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At the 21st DICE Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday night, Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won game of the year, in addition to three other awards.
At the 21st DICE Awards in Las Vegas on Thursday night, Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won game of the year, in addition to three other awards.
Other notable winners include Cuphead from StudioMDHR which took home three awards, two for Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds from PUBG Corporation, and tow for Horizon: Zero Dawn from Guerrilla Games.
The Academy of Arts and Interactive Sciences, which runs the DICE Summit that happened this week, honored Genyo Takeda, special corporate advisor at Nintendo with a lifetime achievement award.
The full list of award recipients is as follows:
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Publisher: Oculus Studios
Developer: Ready At Dawn
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Publisher: Oculus Studios
Developer: Ready At Dawn
Mobile Game of the Year
Fire Emblem Heroes
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS and Nintendo
Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid: Samus Returns
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: MercurySteam and Nintendo
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Snipperclips
Publisher: SFB Games
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Publisher: Bluehole
Developer: PUBG Corporation
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Developer: Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 18
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Electronic Arts
Role-Playing Game of the Year
NierR: Automata
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: PlatinumGames
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice 2
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Family Game of the Year
Snipperclips
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: SFB Games
Adventure Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Action Game of the Year
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Publisher: Bluehole
Developer: PUBG Corporation
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Horizon Zero Dawn
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Horizon Zero Dawn
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Super Mario Odyssey
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Cuphead
Publisher: StudioMDHR
Developer: StudioMDHR
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice - Senua
Publisher: Ninja Theory
Developer: Ninja Theory
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Cuphead
Publisher: StudioMDHR
Developer: StudioMDHR
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Cuphead
Publisher: StudioMDHR
Developer: StudioMDHR
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