Gaming News; DICE Awards Winners Announced

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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

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