — Rockstar North Ryse: Son of Rome — Crytek, Microsoft Studios

Genre Awards

Action Game of the Year BioShock Infinite — Irrational Games , 2K Games ‡ Battlefield 4 — DICE, Electronic Arts Dead Rising 3 — Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft Studios DmC: Devil May Cry — Ninja Theory, Capcom Resogun — Housemarque, Sony Computer Entertainment	Adventure Game of the Year The Last of Us — Naughty Dog , Sony Computer Entertainment ‡ Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag — Ubisoft Montreal Tearaway — Media Molecule, Sony Computer Entertainment The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds — Nintendo EAD Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe
Fighting Game of the Year Injustice: Gods Among Us — NetherRealm Studios , Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ‡ Divekick — One True Game Studios, Iron Galaxy Killer Instinct — Double Helix Games, Microsoft Studios	Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Diablo III [a] — Blizzard Entertainment ‡ Dota 2 — Valve Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen — Capcom Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch — Level-5, Studio Ghibli, Namco Bandai Games Pokémon X and Y — Game Freak, Nintendo
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year XCOM: Enemy Within — Firaxis Games , 2K Games ‡ Civilization V: Brave New World — Firaxis Games, 2K Games Europa Universalis IV — Paradox Development Studio Fire Emblem Awakening — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm — Blizzard Entertainment	Casual Game of the Year Plants vs. Zombies 2 — PopCap Games , Electronic Arts ‡ Candy Box! — aniwey Peggle 2 — PopCap Games, Electronic Arts Rayman Fiesta Run — Ubisoft Casablanca Ridiculous Fishing — Vlambeer
Family Game of the Year Super Mario 3D World — Nintendo EAD ‡ Disney Infinity — Avalanche Software, Heavy Iron Studios, Disney Interactive Studios Lego Marvel Super Heroes — Traveller's Tales, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rayman Legends — Ubisoft Montpellier Skylanders: Swap Force — Vicarious Visions, Activision	Racing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport 5 — Turn 10 Studios , Microsoft Studios ‡ Gran Turismo 6 — Polyphony Digital, Sony Computer Entertainment Grid 2 — Codemasters Need for Speed Rivals — Ghost Games, Electronic Arts Real Racing 3 — Firemonkeys Studios, Electronic Arts
Sports Game of the Year FIFA 14 — EA Canada ‡ Madden NFL 25 — EA Tiburon MLB 13: The Show — SCE San Diego Studio NBA 2K14 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games NHL 14 — EA Canada

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

• Sam Houser
• Dan Houser
• Leslie Benzies

Pioneer

• Eugene Jarvis

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple Nominations

Games that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Game
13	The Last of Us
7	Grand Theft Auto V
6	BioShock Infinite
5	Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
	Tearaway
4	Battlefield 4
3	Beyond: Two Souls
	Papers, Please
	Puppeteer
	Rayman Legends
	The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
	The Stanley Parable
2	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
	Diablo III
	Fire Emblem Awakening
	Forza Motorsport 5
	Plants vs. Zombies 2
	Pokémon X and Y
	Rayman Fiesta Run
	Ridiculous Fishing
	Ryse: Son of Rome
	Super Mario 3D World
	Tomb Raider

Nominations by company

Nominations	Games	Company
29	9	Sony Computer Entertainment
13	8	Electronic Arts
	1	Naughty Dog
11	4	Ubisoft
10	5	2K Games
		Nintendo
7	1	Rockstar North
6	4	Microsoft Studios
	1	Irrational Games
5		Media Molecule
3	3	Capcom
	2	Blizzard Entertainment
		PopCap Games
	1	3909
		Galactic Café
		Quantic Dream
2	2	Firaxis Games
		Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
	1	505 Games
		Crystal Dynamics
		Crytek
		Game Freak
		Intelligent Systems
		Starbreeze Studios
		Square Enix Europe
		Turn 10 Studios
		Vlambeer

Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards

Awards	Game
10	The Last of Us
2	BioShock Infinite
	Plants vs. Zombies 2

Awards by company

Awards	Games	Company
10	1	Naughty Dog
		Sony Computer Entertainment
3	2	Electronic Arts
		2K Games
2		Nintendo
	1	Irrational Games
		PopCap Games

External links

• Official website

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