[1] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category.
[4] The award's most recent winner is Tekken 8, developed and published by Bandai Namco.
There have been numerous developer/publishers with back-to-back wins: THQ is the only publisher with back-to-back wins with different developers: The most nominated franchises are Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken.
The Mortal Kombat franchise has won the most awards, with Street Fighter having the second-most wins.
Virtua Fighter 4, Tekken 5, Killer Instinct, Guilty Gear Xrd, and Mortal Kombat 1 have had multiple nominations with re-releases and DLC expansions.