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DICE Awards 2013 Recap

The 16th annual DICE awards were held in the states yesterday and, unsurprisingly, downloadable titles literally stole the entire show with thatgamecompany’s critically-acclaimed Journey accumulating a whopping eight awards – including game of the year. That is not to say that there weren’t any AAA-titles that managed get a foothold as well, as Halo 4 nabbed the award for best “visual engineering and connectivity” and X-COM: Enemy Unknown won the strategy/simulation game of the year.

The show was held in Las Vegas and hosted by actor, comedian and certified geek Chris Hardwick. The annual DICE awards show has been held since 1996 and has consistently honored games, developments teams and individuals and their sheer excellence and hundreds of titles this year were evaluated by members of the Academy’s Peer Panels.


Here is the full list of winners decided by a peer-based voting system.


Action Game of the Year: Borderlands 2

    • Publisher:  2K Games
    • Developer: Gearbox Software

Mobile Game of the Year: Hero Academy

    • Publisher: Robot Entertainment
    • Developer: Robot Entertainment

Handheld Game of the Year: Paper Mario Sticker Star

    • Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc.
    • Developer: Intelligent Systems

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Outstanding Achievement in Story: The Walking Dead

    • Publisher: Telltale Games
    • Developer: Telltale Games

Outstanding Character Performance: The Walking Dead: Lee Everett

    • Publisher: Telltale Games
    • Developer: Telltale Games

Downloadable Game of the Year: The Walking Dead

    • Publisher: Telltale Games
    • Developer: Telltale Games

Casual Game of the Year: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Web Based Game of the Year: SimCity Social

    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Developer: Maxis, Playfish

Family Game of the Year: Skylanders Giants

    • Publisher: Activision
    • Developer: Toys for Bob

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Mass Effect 3

    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Developer: Bioware

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    • Publisher: 2K Games
    • Developer: Firaxis Games

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Sports Game of the Year: FIFA Soccer 13

    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Developer: EA Canada

Racing Game of the Year: Need for Speed Most Wanted

    • Publisher: Electronic Arts
    • Developer: Criterion Games

Fighting Game of the Year: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: SuperBot Entertainment, Inc.

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity: Halo 4

    • Publisher: Microsoft Studios
    • Developer: 343 Industries

Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Assassin’s Creed III

    • Publisher: Ubisoft
    • Developer: Ubisoft

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: Halo 4

    • Publisher: Microsoft Studios
    • Developer: 343 Industries

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

    • Publisher: 2K Games
    • Developer: Firaxis Games

Adventure Game of the Year: The Walking Dead

    • Publisher: Telltale Games
    • Developer: Telltale Games

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

Game of the Year: Journey

    • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
    • Developer: thatgamecompany

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