BioWare has had their latest RPG Dragon Age: Inquisition given the coveted Game of the Year accolade from the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, despite Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor stealing the show.
Adventure Game of the Year was awarded to Shadow of Mordor, along with Outstanding Achievement in various fields; Character, Animation, Story, Technical, Innovation, Game Design, Game Direction…
Odd that the academy piled so many trophies and ribbons on Monolith Productions’ sandbox adventure Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, only to then give Game of the Year to Dragon Age: Inquisition, which also picked up Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year.
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft won Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year.
Full list of winners at the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards:
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Monument Valley
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Character
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Destiny
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Destiny
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Story
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Outstanding Technical Achievement
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Action Game of the Year
Destiny
▪ Adventure Game of the Year
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet 3
▪ Fighting Game of the Year
Super Smash Bros. Wii U
▪ Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8
▪ Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Inquisition
▪ Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 15
▪ Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
▪ D.I.C.E. Spite Award
Transistor
▪ Handheld Game of the Year
Super Smash Bros. 3DS
▪ Mobile Game of the Year
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Destiny
▪ Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
▪ Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Inquisition
