Fallout 4 Takes Game Of The Year At DICE Awards
Last night was the 19th annual DICE Awards, preseted by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. The DICE Awards honored exceptional games from 2015 in a number of categories, with the highest honor being Game of the Year. This year, that lofty title went to Fallout 4, along with several other awards, as Polygon reports.
The Witcher 3 and Ori and the Blind Forest both walked away with several significant victories. The Witcher 3 took Outstanding Achievement in Story, Outstanding Technical Achievement, and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design. Ori rightfully won Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, Outstanding Achievement in Animation, and Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction. Rocket League also took three awards, as Sports Game of the Year, DICE Sprite Award, and Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay.
While a few other titles appeared in the listings, those four games above essentially represent the winners. There’s not a lot of variety in this year’s DICE Award winners, and only one Nintendo title in the whole bunch. You can take that either as the voters having a narrow view of the industry, or simply that there weren’t many outstanding games last year.
Finally, it’s certainly worth mentioning the due honor paid to Satoru Iwata last night, as he was awarded posthumously a Lifetime Achievement Award for the incredible work he did for the industry. The award was accepted by Reggie Fils-Aimé, who gave a heart-warming speech about his old friend’s good humor and kindness, complete with a silly anecdote. You can watch the excerpt here:
Below is a full list of all the awards and their winners from last night’s DICE Awards.
- Game of the Year: Fallout 4
- Action Game of the Year: Star Wars Battlefront
- Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat
- Family Game of the Year: Super Mario Maker
- Mobile Game of the Year: Fallout Shelter
- Outstanding Achievement in Character: Rise of the Tomb Raider – Lara Croft
- 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
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Role-Playing / Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Fallout 4
- Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year: Heroes of the Storm
- Sports Game of the Year: Rocket League
- Racing Game of the Year: FORZA Motorsport 6
- Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Rocket League
- Handheld Game of the Year: Helldivers
- Technical Impact Award: Microsoft Basic
- Adventure Game of the Year: Metal Gear Solid 5
- DICE Sprite Award: Rocket League
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Fallout 4