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God of War takes home Game of the Year, eight other awards at 2019 D.I.C.E. Awards

God of War was the big winner at the 2019 D.I.C.E. Awards.

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) held the 22nd D.I.C.E. Awards  last night, and God of War walked off the big winner.

God of War lead the group with 12 nominations, walking off with nine total. One was Game of the Year, beating out Into the Breach, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Return of the Obra Dinn.

Last year, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won game of the year, and walked off with three other awards.

Celeste was also nominated in multiple categories, and won two last night: best independent game, and best action game.

You can find the full list of nominees posted below. Winners for each category are in bold.

 

2019 D.I.C.E. Awards Nominations

Game of the Year

  • God of War
  • Into the Breach
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Return of the Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • God of War
  • GRIS
  • Moss
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

  • God of War
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • GRIS
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Character

  • God of War (Atreus)
  • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Kassandra)
  • God of War (Kratos)
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 (Arthur Morgan)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

  • God of War
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Forgotton Anne
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Tetris Effect

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

  • God of War
  • Battlefield 5
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Moss

Outstanding Achievement in Story

  • God of War
  • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
  • Florence
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Return of the Obra Dinn

Outstanding Technical Achievement

  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
  • Battlefield V
  • God of War
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man

Action Game of the Year

  • Celeste
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
  • Destiny 2: Forsaken
  • Far Cry 5
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Adventure Game of the Year

  • God of War
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Return of the Obra Dinn

Family Game of the Year

  • Unravel Two
  • ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
  • Kirby Star Allies
  • LEGO DC Super-Villains
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Fighting Game of the Year

  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • SOULCALIBUR 6

Racing Game of the Year

  • Forza Horizon 4
  • F1 2018
  • Wreckfest

Role-Playing Game of the Year

  • Monster Hunter World
  • Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
  • Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Sports Game of the Year

  • Mario Tennis Aces
  • FIFA 19
  • MLB The Show 18

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

  • Into the Breach
  • Bad North
  • Frostpunk
  • Northgard
  • RimWorld

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

  • Tónandi
  • ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
  • Beat Saber
  • Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders
  • Torn

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

  • Beat Saber
  • ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
  • Moss
  • Sprint Vector
  • Transference

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

  • Celeste
  • Florence
  • Into the Breach
  • Minit
  • Return of the Obra Dinn

Portable Game of the Year

  • Florence
  • Dandara
  • Donut County
  • Dragalia Lost
  • Oddmar

Online Game of the Year

  • Fortnite
  • Destiny 2: Forsaken
  • Laser League
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Sea of Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

  • God of War
  • Into the Breach
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Return of the Obra Dinn
  • Subnautica

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

  • God of War
  • Florence
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Return of the Obra Dinn

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