God of War Locks Out Red Dead Redemption 2 and Celeste for Top DICE Awards
Kratos takes an axe to the competition.
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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