Posted Fri Feb 19, 2016 at 08:39 AM PST by Justin Clark
'Fallout 4', 'Witcher 3', and 'Ori and the Blind Forest', mostly.
Last night, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences held their equivalent of the Oscars for the gaming industry, the 19th Annual DICE Awards. If you want, you could watch the whole shebang here to witness Pete Holmes nerding up the joint. Alternately, if it's just one big tl;dw, you can just rummage through the nominees and winners below.
The even shorter version is that, surprisingly, this is the first award slate where it wasn't a 'Witcher'/'Metal Gear' blowout, with 'Fallout 4' taking the big prizes--Game of the Year, and Achievement in Game Direction--'Witcher 3' taking honors in in the Story, Game Design and Technical Achievement departments, and 'Ori and the Blind Forest' taking Animation, Art Direction, and Music Composition.
The rest are listed below for your Pete Holmes-less perusal. Enjoy!
GAME OF THE YEAR
Bloodborne
Winner: Fallout 4
Ori and the Blind Forest
Rise of the Tomb Raider
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DIRECTION
Winner: Fallout 4
Life is Strange
Rise of the Tomb Raider
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Undertale
ADVENTURE GAME OF THE YEAR
Batman: Arkham Knight
Life is Strange
Winner: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Ori and the Blind Forest
Rise of the Tomb Raider
ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR
Destiny: The Taken King
Helldivers
Just Cause 3
Winner: Star Wars Battlefront
Splatoon
MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR
Dominations
Winner: Fallout Shelter
Lara Croft GO
Pac-Man 256
The Room Three
DICE SPRITE AWARD
Her Story
Galak-Z
Kerbal Space Program
Winner: Rocket League
Undertale
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
Assassin's Creed Syndicate
Batman: Arkham Knight
Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest
Rise of the Tomb Raider
The Order: 1886
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Lara Croft Go
Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest
Rise of the Tomb Raider
The Order: 1886
Star Wars Battlefront
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER
Assassin's Creed Syndicate — Evie Frye
Her Story — Hannah Smith
Life is Strange — Max
Winner: Rise of the Tomb Raider — Lara Croft
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Geralt of Rivia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION
Batman: Arkham Knight
Everybody's Gone To The Rapture
Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest
Starcraft II: Legacy Of The Void
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN
Destiny: The Taken King
Ori and the Blind Forest
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Winner: Star Wars Battlefront
The Order: 1886
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY
Fallout 4
Her Story
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Just Cause 3
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Star Wars Battlefront
The Order: 1886
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR
Guitar Hero Live
Lego Dimensions
Rock Band 4
Winner: Super Mario Maker
Tearaway Unfolded
FIGHTING GAME OF THE YEAR
Winner: Mortal Kombat X
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Rising Thunder
RACING GAME OF THE YEAR
Winner: Forza Motorsport 6
Need for Speed
Project Cars
ROLE-PLAYING/MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAME OF THE YEAR
Bloodborne
Winner: Fallout 4
Pillars of Eternity
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Undertale
SPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR
FIFA 2016
Madden NFL 2016
MLB 15 The Show
NBA 2K16
Winner: Rocket League
STRATEGY/SIMULATION GAME OF THE YEAR
Cities: Skylines
Fallout Shelter
Grey Goo
Winner: Heroes of the Storm
Kerbal Space Program
HANDHELD GAME OF THE YEAR
Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
Winner: Helldivers
Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon
Yo-Kai Watch
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ONLINE GAMEPLAY
Destiny: The Taken King
Halo 5: Guardians
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Winner: Rocket League
Splatoon
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DESIGN
Fallout 4
Her Story
Lara Croft Go
Massive Chalice
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Source: Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, Polygon
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