 Grand Theft Auto V received multiple nominations and awards from gaming publications . Prior to its release , it received Most Anticipated Game at the 2012 Spike Video Game Awards . The game was review aggregators Metacritic and GameRankings ' highest rated for the year 2013 . The game appeared on several year @-@ end lists of 2013 's best games , receiving wins from independent journalist Tom Chick , CNET , Edge , the 31st Golden Joystick Awards , the 5th Annual Inside Gaming Awards the Spike VGX 2013 Awards , Slant Magazine and Time . It was named the Best Xbox Game by Canada.com , GameSpot , and IGN , and the Best Multiplatform Game by Destructoid . Rockstar Games and Rockstar North won Best Studio and Best Developer from Edge , and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award at the 10th British Academy Video Games Awards . 
