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Overwatch Takes Top Honors At 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
Naughty Dog had an exceptional night at the 20th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, taking home four trophies for Uncharted 4. But top honors went to Blizzard's phenomenal multiplayer shooter, Overwatch, which won three other trophies as well. Playdead's haunting platformer also took home three awards. The nights biggest accolades, however, went to Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard, who was also inducted into the AIAS hall of fame. You can read our interview with him here.
Check out the full list of winners:
Action Game of the Year: Overwatch
Adventure Game of the Year: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Dark Souls III
Sports Game of the Year: Steep
Racing Game of the Year: Forza Horizon 3
Fighting Game of the Year: Street Fighter V
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Civilization VI
Family Game of the Year: Ratchet & Clank
Handheld Game of the Year: Pokémon Sun & Moon
Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon Go
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award: Inside
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Overwatch
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Doom
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Battlefield 1
Outstanding Achievement in Story: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Outstanding Achievement in Character: The Last Guardian (Trico)
Outstanding Technical Achievement: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Inside
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Overwatch
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Inside
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: Eagle Flight
Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Superhot VR
Game of the Year: Overwatch
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