Forza 6, Rocket League Win Big At DICE Awards
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences held its 19th annual DICE Awards last night. Big winners included Fallout 4 as Game of the Year and multiple awards for The Witcher 3 and Ori and the Blind Forest.
Racing Game of the Year went to Forza Motorsport 6, its only award. Rocket League took the award for Sports Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay, as well as the DICE Sprite Award.
Here is the full list of winners from last night’s ceremony, provided by DICE:
- Game of the Year: Fallout 4
- Action Game of the Year: Star Wars Battlefront
- Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat
- Family Game of the Year: Super Mario Maker
- Mobile Game of the Year: Fallout Shelter
- Outstanding Achievement in Character: Rise of the Tomb Raider – Lara Croft
- 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 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
- Role-Playing / Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Fallout 4
- Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year: Heroes of the Storm
- Sports Game of the Year: Rocket League
- Racing Game of the Year: FORZA Motorsport 6
- Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Rocket League
- Handheld Game of the Year: Helldivers
- Technical Impact Award: Microsoft Basic
- Adventure Game of the Year: Metal Gear Solid 5
- DICE Sprite Award: Rocket League
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Fallout 4
