The 22nd annual DICE Awards took place yesterday and it honoured some of the best games of 2018. Unsurprisingly, the event was absolutely dominated by Sony and Santa Monica Studio’s God of War.
God of War has already received numerous awards and nominations, probably because it’s pretty much flawless in every way, and it’s not set to stop winning anytime soon.
GOW scooped nine of the event’s 23 awards, absolutely slaying it harder than Kratos slays a troll, even snagging Game of the Year which will sit nicely next to The Game Awards 2018 Game of the Year Award (I imagine).
Here’s the rundown of winners:
- Game of the Year: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Portable Game of the Year: Florence (Annapurna Interactive/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/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./Camelot Co. Ltd.)
- Role-Playing Game of the Year: Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Racing Game of the Year: Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft Studios/Playground Games)
- Fighting Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo/Sora Ltd./Bandai Namco Studios Inc.)
- Family Game of the Year: Unravel Two (Electronic Arts/ColdWood Interactive)
- Adventure Game of the Year: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/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 (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Character: God of War – Kratos (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment/SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment/Insomniac Games)
Are you impressed with the results?
Some rough verdicts for Crackdown 3. I’ll jump in tomorrow seeing as it’s on Game Pass. Looks like if you’re expecting a mediocre campaign, you’re not going to be disappointed ?♂️
— Liam Cutkelvin (@Carmylite) February 14, 2019
H/T: Polygon.
Featured Image Credit: Santa Monica Studio