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D.I.C.E. Award for Fighting Game of the Year

The D.I.C.E. Award for Fighting Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award recognizes "titles that offer the use the virtual experience of controlling a character engaging in individual combat with another character usually from a fixed camera perspective. The opponent can either be controlled by another player or by the game".[1] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category.[2] It was originally titled Console Fighting Game of the Year,[3] before it was simplified to just Fighting Game of the Year. It is one of two categories, the other being Online Game of the Year, that is not limited to release within the calendar year but must be supported by significant new content.[4]

D.I.C.E. Award for Fighting Game of the Year
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
First awarded1998
Currently held byStreet Fighter 6
Websitewww.interactive.org

The award's most recent winner is Street Fighter 6, developed and published by Capcom.

Winners and nominees

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1990s

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Table key
Indicates the winner
YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
1997/1998
(1st) 		WCW vs. nWo: World TourAsmik Ace EntertainmentTHQ[5][6]
Bloody RoarHudson SoftSony Computer Entertainment
Bushido BladeLightweight
Street Fighter EX Plus αArikaCapcom
WCW NitroInland ProductionsTHQ
1998/1999
(2nd) 		WCW/nWo RevengeAKI CorporationTHQ[7][8]
Bushido Blade 2LightweightSquare Electronic Arts
WWF War ZoneIguana WestAcclaim Entertainment
1999/2000
(3rd) 		SoulcaliburNamcoNamco[9]
Ready 2 Rumble BoxingMidway Studios San DiegoMidway Games
Super Smash Bros.HAL LaboratoryNintendo
WWF WrestleMania 2000AKI CorporationTHQ

2000s

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YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2000
(4th) 		Dead or Alive 2Team NinjaTecmo, Acclaim Entertainment[10][11]
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2Midway Studios San DiegoMidway Games
Tekken Tag TournamentNamcoNamco
Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipAnchor Inc.Crave Entertainment
WWF No MercyAKI CorporationTHQ
2001
(5th) 		Dead or Alive 3Team NinjaTecmo[12][13]
[14][15]
Super Smash Bros. MeleeHAL LaboratoryNintendo
Victorious Boxers: Ippo's Road to GloryNew CorporationEmpire Interactive
2002
(6th) 		Tekken 4NamcoNamco[16][17]
Capcom vs. SNK 2 EOCapcomCapcom
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters MeleePipeworks SoftwareInfogrames, Atari
Mortal Kombat: Deadly AllianceMidway GamesMidway Games
Virtua Fighter 4Sega AM2Sega
2003
(7th) 		Soulcalibur IINamcoNamco[18][19]
[20][21]
Def Jam VendettaEA Canada, AKI CorporationElectronic Arts
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2DimpsAtari
Virtua Fighter 4: EvolutionSega AM2Sega
War of the MonstersIncognito EntertainmentSony Computer Entertainment
WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the PainYuke'sTHQ
2004
(8th) 		Mortal Kombat: DeceptionMidway GamesMidway Games[22][23]
Def Jam: Fight for NYEA Canada, AKI CorporationElectronic Arts
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3DimpsAtari
2005
(9th) 		Soulcalibur IIINamcoNamco[24][25]
[26][27]
Fight Night Round 2EA ChicagoEA Sports
Tekken 5NamcoNamco
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006Yuke'sTHQ
2006
(10th) 		Fight Night Round 3EA ChicagoEA Sports[28][29]
Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonMidway GamesMidway Games
Tekken: Dark ResurrectionNamco, EightingNamco Bandai Games
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007Yuke'sTHQ
2007
(11th)
No award given
2008
(12th) 		Super Smash Bros. BrawlSora Ltd.Nintendo[1][30]
Mortal Kombat vs. DC UniverseMidway GamesMidway Games
Soulcalibur IVNamco Bandai GamesNamco Bandai Games
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD RemixBackbone EntertainmentCapcom
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2009Yuke'sTHQ
2009
(13th) 		Street Fighter IVDimps, CapcomCapcom[31][32][33]
Fight Night Round 4EA CanadaEA Sports
Punch-Out!!Next Level GamesNintendo
Tekken 6Namco Bandai GamesNamco Bandai Games
UFC 2009 UndisputedYuke'sTHQ

