The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the big winner at the 21st D.I.C.E. Awards, scoring victories in four categories – including the coveted Game of the Year category.
While Link’s open-air adventure was the night’s most awarded game, Cuphead scooped up three awards, while Horizon Zero Dawn, Lone Echo/Echo Arena, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Snipperclips all received two awards. And then Fire Emblem Heroes won Mobile Game of the Year, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe picking up Racing Game of the Year.
Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition for being at the forefront of shaping the video games hardware industry with the Nintendo 64, GameCube, and Wii.
The complete list of winners includes:
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo/Echo Arena, Oculus Studios
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo/Echo Arena, Oculus Studios
Mobile Game of the Year
Fire Emblem Heroes, Nintendo
Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Snipperclips, Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Bluehole
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Ubisoft Entertainment
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 18, Electronic Arts
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Nier: Automata, Square Enix
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Nintendo
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice 2, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Family Game of the Year
Snipperclips, Nintendo
Adventure Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo
Action Game of the Year
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Bluehole
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Horizon Zero Dawn, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Horizon Zero Dawn, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Cuphead, StudioMDHR
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Senua, Ninja Theory
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Cuphead, StudioMDHR
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Cuphead, StudioMDHR
