The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences held its annual DICE Awards ceremony tonight, awarding the past year's video games in a variety of categories. Overwatch from Blizzard won game of the year, as well as four other categories including action game of the year.
Other big winners during the course of the night included Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, recognized in areas including story and animation. Inside from Limbo developer Playdead was another highly-recognized game at the awards with wins in three categories.
Here's the full list:
Game of the Year
Overwatch
- Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
- Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
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- 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
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- 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 VI
- 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 III
- 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 V
- 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
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- Publisher: Playdead
- Developer: Playdead
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America
- Developer: Naughty Dog