19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

Annual award in video game industry February 2025 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Mandalay Bay Convention Center Paradise, Nevada, USA Pete Holmes 2016 02 18 Fallout 4 Ori and the Blind Forest Rocket League The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (3) Rise of the Tomb Raider (9) Game of the Year Fallout 4 Hall of Fame Hideo Kojima Lifetime Achievement Satoru Iwata 18th D.I.C.E. Awards 20th The 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 19th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2015. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on 2016 02 18. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2016 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Pete Holmes.19th DICE Awards Winners Release FINAL 2-18-16 https://www.interactive.org/images/press_release/19th-DICE-Awards-Winners-Release-FINAL-2-18-16.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 18 June 2022 The award for "Outstanding Innovation in Gaming" was recategorized as a Special Award.19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Rules and Procedures http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/19th-Annual-DICE-Awards-Rules-and-Procedures-Final.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 21 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20151223180452/http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/19th-Annual-DICE-Awards-Rules-and-Procedures-Final.pdf December 23, 2015 Fallout 4 won "Game of the Year", and tied with Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for winning the most awards of the ceremony. In addition, the spin-off, Fallout Shelter, also won "Mobile Game of the Year". Rise of the Tomb Raider received the most nominations. Square Enix had the most nominations as a publisher, while Sony Computer Entertainment had the most nominated games. Microsoft Studios and Bethesda Game Studios tied as the most award-winning companies and had the most award-winning games. Hideo Kojima, known for the Metal Gear franchise, was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame. Satoru Iwata, the late former CEO of Nintendo, posthumously received the "Lifetime Achievement Award". The original Visual Basic received the "Technical Impact Award".Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards https://www.interactive.org/special_awards/index.asp Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 11 June 2022 Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists https://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/19th-Annual-DICE-Awards-Finalists.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 8 February 2024Academy Membership Honors 19th D.I.C.E. Award Winners https://www.interactive.org/images/press_release/19th-DICE-Awards-Winners-Release-FINAL-2-18-16.pdf Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 8 February 2024Bertz Matt Fallout 4 Takes Top Honors At 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/02/18/19th-annual-d-i-c-e-awards.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20160222041259/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/02/18/19th-annual-d-i-c-e-awards.aspx live February 22, 2016 2022-07-10 Game Informer en2016-01-13 19th Annual DICE Awards Reveal 2016 Nominees; The Witcher 3 and Rise of the Tomb Raider Lead with 8 Nominations https://www.dualshockers.com/19th-annual-dice-awards-reveal-2016-nominees-the-witcher-3-and-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-lead-with-8-nominations/ 2022-07-10 DualShockers en Game of the Year awards #EEDD82 Game of the Year Fallout 4 — Bethesda Game Studios Bloodborne — FromSoftware, Sony Computer Entertainment Ori and the Blind Forest — Moon Studios, Microsoft Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red#EEDD82 D.I.C.E. Sprite Award Rocket League — Psyonix Galak-Z: The Dimensional — 17-Bit Her Story — Sam Barlow Kerbal Space Program — Squad Undertale — Toby Fox#EEDD82 Handheld Game of the Year Helldivers — Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space — Sandlot, D3 Publisher, Xseed Games Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon — Spike Chunsoft, Nintendo Yo-kai Watch — Level-5, Nintendo#EEDD82 Mobile Game of the Year Fallout Shelter — Bethesda Game Studios, Behaviour Interactive DomiNations — Nexon, Big Huge Games Lara Croft Go — Square Enix Montreal Pac-Man 256 — Hipster Whale, Bandai Namco Entertainment The Room Three — Fireproof Games#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Rocket League — Psyonix Destiny: The Taken King — Bungie, Activision Halo 5: Guardians — 343 Industries, Microsoft Studios Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft — Blizzard Entertainment Splatoon — Nintendo EAD Craft awards #EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Fallout 4 — Bethesda Game Studios Life Is Strange — Don't Nod, Square Enix Europe Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe Undertale — Toby Fox The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Game Design The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red Fallout 4 — Bethesda Game Studios Her Story — Sam Barlow Lara Croft Go — Square Enix Montreal Massive Chalice — Double Fine Productions#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Animation Ori and the Blind Forest — Moon Studios, Microsoft Studios Assassin's Creed Syndicate — Ubisoft Quebec Batman: Arkham Knight — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe The Order: 1886 — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Ori and the Blind Forest — Moon Studios, Microsoft Studios Lara Croft Go — Square Enix Montreal Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe