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DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION SOARS TO VICTORY WITH GAME OF THE YEAR AT 18TH ANNUAL D.I.C.E. AWARDS; MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR WINS 8 D.I.C.E. AWARDS 

Dragon Age: Inquisition - Game of the Year

Fantasy, multiplayer, strategy, and fighting games reigned at the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), the video game industry’s most prestigious annual honors. The top honor from Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), Game of the Year, went to Bioware’s action-RPG game Dragon Age: Inquisition. Monolith Productions’ open world adventure-RPG game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, continued its awards onslaught winning eight of its nine nominations including Adventure Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design and Outstanding Innovation in Gaming. 

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - OA in Innovation
Destiny - Action GotY

The evening’s other blockbuster standouts included Bungie’s futuristic first person shooter, Destiny, which won four D.I.C.E. Awards, including Action Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay; Blizzard’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft was awarded Mobile Game of the Year and Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year; and Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. franchise won Handheld Game of the Year for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Fighting Game of the Year for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The first recipient of the inaugural D.I.C.E. Sprite Award was independent game development studio Supergiant Games for its sci-fi themed action-RPG Transistor

Hearthstone - Mobile GotY
Transistor - D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

During the ceremony, the AIAS inducted video game industry icons Ralph H. Baer and Al Alcorn as its seventh and eighth Pioneer Award recipients for their seminal work and contributions to the interactive entertainment industry. In addition, the Apple App Store was recognized with the first ever Technical Impact Award, which celebrates unique innovations and technical achievements that are expanding and redefining the video game industry. 

Ralph Baer - Pioneer(accepted by Mark Baer)
Al Alcorn - Pioneer

Hosted by comedian and podcaster Pete Holmes, the awards were revealed in front of industry professionals at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas and broadcast online via Twitch. The show was the culmination of the annual three day D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit (#DICE2015), drawing some of the brightest and most influential interactive entertainment industry leaders, decision makers and visionaries. 

The complete list of winners as decided by an all-peer-based voting system includes: 

Game of the Year

 Dragon Age: Inquisition

  • Publisher: Electronic Arts
  • Developer: BioWare

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Action Game of the Year

Destiny

  • Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
  • Developer: Bungie

Adventure Game of the Year

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Family Game of the Year

LittleBigPlanet 3

  • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
  • Developer: Sony Worldwide Studios Europe/Sumo Digital

Fighting Game of the Year

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Developer: Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc./BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Racing Game of the Year

Mario Kart 8

  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Developer: Nintendo

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Dragon Age: Inquisition

  • Publisher: Electronic Arts
  • Developer: BioWare

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA 15

  • Publisher: Electronic Arts
  • Developer: FIFA Development Team – EA Canada

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

  • Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
  • Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

Transistor

  • Publisher: Supergiant Games
  • Developer: Supergiant Games

Handheld Game of the Year

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Developer: Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc./BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Mobile Game of the Year

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

  • Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
  • Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Destiny

  • Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
  • Developer: Bungie

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Monument Valley

  • Publisher: ustwo
  • Developer: ustwo

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Destiny

  • Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
  • Developer: Bungie

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Destiny

  • Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
  • Developer: Bungie

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Monolith Productions

Click here to view the full list of nominees and winners.
Click here to read about the Pioneer recipients.
Click here to read about the Technical Impact Award.