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Fallout 4 Takes Top Honors At 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
Bethesda Studios had a great night in Las Vegas, with Fallout 4 capturing three awards, including game of the year. Fallout Shelter also took home honors as best mobile game, giving Bethesda a fourth win.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Rocket League, and Ori and the Blind Forest took home three awards apiece, and Star Wars Battlefront snatched a duo as well. Recently deceased Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata was posthumously honored with the lifetime achievement award, and Metal Gear mastermind Hideo Kojima was inducted into the DICE Hall of Fame.
Here is the full list of winners:
Action Game of the Year: Star Wars Battlefront
Adventure Game of the Year: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Fallout 4
Sports Game of the Year: Rocket League
Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 6
Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat X
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Heroes of the Storm
Family Game of the Year: Super Mario Maker
Handheld Game of the Year: Helldivers
Mobile Game of the Year: Fallout Shelter
DICE Sprite Award: Rocket League
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Rocket League
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 Achievement In Character: Rise of the Tomb Raider
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
Outstanding Achievement In Game Design: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction: Fallout 4
Game of the Year: Fallout 4
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