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

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.
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.
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.
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".

## Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).

### 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 — 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 |
| 5 | Tearaway |
| 4 | Battlefield 4 |
| 3 | Beyond: Two Souls |
| 3 | Papers, Please |
| 3 | Puppeteer |
| 3 | Rayman Legends |
| 3 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds |
| 3 | The Stanley Parable |
| 2 | Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons |
| 2 | Diablo III |
| 2 | Fire Emblem Awakening |
| 2 | Forza Motorsport 5 |
| 2 | Plants vs. Zombies 2 |
| 2 | Pokémon X and Y |
| 2 | Rayman Fiesta Run |
| 2 | Ridiculous Fishing |
| 2 | Ryse: Son of Rome |
| 2 | Super Mario 3D World |
| 2 | Tomb Raider |
Nominations by company :
| Nominations | Games | Company |
| 29 | 9 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 13 | 8 | Electronic Arts |
| 13 | 1 | Naughty Dog |
| 11 | 4 | Ubisoft |
| 10 | 5 | 2K Games |
| 10 | 5 | Nintendo |
| 7 | 1 | Rockstar North |
| 6 | 4 | Microsoft Studios |
| 6 | 1 | Irrational Games |
| 5 | 1 | Media Molecule |
| 3 | 3 | Capcom |
| 3 | 2 | Blizzard Entertainment |
| 3 | 2 | PopCap Games |
| 3 | 1 | 3909 |
| 3 | 1 | Galactic Café |
| 3 | 1 | Quantic Dream |
| 2 | 2 | Firaxis Games |
| 2 | 2 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 2 | 1 | 505 Games |
| 2 | 1 | Crystal Dynamics |
| 2 | 1 | Crytek |
| 2 | 1 | Game Freak |
| 2 | 1 | Intelligent Systems |
| 2 | 1 | Starbreeze Studios |
| 2 | 1 | Square Enix Europe |
| 2 | 1 | Turn 10 Studios |
| 2 | 1 | Vlambeer |

#### Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards :
| Awards | Game |
| 10 | The Last of Us |
| 2 | BioShock Infinite |
| 2 | Plants vs. Zombies 2 |
Awards by company :
| Awards | Games | Company |
| 10 | 1 | Naughty Dog |
| 10 | 1 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 3 | 2 | Electronic Arts |
| 3 | 2 | 2K Games |
| 2 | 2 | Nintendo |
| 2 | 1 | Irrational Games |
| 2 | 1 | PopCap Games |