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GoldenEye 007 won the first D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in 1998. The game was developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. It received the inaugural prize for Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences split the award into two categories in 2000. The single category of Outstanding Achievement in Software Engineering became Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering and Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering. These two categories remained separate until 2015.
Guitar Hero and Nintendogs tied for the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering in 2006. Guitar Hero was developed by Harmonix and Nintendogs was developed by Nintendo EAD. This tie recognized two very different approaches to game design.
The Call of Duty franchise has been nominated for the D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement eight times. Despite these nominations, the franchise has never won the award. This record stands despite the franchise's reputation for pushing the boundaries of graphics, physics, and AI.
Naughty Dog has won the most D.I.C.E. Awards for Outstanding Technical Achievement with five wins. The studio is a subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Their winning titles include Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, God of War, and God of War Ragnarök.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt won the first D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement after the 2015 merger. The game was developed by CD Projekt Red. The merged award combines the previous categories of Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering and Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering.