16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
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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 . 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 of 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]
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
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Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
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Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
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Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
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Outstanding Achievement in Character - Male or Female
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Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
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Casual Game of the Year
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Handheld Game of the Year
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Mobile Game of the Year
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Downloadable Game of the Year
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Web Based Game of the Year
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Special Awards
Hall of Fame
Pioneer
Games with multiple nominations and awards
The following 16 games received multiple nominations:
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The following three games received multiple awards:
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Companies with multiple nominations
Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher.
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Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.
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External links
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.