Year | Game | Recipient(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
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2002/03 (1st) | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games | [2] |
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Amplitude | Harmonix | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Command & Conquer: Generals | EA Pacific | EA Games |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | EA UK | Electronic Arts |
Metroid Prime | Retro Studios and Nintendo | Nintendo |
TimeSplitters 2 | Free Radical Design | Eidos Interactive |
2003/04 (2nd) | Call of Duty: Finest Hour | Spark Unlimited | Activision | [3] |
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DJ Decks & FX: House Edition | Relentless Software | Sony Computer Entertainment |
SingStar / SingStar Party | London Studio |
Doom 3 | id Software | Activision |
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone | Stormfront Studios and Zono | Atari |
Manhunt | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
2005/06 (3rd) | Electroplankton | indieszero | Nintendo | [4] |
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Black | Criterion Games | Electronic Arts |
LocoRoco | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Ubisoft Paris | Ubisoft |
Tomb Raider: Legend | Crystal Dynamics | Eidos Interactive |
We Love Katamari | Namco |
2006/07 (4th) | Crackdown | Realtime Worlds | Microsoft Game Studios | [5] |
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Elite Beat Agents | iNiS | Nintendo |
Gears of War | Mike Larson, Lee Perry, Desmond Rogers | Epic Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
God of War II | Dave Murrant, Philip Kovats, Chuck Russom | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Guitar Hero II | Harmonix | Activision |
Skate | EA Black Box | Electronic Arts |
2007/08 (5th) | Dead Space | Don Veca | Visceral Games | Electronic Arts | [6] [7] |
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision |
Gears of War 2 | Epic Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
LittleBigPlanet | Kenneth Young, Mark Healey, Leo Cubbin | Media Molecule | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Super Mario Galaxy | Nintendo EAD Tokyo | Nintendo |
2009 (6th) | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Amy Hennig, Bruce Swanson, Greg Edmonson | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | [8] |
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Batman: Arkham Asylum | Rocksteady Studios | Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Infinity Ward | Activision |
DJ Hero | Jamie Jackson, Dan Neil, Tim Riley | FreeStyleGames and Exient Entertainment | Activision |
Flower | Vincent Diamante, Steve Johnson, Jenova Chen | thatgamecompany | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Left 4 Dead 2 | Gabe Newell, Chet Faliszek, Tom Leonard | Valve |
2010 (7th) | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Stefan Strandberg | EA DICE | Electronic Arts | [9] |
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Alan Wake | Remedy Entertainment | Microsoft Game Studios |
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood | Mathieu Jeanson | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | Brian Tuey, Chris Cowell | Treyarch | Activision |
DJ Hero 2 | FreeStyleGames |
Limbo | Martin Stig Andersen | Playdead |
2011 (8th) | Battlefield 3 | Bence Pajor, Stefan Strandberg, Carl Vikman | EA DICE | Electronic Arts | [10] |
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Batman: Arkham City | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Dead Space 2 | Andrew Boyd, Steve Papoutsis, J White | Visceral Games | Electronic Arts |
The Nightjar | Somethin' Else |
2012 (9th) | Journey | Steve Johnson, Austin Wintory, Keith Leary | thatgamecompany | Sony Computer Entertainment | [11] |
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Far Cry 3 | Dan Hay, Tony Gronick, Brian Tyler | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
Assassin's Creed III | Mathieu Jeanson |
Beat Sneak Bandit | Simon Flesser, Magnus "Gordon" Gardebäck | Simogo |
Halo 4 | 343 Industries | Microsoft Game Studios |
Dear Esther | Jessica Curry | The Chinese Room |
2013 (10th) | The Last of Us | Naughty Dog | Sony Computer Entertainment | [12] |
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Battlefield 4 | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
BioShock Infinite | Patrick Balthrop, Scott Haraldsen, James Bonney | Irrational Games | 2K Games |
Device 6 | Simogo |
Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
Tomb Raider | Crystal Dynamics | Square Enix |
2014 (11th) | Alien: Isolation | The Creative Assembly | Sega | [13] [14] |
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The Banner Saga | Austin Wintory, Michael Theiler, Peret von Sturmer | Stoic | Versus Evil |
