It was a big night for gamers and game developers, as the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences handed out numerous accolades at 21st annual D.I.C.E Awards in Las Vegas. The awards were given out to a lot of game developers and studios across different categories.
Nintendo scored big at the DICE awards tonight. The Legend of Zelda came away with four of the 24 awards, and Nintendo itself won 10 awards as either developer or publisher. Nintendo’s open-world adventure was awarded Game of the Year and Adventure Game of the Year. It also received the awards for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction and Outstanding Achievement in Game Design.
Here’s a full list of winners from DICE Awards 2018:
- Cuphead
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Winner!
- Gorogoa
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Winner!
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Gorogoa
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Winner!
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Cuphead – Winner!
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Little Nightmares
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Cuphead – Winner!
- For Honor
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Cuphead – Winner!
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- RiME
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Assassin’s Creed Origins – Bayek
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Senua – Winner!
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Aloy
- Star Wars Battlefront II – Iden Versio
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy – Chloe Fraiser
- Destiny 2
- Injustice 2
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Super Mario Odyssey – Winner!
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Winner!
- Night in the Woods
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn – Winner!
- Lone Echo/Echo Arena
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Cuphead
- Destiny 2
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Winner!
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Winner!
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- DropMix
- GNOG
- Just Dance 2018
- SingStar Celebration
- Snipperclips – Winner!
- ARMS
- Injustice 2 – Winner!
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
- Nidhogg 2
- Tekken 7
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Middle-earth: Shadow of War
- Nier Automata – Winner!
- Persona 5
- Torment: Tides of Numenera
- DiRT 4
- Forza Motorsport 7
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Winner!
- Project CARS 2
- Everybody’s Golf
- FIFA 18 – Winner!
- Golf Clash
- Madden NFL 18
- MLB The Show 17
- Lone Echo/Echo Arena – Winner!
- Robo Recall
- Star Trek Bridge Crew
- The Invisible Hours
- Wilson’s Heart
- Endless Space 2
- Halo Wars 2
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – Winner!
- Total War: Warhammer II
- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
- Lone Echo/Echo Arena – Winner!
- Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin
- Robo Recall
- Space Pirate Trainer
- Wilson’s Heart
- Everything
- Gorogoa
- Night in the Woods
- Pyre
- Snipperclips – Winner!
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
- Metroid: Samus Returns – Winner!
- Monster Hunter Stories
- Cat Quest
- Fire Emblem Heroes – Winner!
- Gorogoa
- Monument Valley 2
- Splitter Critters
- Call of Duty: WWII
- Destiny 2
- Fortnite
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Winner!
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
So what’s your take on the award winners? Did your favourite game get ignored by the jury? Let us know in the comments below.