It’s been a great nine months for Overwatch, the class-based multiplayer shooter from Blizzard Entertainment that seems to have taken the entire gaming world by storm, and that now includes a Game of the Year award.
The DICE Awards were presented last night, and Overwatch won not only the top honor, but also the Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay, and Action Game of the Year awards.
It should come as no surprise, as Overwatch has been hailed by practically everyone (including us) for its smooth and addictive gameplay and character designs that have led to an explosion of fan fiction. Not bad at all for an online-only, multiplayer-only game.
Overwatch wasn’t the only winner last night, however, as Uncharted 4 took home a number of awards as well. The rest of the winners are below:
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Inside (publisher/developer: Playdead)
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Eagle Flight (Publisher: Ubisoft, Developer: FunHouse)
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Superhot VR (Publisher/Developer: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o)
Mobile Game of the Year
Pokemon GO (Publisher/Developer: Niantic Labs)
Handheld Game of the Year
Pokemon Sun and Moon (Publisher: The Pokemon Company, Developer: Game Freak)
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Inside
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 (Publisher: 2K Games, Developer: Firaxis Games)
Sports Game of the Year
Steep (Publisher/Developer: Ubisoft)
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dark Souls 3 (Publisher: Bandai Namco, Developer: FromSoftware)
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Horizon 3 (Publisher: Microsoft Studios, Developer: Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios)
Fighting Game of the Year
Street Fighter 5 (Publisher/Developer: Capcom)
Family Game of the Year
Ratchet & Clank (Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment, Developer: Insomniac Games)
Adventure Game of the Year
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America, Developer: Naughty Dog)
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield 1 (Publisher: Electronic Arts/EA DICE)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Doom (Publisher: Bethesda Softworks, Developer: id Software)
Outstanding Achievement in Character
The Last Guardian – Trico (Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America, Developer: JAPAN Studio)
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Inside
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
