At the annual DICE Awards held last night in Las Vegas, Blizzard’s Overwatch won the night, taking home the coveted Game of the Year award, as well as winning in three other categories.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End also took home four awards, winning accolades for story and animation as well as Adventure Game of the Year. Inside came in a close third with three awards, including the coveted “Sprite Award” in recognition of its high accomplishments despite its limited resources and exposure given its “indie” status. Inside also earned wins in art direction and game direction.
Overall, fifty-six games were nominated this year across twenty-four categories, the full list of which can be found here. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End led with ten nominations, Inside close behind with nine. Other games with multiple noms included Battlefield 1 with eight nominations, The Last Guardian with seven, Firewatch with six, Overwatch with six, and Titanfall 2 with four.
The full list of winners is below:
Game of the Year
Overwatch
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Inside
- Publisher: Playdead
- Developer: Playdead
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Overwatch
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Eagle Flight
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Developer: FunHouse
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Superhot VR
- Publisher: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.
- Developer: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.
Mobile Game of the Year
Pokémon GO
- Publisher: Niantic Labs
- Developer: Niantic Labs
Handheld Game of the Year
Pokémon Sun and Moon
- Publisher: The Pokémon Company
- Developer: Game Freak
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Inside
- Publisher: Playdead
- Developer: Playdead
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Overwatch
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Sid Meier’s Civilization 6
- Publisher: 2K Games
- Developer: Firaxis Games
Sports Game of the Year
Steep
- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Developer: Ubisoft Annecy
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dark Souls 3
- Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc.
- Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Horizon 3
- Publisher: Microsoft Studios
- Developer: Playground Games, Turn 10 Studios
Fighting Game of the Year
Street Fighter 5
- Publisher: Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
- Developer: Capcom
Family Game of the Year
Ratchet & Clank
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Developer: Insomniac Games
Adventure Game of the Year
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
- Developer: Naughty Dog
Action Game of the Year
Overwatch
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
- Developer: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
- Developer: Naughty Dog
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield 1
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Developer: EA Dice
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Doom
- Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
- Developer: id Software
Outstanding Achievement in Character
The Last Guardian – Trico
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
- Developer: JAPAN Studio
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Inside
- Publisher: Playdead
- Developer: Playdead
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
- Developer: Naughty Dog