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
Fantasia: Music Evolved | Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems | Disney Interactive Studios |
Mario Kart 8 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
The Sailor's Dream | Simogo |
2015 (12th) | Everybody's Gone to the Rapture | The Chinese Room and Santa Monica Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | [15] [16] |
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Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Ubisoft Quebec | Ubisoft |
Batman: Arkham Knight | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Kojima Productions | Konami Digital Entertainment |
Star Wars Battlefront | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt |
2016 (13th) | The Last Guardian | Japan Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [17] [18] |
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Battlefield 1 | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
Doom | id Software | Bethesda Softworks |
Inside | Martin Stig Andersen | Playdead |
Rez Infinite | Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru Mutoh | United Game Artists | Enhance Games |
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Naughty Dog | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
2017 (14th) | Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | David Garcia Diaz | Ninja Theory | [19] |
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Call of Duty: World War II | Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
Destiny 2 | Bungie |
Horizon Zero Dawn | Guerrilla Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe |
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Naughty Dog |
Star Wars: Battlefront II | EA DICE | Electronic Arts |
2018 (15th) | God of War | Mike Niederquell, Todd Piperi, Leilani Ramirez | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe | [20] |
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Battlefield V | EA Dice | Electronic Arts |
Detroit: Become Human | Guillaume de Fondaumière, David Cage, John OBrien | Quantic Dream | Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe |
Marvel's Spider-Man | Paul Mudra, Phillip Kovats, Dwight Okahara | Insomniac Games |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games |
Tetris Effect | Hydelic, Noboru Mutoh, Takako Ishida | Monstars Inc. and Resonair | Enhance, Inc. |
2019 (16th) | Ape Out | Matt Boch | Gabe Cuzzillo | Devolver Digital | [21] [22] |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision |
Control | Remedy Entertainment | 505 Games |
Death Stranding | Ludvig Forssell, Mike Niederquell, Jodie Kupsco | Kojima Productions | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
Untitled Goose Game | House House | Panic Inc. |
2020 (17th) | Ghost of Tsushima | Sucker Punch Productions | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [23] [24] |
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Hades | Darren Korb | Supergiant Games |
Astro's Playroom | Japan Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog |
Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games |
Half-Life: Alyx | Valve Corporation |
2021 (18th) | Returnal | Housemarque | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [25] [26] |
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The Artful Escape | Beethoven & Dinosaur | Annapurna Interactive |
Call of Duty: Vanguard | Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
Deathloop | Arkane Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
Halo Infinite | 343 Industries | Xbox Game Studios |
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy | Eidos-Montréal | Square Enix |
2022 (19th) | God of War Ragnarök | Jodie Kupsco, Michael Kent, Sean LaValle | Santa Monica | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [27] [28] |
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A Plague Tale: Requiem | Asobo | Focus |
Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Metal: Hellsinger | Elvira Björkman, Nicklas Hjertberg | The Outsiders | Funcom Oslo |
Stray | BlueTwelve | Annapurna Interactive |
Tunic | Finji |
2023 (20th) | Alan Wake 2 | Remedy Entertainment | Epic Games | [29] |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Sledgehammer Games | Activision |
Hi-Fi Rush | Tango Gameworks | Bethesda Softworks |
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo |
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts |
2024 (21st) | Astro Bot | Team Asobi | Sony Interactive Entertainment | [30] [31] |
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Animal Well | Billy Basso | Shared Memory | Bigmode |
Helldivers 2 | Arrowhead Game Studios | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II | Ninja Theory | Xbox Game Studios |
Star Wars Outlaws | Massive Entertainment | Ubisoft |
Still Wakes the Deep | The Chinese Room | Secret Mode |