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

Video game award ceremony February 2025 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Felicia Day and Freddie Wong 2014 02 06 The Last of Us (10) 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 16th D.I.C.E. Awards 18th 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 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.17th Annual DICE Awards Winners https://www.interactive.org/news/17th_annual_dice_awards_winners.asp Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 19 June 2022 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.17th Annual DICE Awards Rules and Procedures http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/17th-Annual-DICE-Awards-Rules-and-Procedures-Final.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 21 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20131102004604/http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/17th-Annual-DICE-Awards-Rules-and-Procedures-Final.pdf November 2, 201317th Annual D.I.C.E. Finalists https://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/17th-Annual-DICE-Finalists.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 21 December 2023 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".Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards https://www.interactive.org/special_awards/index.asp Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 11 June 2022 Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().17th Annual D.I.C.E. Finalists https://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/17th-Annual-DICE-Finalists.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 8 February 2024THE LAST OF US HONORED WITH 10 AWARDS INCLUDING GAME OF THE YEAR AT 17TH ANNUAL D.I.C.E. AWARDS https://www.interactive.org/images/press_release/17th-Annual-DICE-Awards-Winners-FINAL-2-6-14.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 21 December 2023Taormina Anthony 'The Last of Us' Dominates 2014 D.I.C.E. Awards https://gamerant.com/dice-awards-2014-the-last-of-us/ GameRant gamerant.com 21 December 2023 February 6, 2014 16 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221016031342/https://gamerant.com/dice-awards-2014-the-last-of-us/ live Game of the Year awards #EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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 #EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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 #EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Diablo IIIConsole version. — 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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#EEDD82 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 https://www.interactive.org/awards/2014_17th_awards.asp References Video games Category:2014 awards Category:2014 awards in the United States Category:February 2014 in the United States Category:2013 in video gaming Category:D.I.C.E. Award ceremonies