D.I.C.E. Awards 2013

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Formerly known as the Interactive Achievement Awards, the 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrated the best games of 2012.

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The 16th annual D.I.C.E. Awards were held on February 7, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (Location), Nevada (Location) during the D.I.C.E. Summit. In a partnership with Machinima.com, the ceremonies were streamed live over the Internet. Chris Hardwick hosted the event.

Presenters

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Personal Awards

Hall of Fame Inductee

• Gabe Newell (Person)

Pioneer Award

• Dave Lebling (Person) & Marc Blank (Person)

Game of the Year

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Borderlands 2 (Game) -- Gearbox Software / 2K Games (Company) Far Cry 3 (Game) -- Ubisoft The Walking Dead (Game) -- Telltale Games (Company) XCOM: Enemy Unknown -- Firaxis Games (Company) / 2K Games||

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Dishonored (Game) -- Arkane / Bethesda Far Cry 3 (Game) -- Ubisoft The Unfinished Swan (Game) -- Giant Sparrow (Company) / SCEA The Walking Dead (Game) -- Telltale Games (Company)||

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Nintendo Land (Game) -- Nintendo (Company) Sound Shapes (Game) -- Queasy Games (Company) / SCEA The Unfinished Swan (Game) -- Giant Sparrow (Company) / SCEA The Walking Dead (Game) -- Telltale Games (Company)||

Action Game of the Year

===Borderlands 2 (Game)=== Gearbox Software / 2K Games (Company) Runners-Up Far Cry 3 (Game) -- Ubisoft Halo 4 (Game) -- 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios Hitman: Absolution -- IO Interactive (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Sleeping Dogs (Game) -- United Front Games (Company) / Square Enix||

Adventure Game of the Year

===The Walking Dead (Game)=== Telltale Games (Company) Runners-Up Assassin's Creed III -- Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Darksiders II (Game) -- Vigil Games (Company) / THQ (Company) Dishonored (Game) -- Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) New Super Mario Bros. U -- Nintendo (Company)||

Casual Game of the Year

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Fairway Solitaire (Game) -- BigFish Puzzle Craft (Game) -- Ars Thanea / Electronic Arts (Company) Rayman: Jungle Run -- Pastagames (Company) & Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft Sound Shapes (Game) -- Queasy Games (Company) / SCEA||

Downloadable Game of the Year

===The Walking Dead (Game)=== Telltale Games (Company) Runners-Up Fez (Game) -- Polytron (Company) / Microsoft Studios Journey -- thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Mark of the Ninja (Game) -- Klei Entertainment / Microsoft Studios The Unfinished Swan (Game) -- Giant Sparrow (Company) / SCEA||

Family Game of the Year

===Skylanders Giants (Game)=== Toys for Bob (Company) / Activision (Company) Runners-Up Dance Central 3 (Game) -- Harmonix Music Systems (Company) / Microsoft Studios Just Dance 4 (Game) -- Ubisoft LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes -- Travelers Tales / WB Interactive Nintendo Land (Game) -- Nintendo (Company)||

Fighting Game of the Year

===PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale=== SuperBot Entertainment (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Persona 4 Arena (Game) -- Arc System Works / Atlus (Company) Soulcalibur V (Game) -- Project Soul (Company) / Namco Bandai Street Fighter X Tekken (Game) -- Capcom (Company) Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Game) -- Namco Bandai||

Handheld Game of the Year

===Paper Mario: Sticker Star=== Intelligent Systems (Company) / Nintendo (Company) Runners-Up Gravity Rush (Game) -- SCE Japan Studio / SCEA Resident Evil: Revelations -- Capcom (Company) Sound Shapes (Game) -- Queasy Games (Company) / SCEA Uncharted: Golden Abyss -- Sony Bend / SCEA||

Mobile Game of the Year

===Hero Academy (Game)=== Robot Entertainment (Company) Runners-Up Fairway Solitaire (Game) -- Big Fish Horn -- Phosphor Games Studio / Zynga (Company) Rayman: Jungle Run -- Pastagames (Company) & Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft||

Racing Game of the Year

===Need for Speed: Most Wanted=== Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Runners-Up Forza Horizon (Game) -- Playground Games (Company) / Microsoft Studios LittleBigPlanet Karting (Game) -- United Front Games (Company) / SCEA MotorStorm RC (Game) -- Evolution Studios / SCEA Trials Evolution (Game) -- RedLynx / Microsoft Studios||

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

===Mass Effect 3 (Game)=== BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Runners-Up Diablo III (Game) -- Blizzard Entertainment (Company) Dust: An Elysian Tail -- Humble Hearts (Company) / Microsoft Studios Guild Wars 2 (Game) -- ArenaNet / NC Soft Torchlight II (Game) -- Runic Games (Company)||

