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Awards
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt received critical acclaim even before its release on May 19, 2015. The game garnered over 200 awards for its previews at E3, gamescom and other video game industry events. In 2016, the total number of awards accumulated by the game surpassed 800. The number includes over 250 Game of the Year awards.

Among all the accolades received by the game are several Golden Joystick Awards, The Game Awards and D.I.C.E. Awards. The game received acclaim in many different categories - gameplay design, visual design, sound design etc. The Witcher 3 was recognized as Game of the Year by IGN, GameSpot, Game Informer and many other gaming publications. The game received a Golden Joystick Award for Best Storytelling, Best Visual Design and Best Gaming Moment as well as The Game Awards for Best Role-Playing Game and Studio of the Year for CD Projekt Red. It also won Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Technical Achievement and Outstanding Achievement in Story at D.I.C.E. Awards.