Star Wars Battlefront — DICE, Electronic Arts The Order: 1886 — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Character Lara Croft (Rise of the Tomb Raider) — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe Evie Frye (Assassin's Creed Syndicate) — Ubisoft Quebec Hannah Smith (Her Story) — Sam Barlow Max Caulfield (Life Is Strange) — Don't Nod, Square Enix Europe Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) — CD Projekt Red#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Ori and the Blind Forest — Moon Studios, Microsoft Studios Batman: Arkham Knight — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Everybody's Gone to the Rapture — The Chinese Room, Sony Computer Entertainment StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void — Blizzard Entertainment The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Star Wars Battlefront — DICE, Electronic Arts Destiny: The Taken King — Bungie, Activision Ori and the Blind Forest — Moon Studios, Microsoft Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe The Order: 1886 — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Outstanding Achievement in Story The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red Fallout 4 — Bethesda Game Studios Her Story — Sam Barlow Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe Tales from the Borderlands — Telltale Games#EEDD82 Outstanding Technical Achievement The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red Just Cause 3 — Avalanche Software, Square Enix Europe Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe Star Wars Battlefront — DICE, Electronic Arts The Order: 1886 — Ready at Dawn, Sony Computer Entertainment Genre awards #EEDD82 Action Game of the Year Star Wars Battlefront — DICE, Electronic Arts Destiny: The Taken King — Bungie, Activision Helldivers — Arrowhead Game Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Just Cause 3 — Avalanche Software, Square Enix Europe Splatoon — Nintendo EAD#EEDD82 Adventure Game of the Year Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain — Kojima Productions, Konami Batman: Arkham Knight — Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Life Is Strange — Don't Nod, Square Enix Europe Ori and the Blind Forest — Moon Studios, Microsoft Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider — Crystal Dynamics, Square Enix Europe#EEDD82 Family Game of the Year Super Mario Maker — Nintendo EAD Guitar Hero Live — FreeStyleGames, Activision Lego Dimensions — Traveller's Tales, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rock Band 4 — Harmonix Tearaway Unfolded — Media Molecule, Tarsier Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment#EEDD82 Fighting Game of the Year Mortal Kombat X — NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Dead or Alive 5 Last Round — Team Ninja, Koei Tecmo Rising Thunder — Radiant Entertainment, Riot Games#EEDD82 Racing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport 6 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios Need for Speed — Ghost Games, Electronic Arts Project CARS — Slightly Mad Studios, Bandai Namco Entertainment#EEDD82 Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Fallout 4 — Bethesda Game Studios Bloodborne — FromSoftware, Sony Computer Entertainment Pillars of Eternity — Obsidian Entertainment, Paradox Interactive Undertale — Toby Fox The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — CD Projekt Red#EEDD82 Sports Game of the Year Rocket League — Psyonix FIFA 16 — EA Canada Madden NFL 16 — EA Tiburon MLB 15: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K16 — Visual Concepts, 2K Games#EEDD82 Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Heroes of the Storm — Blizzard Entertainment Cities: Skylines — Colossal Order, Paradox Interactive Fallout Shelter — Bethesda Game Studios, Behaviour Interactive Grey Goo — Petroglyph Games, Grey Box Kerbal Space Program — Squad Special awards Hall of Fame Hideo Kojima Lifetime Achievement Satoru Iwata Technical Impact Visual Basic Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations + Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 9 Rise of the Tomb Raider 8 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6 Ori and the Blind Forest 5 Fallout 4 4 Her Story Star Wars Battlefront The Order: 1886 3 Batman: Arkham Knight Destiny: The Taken King Lara Croft Go Life Is Strange Rocket League Undertale 2 Assassin's Creed Syndicate Bloodborne Fallout Shelter Helldivers Just Cause 3 Kerbal Space Program Splatoon + Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 17 4 Square Enix 11 6 Sony Computer Entertainment 9 1 Crystal Dynamics 8 3 Microsoft Game Studios 1 CD Projekt Red 7 2 Bethesda Game Studios 4 Electronic Arts 6 1 Moon Studios5 4 Nintendo 3 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 4 2 Activision 1 DICE Ready at Dawn Sam Barlow 3 3 Blizzard Entertainment 1 Bungie Don't Nod Psyonix Rocksteady Studios Toby Fox 2 2 Bandai Namco Entertainment Paradox Interactive 1 Arrowhead Game Studios Avalanche Software Behaviour Interactive FromSoftware Squad Ubisoft Quebec Multiple awards + Games that received multiple awards Awards Game 3 Fallout 4 Ori and the Blind Forest Rocket League The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2 Star Wars Battlefront + Awards by company Awards Games Company42 Bethesda Game Studios Microsoft Studios 3 1 CD Projekt Red Moon Studios Psyonix 2 DICE Electronic Arts External links https://www.interactive.org/awards/2016_19th_awards.asp References Video games Category:2016 awards Category:2016 awards in the United States Category:February 2016 in the United States Category:2015 in video gaming Category:D.I.C.E. Award ceremonies