God of War Locks Out Red Dead Redemption 2 and Celeste for Top DICE Awards

Kratos takes an axe to the competition.

News by Matt Kim, News Editor

Updated on 14 February 2019

Tonight the 22nd annual D.I.C.E. Awards were handed out in Las Vegas, and Sony Santa Monica came away as the clear winner. Not only did God of War sweep most of the awards, but no other game of the year contender, except Celeste, walked away with two or more awards.

Sony Santa Monica’s God of War was a strong contender in last year’s game of the year debates, but you couldn’t tell it was a crowded field from the way the D.I.C.E. Awards played out. The 2018 God of War reboot took home eight awards, including Game of the Year. It was far and away the most awards for any of the Game of the Year nominees. Celeste came in second with two awards, and contenders like Marvel’s Spider-Man and Red Dead Redemption 2 walked away with one a piece.

Here are the full list of winners from tonight’s D.I.C.E. Awards.

Game of the Year

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Portable Game of the Year

Florence – Mountains

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

Celeste – Matt Makes Games

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

Beat Saber – Beat Games

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

Tónandi – Magic Leap and Sigur Rós

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Fortnite – Epic Games

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Into the Breach – Subset Games

Sports Game of the Year

Mario Tennis Aces – Nintendo Co.,Ltd. And Camelot Co. Ltd

Role-Playing Game of the Year

Monster Hunter: World – Capcom

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games

Fighting Game of the Year

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Nintendo, Sora Ltd., and Bandai Namco Studios Inc.

Family Game of the Year

Unravel Two – CoolWood Interactive

Adventure Game of the Year

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Action Game of the Year

Celeste – Matt Makes Games

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games

Outstanding Achievement in Story

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Character

God of War (Kratos) – SIE Santa Monica Studio

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games

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Matt Kim

News Editor

Matt Kim is a former freelance writer who's covered video games and digital media. He likes video games as spectacle and is easily distracted by bright lights or clever bits of dialogue. He also once wrote about personal finance, but that's neither here nor there.