Spoiler: Fallout 4 claims top prize
Fallout 4 has been nominated as 2015 Game of the Year at the 19th DICE Awards.
In all, Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic shooter secured four awards, with Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt also taking home four trophies.
“The 19th D.I.C.E. Awards winners truly embody the diverse set of games and platforms that have come to represent the changing face of our industry”, said Martin Rae, president of Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. “This year the Academy membership responded to a variety of games covering smaller footprint to AAA blockbuster hits. Thank you to our distinguished guests and all the gamers watching to celebrate the many great games of 2015!”
Star Wars Battlefront, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Super Mario Maker, Mortal Kombat X and Fallout Shelter also received recognition.
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima was inducted into the Hall of Fame for services to the development of highly influential games, and Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Here’s the list in full:
Game of the Year
Fallout 4
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Fallout 4
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
- Developer: CD PROJEKT RED
Action Game of the Year
Star Wars™ Battlefront
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Developer: DICE
Adventure Game of the Year
METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain
- Publisher: Konami
- Developer: Kojima Productions
Family Game of the Year
Super Mario Maker
- Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc.
- Developer: Nintendo EAD Group No.
Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat X
- Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 6
- Publisher: Microsoft Studios
- Developer: Turn 10
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Fallout 4
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Sports Game of the Year
Rocket League
- Publisher: Psyonix
- Developer: Psyonix
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Heroes of the Storm
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Rocket League
- Publisher: Psyonix
- Developer: Psyonix
Handheld Game of the Year
HELLDIVERS™
- Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
- Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
Mobile Game of the Year
Fallout Shelter
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Rocket League
- Publisher: Psyonix
- Developer: Psyonix
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Ori and the Blind Forest
- Publisher: Microsoft Studios
- Developer: Moon Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Ori and the Blind Forest
- Publisher: Microsoft Studios
- Developer: Moon Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
- Developer: Crystal Dynamics
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Ori and the Blind Forest
- Publisher: Microsoft Studios
- Developer: Moon Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Star Wars™ Battlefront
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Developer: DICE
Outstanding Achievement in Story
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
- Developer: CD PROJEKT RED
Outstanding Technical Achievement
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
- Developer: CD PROJEKT RED
What do you think of this year’s winners?