Sports Game of the Year

===FIFA Soccer 13 (Game)=== EA Canada (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Runners-Up MLB 12: The Show -- SCE San Diego Studios / SCEA NBA 2K13 (Game) -- Visual Concepts (Company) / 2K Sports (Company)||

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

===XCOM: Enemy Unknown=== Firaxis Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company) Runners-Up FTL -- Subset Games (Company) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition -- Mojang & 4J Studios (Company) / Microsoft Studios Orcs Must Die! 2 (Game) -- Robot Entertainment (Company) Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai -- The Creative Assembly (Company) / Sega (Company)||

Web Based Game of the Year

===Sim City Social=== Playfish & Maxis / Electronic Arts (Company) Runners-Up Bingo Bash -- BitRhymes Burrito Bison Revenge -- Juicy Beast Studio / Adult Swim (Franchise) CityVille 2 (Game) -- Zynga (Company) Song Pop -- FreshPlanet||

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

===Assassin's Creed III=== Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Runners-Up Far Cry 3 (Game) -- Ubisoft Hitman: Absolution -- IO Interactive (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Mark of the Ninja (Game) -- Klei Entertainment / Microsoft Studios Uncharted: Golden Abyss -- Sony Bend / SCEA||

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Borderlands 2 (Game) -- Gearbox Software / 2K Games (Company) Dishonored (Game) -- Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Far Cry 3 (Game) -- Ubisoft Halo 4 (Game) -- 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios||

Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity

===Halo 4 (Game)=== 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios Runners-Up Call of Duty: Black Ops II -- Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company) Nike+ Kinect Training -- Sumo Digital / Microsoft Studios||

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering

===XCOM: Enemy Unknown=== Firaxis Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company) Runners-Up Dishonored (Game) -- Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Gravity Rush (Game) -- SCE Japan Studio / SCEA Journey -- thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA The Walking Dead (Game) -- Telltale Games (Company)||

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Borderlands 2 (Game) -- Gearbox Software / 2K Games (Company) Call of Duty: Black Ops II -- Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company) Diablo III (Game) -- Blizzard Entertainment (Company) Halo 4 (Game) -- 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios||

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Diablo III (Game) -- Blizzard Entertainment (Company) Far Cry 3 (Game) -- Ubisoft Mass Effect 3 (Game) -- BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria -- Blizzard Entertainment||

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

===Journey=== thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Runners-Up Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Diablo III (Game) -- Blizzard Entertainment (Company) Medal of Honor: Warfighter -- Danger Close / Electronic Arts (Company) Syndicate -- Starbreeze Studios / Electronic Arts||

Outstanding Achievement in Story

===The Walking Dead (Game)=== Telltale Games (Company) Runners-Up Dishonored (Game) -- Arkane Studios (Company) / Bethesda Softworks (Company) Journey -- thatgamecompany (Company) / SCEA Sleeping Dogs (Game) -- United Front Games (Company) / 2K Games (Company) Spec Ops: The Line -- Yager Development / 2K Games||

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

===Halo 4 (Game)=== 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios Runners-Up Call of Duty: Black Ops II -- Treyarch (Company) / Activision (Company) Hitman: Absolution -- IO Interactive (Company) / Square Enix (Company) Need for Speed: Most Wanted -- Criterion Games (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai -- The Creative Assembly (Company) / Sega (Company)||

Outstanding Character Performance

===Lee Everett (Character) (The Walking Dead (Game))=== Telltale Games (Company) Runners-Up Cortana (Character) (Halo 4 (Game)) -- 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios Female Commander Shepard (Mass Effect 3 (Game)) -- BioWare (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company) Tiny Tina (Character) (Borderlands 2 (Game)) -- Gearbox Software / 2K Games (Company) Vaas (Far Cry 3 (Game)) -- Ubisoft||

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• FIFA Soccer 13 (Game)
• Hero Academy (Game)
• Journey (Game)
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Game)
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Game)
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Game)
• SimCity Social (Game)
• Skylanders Giants (Game)
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Game)

Concept details

Name

D.I.C.E. Awards 2013

Aliases

16th Annual DICE Awards,Interactive Achievement Awards 2013,IAA 2013,AIAS Awards 2013,AIAS Awards '13

Games

• FIFA Soccer 13 (Game)
• Hero Academy (Game)
• Journey (Game)
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Game)
• Paper Mario: Sticker Star (Game)
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Game)
• SimCity Social (Game)
• Skylanders Giants (Game)
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Need for Speed (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Mario RPG (Franchise), Assassin's Creed (Franchise), Halo (Franchise), Paper Mario (Franchise), Skylanders (Franchise), SimCity (Franchise), Spyro (Franchise), Mass Effect (Franchise), The Sims (Franchise), FIFA (Franchise), Borderlands (Franchise), The Walking Dead (Franchise), X-COM (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Lee Everett (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Las Vegas (Location), Nevada (Location)

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People

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• Has related concepts: D.I.C.E. Awards (Concept)