This week seen the 21st annual DICE awards, hosted by Jessica Chobot and Greg Miller. The awards come from the Academy of Interactive Science and Arts and are voted on by over 33,000 members. The awards are the academy’s method of recognizing how important video games are as an entertainment medium and technical achievement.
It should come as no surprise that Nintendo have absolutely dominated the awards. After an incredible year they have very deservedly been showered with praise. Breath of the Wild is the most commended title at this year’s event, while Snipperclips also gets a lot of love. The second biggest title at the awards is Indie darling Cuphead, championed by Microsoft on Xbox. The game’s unique design receives some well earned recognition here. Playstation’s flagship exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn also took multiple awards and had the most nominations of any game with ten, four above Breath of the Wild. Without any further ado, here is a list of the awards and the winners of each category:
Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Outstanding achievement in game design: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Outstanding achievement in game direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Outstanding achievement in animation: Cuphead
Outstanding achievement in art direction: Cuphead
Outstanding achievement in character: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Senua
Outstanding achievement in original music composition: Cuphead
Outstanding achievement in sound design: Super Mario Odyssey
Outstanding achievement in story: Horizon Zero Dawn
Outstanding technical achievement: Horizon Zero Dawn
Action Game of the Year: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Adventure Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Family Game of the Year: Snipperclips
Fighting Game of the Year: Injustice 2
Racing Game of the Year: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Role Playing Game of the Year: Nier Automata
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 18
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Mario x Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Immersive Reality technical achievement: Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Lone Echo/Echo Arena
D.I.C.E Sprite Award: Snipperclips
Handheld Game of the Year: Metroid – Samus Returns
Mobile Game of the Year: Fire Emblem Heroes
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
What a year for Nintendo. For all things video game related, stick to theloogaming.com.
