The winners have been announced for the DICE Awards and Nintendo scooped up two acclaimed awards at the event. The company took Family Game of the Year with Super Mario 3D World and also walked away with the Handheld Game of the Year which was awarded to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Adventure Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Tearaway, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Downloadable Game of the Year: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Other Nominees: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Gone Home, Papers, Please, The Stanley Parable
Mobile Game of the Year: Plants Vs. Zombies 2
Other Nominees: Fetch, Flick Kick Football Legends, Ridiculous Fishing: A Tale of Redemption, The Wolf Among Us
Handheld Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Other Nominees: Fire Emblem: Awakening, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Pokemon X&Y, Tearaway
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Beyond: Two Souls, Puppeteer, Rayman Legends
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Bioshock: Infinite, Puppeteer, Rayman Legends, Tearaway
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Grand Theft Auto V, Ryse
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: Grand Theft Auto V
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Forza Motorsport 5, Super Mario 3D World, The Last of Us
Casual Game of the Year: Plants Vs. Zombies 2
Other Nominees: Candy Box. Peggle 2, Rayman Fiesta Rum, Ridiculous Fishing: A Tale of Redemption
Family Game of the Year: Super Mario 3D World
Other Nominees: Disney Infinity, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Rayman Legends, Skylanders Swapforce
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year: Diablo III
Other Nominees: Dota 2, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Pokemon X&Y
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Within
Other Nominess: Europa Universelis 4, Fire Emblem Awakening, Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World, Star Craft II: Heart of the Swarm
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Grand Theft Auto V, Papers, Please, Tearaway, The Stanley Parable
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Bioshock: Infinite
Other Nominees: Beyond: Two Souls, Puppeteer, rain, Rayman Legends
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Battlefield 4, Bioshock: Infinite, God of War: Ascension, Grand Theft Auto V
Outstanding Achievement in Story: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Beyond: Two Souls, Bioshock: Infinite, The Novelist, Tomb Raider
Outstanding Character Performance: The Last of Us- Ellie
Other Nominees: Grand Theft Auto V- Trevor, Ryse- Marius Titus, The Last of Us- Joel, The Stanley Parable- Narrator
Online Game of the Year: World of Tanks
Other Nominees: Battlefield 4, Borderlands 2, Diablo III, The Last of Us
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 14
Other Nominess: Madden NFL 25, MLB 13: The Show, NBA 2K14, NHL 14
Racing Game of the Year: Forza Motorsport 5
Other Nominees: Gran Turismo 6, Grid 2, Need For Speed Rivals, Real Racing 3
Fighting Game of the Year: Injustice: Gods Among Us
Other Nominees: Divekick, Killer Instinct
Action Game of the Year: Bioshock: Infinite
Other Nominees: Battlefield 4, Dead Rising 3, DmC: Devil May Cry, RESOGUN
Outstanding Achievement of Game Direction: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Grand Theft Auto V, Papers, Please, Tearaway
Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Bioshock: Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Thanks to everyone who sent this in.
Yet, people keep saying Nintendo are failing and what they are expected to do.
SICKR STOPCHANGING THE SITE PLEASE I LITERRALY GOT USED TO THE NORMAL WEBSITE LOOK SERIOULSY LIKE YESTERDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It won’t change again until next year. Sorry!
oh that’s fine then! :)
Actually, I was very surprised(I laughed a bit) to find the old look on the site again. Ah the good ol’ days.
I cant accept most of that, but I have a problem with 3 of those.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: The Last of Us (The animation was the exact same as Uncharted…)
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering: Grand Theft Auto V (Its the same old gameplay as every other GTA game…)
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming: The Last of Us (Innovation??? Its more shooting and zombies…)
People are suckered into anything with nice graphics.
cough cough Super Mario 3D World. same as the 3DS version with nice graphics and 4P LOCAL multiplayer and people think it’s the greatest thing to ever exist.
Umm… tell me a level in 3D World that’s from 3D Land, then you get back your credibility
plus you get to be a cat you dumbass
EXTALY! SOME IDIOTS CARE ABOUT GRAPHICS AND THATS ALL!
zombies lol first play the fucking game retard
Says Miyamoto
Yeah, I’m fine with The Last of Us winning a couple of awards, but half the awards being given to The Last of Us is definitely overkill.
Animation and Art Direction should be given to Rayman Legends, not Last of Us. Because, while one plays it safe with massive budgets that give it a realistic look, the other one contains an art style that is unique and stunning.
And innovation in gaming is definitely not the award for The Last of Us; Tearaway deserves that!
GTA getting “Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering” sounds about right. There really is no other game that can give it competition in that regard. Yes it is the same old gameplay (as gta3 and up) but it wasn’t the award for “Most Innovative Gameplay”.
I definitely agree with you on both of The Last of Us games. There is no innovation there and the animation wasn’t spectacular. As for GTA, I’d say that it possibly earned it. They have been making improvements in that series
That’s cool. Also, it’s annoying that Last of Us won like everything.
Eat your heart out, Fisher Price.
anything family and kids, you can expect nintendo to win at it. everything else, hell no.
Nintendo won best hand-held game, can’t you read?
I’m certain albw qualifies as a kid game.