2010s

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YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2010
(14th) 		Super Street Fighter IVDimps, CapcomCapcom[34][35][36]
BlazBlue: Continuum ShiftArc System WorksAksys Games
EA Sports MMAEA TiburonEA Sports
UFC Undisputed 2010Yuke'sTHQ
2011
(15th) 		Mortal KombatNetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[37][38][39]
Fight Night ChampionEA CanadaEA Sports
The King of Fighters XIIISNKAtlus
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D EditionDimps, CapcomCapcom
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3Capcom, Eighting
2012
(16th) 		PlayStation All-Stars Battle RoyaleSuperBot EntertainmentSony Computer Entertainment[40][41]
Persona 4 ArenaArc System Works, P-StudioAtlus
Soulcalibur VNamco Bandai GamesNamco Bandai Games
Street Fighter X TekkenDimps, CapcomCapcom
Tekken Tag Tournament 2Namco Bandai GamesNamco Bandai Games
2013
(17th) 		Injustice: Gods Among UsNetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[42][43]
DivekickIron Galaxy, One True Game StudiosIron Galaxy
Killer InstinctDouble Helix GamesMicrosoft Studios
2014
(18th) 		Super Smash Bros. for Wii USora Ltd., Bandai Namco StudiosNintendo[44][45]
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-Arc System WorksAksys Games
NidhoggMesshofMesshof
Ultra Street Fighter IVDimps, CapcomCapcom
2015
(19th) 		Mortal Kombat XNetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[46][47]
Dead or Alive 5 Last RoundTeam NinjaKoei Tecmo
Rising ThunderRadiant EntertainmentRiot Games
2016
(20th) 		Street Fighter VDimps, CapcomCapcom[48][49]
EA Sports UFC 2EA CanadaEA Sports
Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-Arc System WorksAksys Games
Killer Instinct Season 3Iron GalaxyMicrosoft Studios
Pokkén TournamentBandai Namco StudiosNintendo, The Pokémon Company
2017
(21st) 		Injustice 2NetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[50][51][52]
ArmsNintendo EPDNintendo
Marvel vs. Capcom: InfiniteCapcomCapcom
Nidhogg 2MesshofMesshof
Tekken 7Bandai Namco StudiosBandai Namco Entertainment
2018
(22nd) 		Super Smash Bros. UltimateSora Ltd., Bandai Namco StudiosNintendo[53][54]
BlazBlue: Cross Tag BattleArc System WorksArc System Works
Dragon Ball FighterZBandai Namco Entertainment
Soulcalibur VIBandai Namco Studios, Dimps
2019
(23rd) 		Mortal Kombat 11NetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[55][56]
Dead or Alive 6Team NinjaKoei Tecmo
Jump ForceSpike ChunsoftBandai Namco Entertainment
Samurai ShodownSNKDeep Silver

2020s

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YearGameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Ref.
2020
(24th) 		Mortal Kombat 11: UltimateNetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[57][58]
EA Sports UFC 4EA VancouverEA Sports
Granblue Fantasy VersusArc System WorksXseed Games, Cygames, Marvelous
Them's Fightin' HerdsMane6Maximum Games
2021
(25th) 		Guilty Gear StriveArc System WorksArc System Works[59][60]
Melty Blood: Type LuminaFrench-BreadDelightworks
Nickelodeon All-Star BrawlLudosity, Fair Play LabsGameMill Entertainment
2022
(26th) 		MultiVersusPlayer First GamesWarner Bros. Games[61][62][63]
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle RCyberConnect2Bandai Namco Entertainment
RumbleverseIron GalaxyEpic Games
SpiderheckNeverjamtinyBuild
The King of Fighters XVSNKSNK
2023
(27th) 		Street Fighter 6CapcomCapcom[64][65]
[66][67]
Granblue Fantasy Versus: RisingArc System WorksCygames
Mortal Kombat 1NetherRealm StudiosWarner Bros. Games
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2Fair Play LabsGameMill Entertainment
Pocket BraveryStatera StudioPqube

Multiple nominations and wins

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Developers and publishers

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The combined nominations of Namco and Bandai Namco makes them the most nominated developer and publisher. They are tied with NetherRealm Studios for the most award-winning developer. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Warner Bros. Games is the top award-winning publisher, being the parent company of NetherRealm Studios.There have been numerous developer/publishers with back-to-back wins:

THQ is the only publisher with back-to-back wins with different developers:

Developers
DeveloperNominationsWins
Namco/Bandai Namco176
NetherRealm Studios76
Capcom104
Dimps93
Sora Ltd.33
Team Ninja42
Arc System Works91
Midway Games61
AKI Corporation51
EA Chicago21
Yuke's60
EA Canada50
Iron Galaxy30
SNK30
Eighting20
Fair Play Labs20
HAL Laboratory20
Messhof20
Sega AM220
Publishers
PublisherNominationsWins
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Warner Bros. Games87
Namco/Bandai Namco164
Capcom124
Nintendo83
THQ112
Tecmo/Koei Tecmo42
Electronic Arts101
Midway Games51
Sony Computer Entertainment41
Acclaim Entertainment21
Arc System Works21
Aksys Games30
Atari30
Atlus20
Cygames20
GameMill Entertainment20
Messhof20
Microsoft Studios20
Sega20

Franchises

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Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter have been the most nominated franchises. The Mortal Kombat franchise has won the most awards, with Street Fighter with the second most wins. The WWE (formerly WWF) has garnered the most nominations without a win.There have been numerous franchises with back-to-back wins:

Street Fighter IV and Mortal Kombat 11 are two games with multiple wins with re-releases. Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 5, Killer Instinct, and Guilty Gear Xrd have had multiple nominations with re-releases and DLC expansions.

Franchise
FranchiseNominationsWins
Mortal Kombat95
Street Fighter94
Soulcalibur63
Super Smash Bros.53
Dead or Alive42
WCW/nWo32
Injustice22
Tekken81
Fight Night41
Guilty Gear31
WWF/WWE70
Ultimate Fighting Championship50
Dragon Ball30
BlazBlue20
Bushido Blade20
Def Jam20
Granblue Fantasy20
Killer Instinct20
Marvel vs. Capcom20
Nickelodeon Brawl20
Nidhogg20
Ready 2 Rumble20
The King of Fighters20
Virtua Fighter20

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