Tonight in Las Vegas, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences held the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and Fallout 4, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Rocket League scored a number of wins.
Fallout 4 came out on top with awards for Game of the Year, Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement In Game Direction. Its little brother Fallout Shelter earned Mobile Game of the Year.
Meanwhile, The Witcher 3 went home with awards for Outstanding Achievement In Game Design, Outstanding Achievement In Story, and Outstanding Technical Achievement.
Rocket League fared well too, achieving awards for Sports Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay, and the DICE Sprite Award.
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame and was met with a standing ovation. It was a well-earned applause after Kojima was unfairly banned from attending other recent awards shows by Konami’s lawyers. His final Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, won for Best Adventure Game.
Last but not least, the former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award. Iwata passed away last July at the age of 55, leaving behind a legacy few can match.
Check out the full list of winners below. Who earned it? Who got snubbed? Let us know in the comments!
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