The Last of Us sweeps DICE Awards
Naughty Dog's adventure wins 10 awards including the Game of the Year
The 17th annual DICE Awards have just finished up and it was clearly Naughty Dog's night. The Last of Us dominated most categories, taking home a total of 10 awards, including Game of the Year, Adventure Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, and more. Other titles that won multiple awards included BioShock Infinite and Plants vs. Zombies 2.
The AIAS also took the opportunity to honor Eugene Jarvis (creator of Defender) with the Pioneer Award and the Rockstar team (Sam and Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies) with a Hall of Fame induction. Upon receiving the award, Sam Houser stressed that none of the 10 Rockstar members on stage could solely take credit. "It should be several hundred [here]... we're a family," he said.
As for the talented directors at Naughty Dog, Bruce Straley was very outspoken about Neil Druckmann, hugging him on stage and saying "he's my man." Straley pointed out that Druckmann is primarily responsible for the gripping story in The Last of Us.
Here's the final list of winners from this year's DICE Awards:
Game of the Year
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Story
The Last of Us
Outstanding Character Performance
The Last of Us - Ellie
Casual Game of the Year
Plants VS Zombies 2
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Diablo III
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
The Last of Us
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 14
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 5
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
XCOM: Enemy Within
Family Game of the Year
Super Mario 3D World
Mobile Game of the Year
Plants VS Zombies 2
Handheld Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Adventure Game of the Year
The Last of Us
Online Game of the Year
World of Tanks
Action Game of the Year
Bioshock Infinite
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
Grand Theft Auto V
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
BioShock Infinite
Downloadable Game of the Year
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons