The awards were held as part of this year’s DICE Summit in Los Angeles.
The winners of this year’s DICE Awards have been announced. Hosted by Pete Holmes, the ceremony – now in it’s 19th year – celebrated some of the best games of the year. Fallout 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ori and the Blind Forest and Rocket League were the night’s big winners, winning three awards each.
The ceremony also honoured the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata with a special Lifetime Achievement Award and Hideo Kojima was officially inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame.
See a full list of winners below:
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outstanding Achievement in Character: Lara Croft – Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Star Wars Battlefront
- Outstanding Achievement in Story: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding Technical Achievement: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Action Game of The Year: Star Wars Battlefront
- Adventure Game of The Year: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Family Game of the Year: Super Mario Maker
- Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat X
- Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 6
- Role-Playing/Massively Multi-player Game of the Year: Fallout 4
- Sports Game of the Year: Rocket League
- Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Heroes of the Storm
- D.I.C.E Sprite Award: Rocket League
- Handheld Game of the Year: Helldivers
- Mobile Game of the Year: Fallout Shelter
- Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Rocket League
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Fallout 4
- Game of The Year: Fallout 4
- Hall of Fame: Hideo Kojima
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Satoru Iwata
Watch the awards ceremony below.
https://youtu.be/5FYR7t4oktg?t=49m5s
Words by Megan Roxburgh