19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
| 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
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| Date | February 18, 2016 |
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Convention Center |
| Country | Paradise, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Pete Holmes |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Fallout 4, Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (3) |
| Most nominations | Rise of the Tomb Raider (9) |
| Overall Game of the Year | Fallout 4 |
| Hall of Fame | Hideo Kojima |
| Lifetime Achievement | Satoru Iwata |
The 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards is the 19th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on February 18, 2016. 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.[1]
Fallout 4 won Game of the Year, was tied with Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for winning the most awards. Rise of the Tomb Raider received the most nominations. Microsoft Studios published the most award winners and was tied with Square Enix for publishing the most nominees.
Hideo Kojima, known for the Metal Gear franchise, received the Hall of Fame Award. Satoru Iwata the late former CEO of Nintendo, posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The original Visual Basic received the Technical Impact Award.[2]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[3][4]
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D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
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Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
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Outstanding Technical Achievement
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Outstanding Achievement in Character
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Handheld Game of the Year
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Mobile Game of the Year
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Special Awards
Hall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement
Technical Impact
Games with multiple nominations and awards
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The following 20 games received multiple nominations:
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The following five games received multiple awards:
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Companies with multiple nominations
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Companies that received multiple nominations as either a developer or a publisher.
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Companies that received multiple awards as either a developer or a publisher.
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External links
References
- ^ "19th DICE Awards Winners Release FINAL 2-18-16" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Bertz, Matt. "Fallout 4 Takes Top Honors At 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Game Informer. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ "19th Annual DICE Awards Reveal 2016 Nominees; The Witcher 3 and Rise of the Tomb Raider Lead with 8 Nominations". DualShockers. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
