Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor (almost) sweeps 2015 DICE Awards
Monolith's orc slaying masterpiece wins 8 awards, but BioWare's Dragon Age: Inquisition takes home Game of the Year honors
With the 18th annual D.I.C.E. Awards having just concluded, the 2015 D.I.C.E. Summit has officially come to a close, and in case you didn't watch the live stream (or follow our Twitter feed), here's a rundown of who won which awards.
In the end, Monolith and Warner Bros walked away with the most awards for Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor (eight in total), but it was BioWare's incredible Dragon Age: Inquisition that earned the top honors as Game of the Year. Mordor had been winning so much during the night that an audible shock was actually heard throughout the audience as Dragon Age, not Mordor, was announced as the grand winner. Dragon Age also won for Role-Playing Game of the Year, and it's worth noting that Bungie's Destiny did snag 4 awards.
Here's the full list of winners:
Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor
DICE Sprite Award: Transistor
Action Game of the Year: Destiny
Fighting Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros for Wii U
Racing Game of the Year: Mario Kart 8
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 15
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Character: Talion - Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Story: Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: Destiny
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Destiny
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Hearthstone
Role Playing and Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Inquisition
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay: Destiny
Outstanding Technical Achievement: Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Monument Valley
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Middle-Earth Shadow of Mordor
Handheld Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros for 3DS
Mobile Game of the Year: Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft
Family Game of the Year: LittleBigPlanet 3
Adventure Game of the Year: Middle Earth Shadow of Mordor
Pioneer Awards: Ralp Baer, Al Alcorn
Inaugural Technical Impact Award: Apple for the App Store