Uh yep, fail troll.
typical reply from an imbecile.
I guess you’re the smartest person on this site, huh?
no, but I recognize idiocy when I see it.
Brb, texting the millions of adult zelda fans your address. Bringing swords and hylian shields.
……………..troll detected.
NIntendo won despite not targetting babiez enough.. cool right?
….wut?
last of us is over rated.
most innovatve of the year? DONT THINK SO!
also…..ALBW should have went to bets adventure.
aslo game of the year IS ALBW!!!! at least for me and most people., DICE is not part of the most people.!
Last of Us sucks so hard.
Can you guys say PAYOLA?
this new layout is uuuuugly -_-
I’ve just put it back to the 2014 theme based on feedback. Also the mobile site is a lot better.
but but but but but…………………but.
yeah the mobile sites much better with 2014
Yeah, a lot of people are visiting using their phones etc so it makes sense to use the theme that’s tailored to them too. Sorry about the changes. I won’t be updating the theme until next year most probably.
LOLZ
AS UGLY AS ME? I DON’T THINK SO HAHAHA
3D World should at least have been nominated for original Music Composition. The music is still stuck in my head, and it is all fantastic.
VICTORY FOR ME BECAUSE I WON THE MOST UGLY DOG CONTEST HAHAHAHA
Yay, back to the old design! I like this design alot better than the previous design. This looks alot cleaner. I still love the website regardless though. :)
\o/ victory
VICTORY FOR ME BECAUSE I WON THE MOST UGLY DOG CONTEST HAHAHAHA
back in your cage then
Last of us: most awarded game in history.
Also a hell of a game. Dont know why you fanboys gotta be mad. ALBW was awesome too, but they gave the nod to LoU.
Couldn’t agree more. I’m starting to get tired of fanboys. I watched a walkthrough of LoU and I was crying within like 15 minutes. The game itself is an emotional rollercoaster.
Let me guess, if I like a certain food and you don’t, that makes me a fan boy of it doesn’t it? certainly seems like that is your logic. Look, I played through the last of us, it was good, but IMO it’s not winning-half-of-the-awards-amazing. It’s best aspect is it’s story and graphics, other than that, in the end, it’s a zombie game. It’s a zombie game in a pretty package. It’s not a bad game, but I don’t think it’s the most mind blowing thing out there. Once again, in my opinon. Aparently this makes me a fanboy, even though I don’t care what else wins, as long as it’s not Last of us. Yep, big ol fanboy on that one.
You just owned him…
PS3 recognition here, so the mandatory Sony fanboy resurfaces.
Meihihu
*Mehihu
Um okay? If we like something else than you we are considered ‘fanboys’? #logic
can agree with some of this but:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: The Last of Us
While I agree that The Last Of Us deserves all of the awards, I don’t think it’s animation is more beautiful than Rayman Legends. Even being a 2d game, it’s animation was one of the most outstanding ones I had ever seem in a platformer. But you, it’s the 3d.
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Grand Theft Auto V, Ryse
I’m sorry, but I had to be pissed to this list. Where the fuck is Pikmin 3?
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Bioshock: Infinite
Other Nominees: Beyond: Two Souls, Puppeteer, rain, Rayman Legends
My humbles opinion, even though it was a mediocre game, my vote would have gone to Beyond: Two Souls. I don’t take a great game with a great soundtrack if there’s a better music composition in a mediocre game.
Game of the Year: The Last of Us
Other Nominees: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Bioshock: Infinite, Grand Theft Auto V, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Wow, I’m surprised they never nominated Super Mario 3d World since that game has a higher score than A Link Between Worlds.
HAHAHAH IM SO STUPID IM A PIECE OF SHIT NINTENDO IS TOO WE ARE ALL SO STUPID THST WHEN WE WERE BORN THE DOCTOR WANTED TO PUT US RIGHT BACK IN BECAUSE OF OUR STUPIDITY HAHAHAHAHA
Hypeeee for watch dogs and southpark yayayay anyone hyped for watch dogs?
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Once again, LAOU is severely overrated just because the west loves D-Movie stories and characters…
But the most disgusting thing ever is of course, Fifa 14…
What about Call of Duty…?
It’s always disgusting…
It’s a fun game from time to time online but they have milked it so much it’s become worse than an old milk package…
Uhhh. The part l Last of Us isn’t overrated. It’s a true master piece. I deserves most of the awards it was given. The game has so much emotion, conflict, beautiful scenes, and overall fun. Both the multiplayer and the story. It’s literally a perfect game. That’s my OPINION. It isn’t overrated. And no I’m not a Sony Fanboy. I own a Wii U and 3DS. The Last of Us is a great game and not overrated.
Not bad, though I shake my head at the sheer number of awards for TLOU…
How the eff did GTA win Outstanding Award in Gameplay Engineering?
The fact that each single vehicle feels different from the others might be it.
Dayum son, Last of Us be grabbin’ all dem awards.
Last of us was a good game, but not great.
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just one question: how did GTA5 make the innovators nominee list? isn’t it just the same thing GTA4 was just in bigger?.. how is that innovating
You forgot the sheer number of GTA fanboys in the Internet… ._.