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Im Rahmen der Fachtagung DICE Summit (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) veranstaltet die Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences an diesem Tag die bereits seit 1998 stattfindenden renommierten D.I.C.E. Awards (ehemals Interactive Achievement Awards). Neben den Finalisten der einzelnen Kategorien, die ihr in der unten stehenden Auflistung findet, wurde außerdem bekannt gegeben, dass der im Juli letzten Jahres verstorbene Nintendo-Präsident Satoru Iwata posthum mit einer Auszeichnung für sein Lebenswerk geehrt wird.

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Assassin's Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec)

Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Ready at Dawn)

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Lara Croft GO (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Square Enix Montréal)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Ready at Dawn)

Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts / DICE)

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Evie Frye (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec)

Her Story - Hannah Smith (Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow)

Life is Strange - Maxine Caulfield (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / DONTNOD Entertainment)

Rise of the Tomb Raider - Lara Croft (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Geralt of Rivia (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / The Chinese Room/SCE Santa Monica Studio)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios)

Starcraft II: Legacy Of The Void (Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. / Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Destiny: The Taken King (Activision Publishing, Inc. / Bungie, Inc.)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts / DICE)

The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Ready at Dawn)

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Her Story (Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow)

Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series (Telltale Games / Telltale Games)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Just Cause 3 (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Avalanche Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts / DICE)

The Order: 1886 (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Ready at Dawn)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Action Game of the Year

Destiny: The Taken King (Activision Publishing, Inc. / Bungie, Inc.)

HELLDIVERS (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Arrowhead Game Studios)

Just Cause 3 (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Avalanche Studios)

Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts / DICE)

Splatoon (Nintendo of America, Inc. / Nintendo EAD Group No. 2)

Adventure Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)

Life is Strange (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / DONTNOD Entertainment)

METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain (Konami / Kojima Productions)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

Family Game of the Year

Guitar Hero Live (Activision Publishing, Inc. / FreeStyle Games)

LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / TT Games)

Rock Band 4 (Harmonix Music Systems, Inc / Harmonix Music Systems, Inc)

Super Mario Maker (Nintendo of America, Inc. / Nintendo EAD Group No. 4)

Tearaway Unfolded (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Media Molecule)

Fighting Game of the Year

Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / NetherRealm Studios)

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (Koei Tecmo / Team Ninja)

Rising Thunder (Radiant Entertainment / Radiant Entertainment)

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft Studios / Turn 10)

Need for Speed (Electronic Arts / Ghost Games)

Project CARS (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / Slightly Mad Studios)

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / FromSoftware, Inc.)

Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Pillars of Eternity (Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive / Obsidian Entertainment)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Undertale (Toby Fox / Toby Fox)

Sports Game of the Year

EA Sports FIFA 2016 (Electronic Arts / EA Canada)

Madden NFL 2016 (Electronic Arts / EA Tiburon)

MLB 15 The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / SCE San Diego Studio)

NBA 2K16 (2K Sports / Visual Concepts)

Rocket League (Psyonix / Psyonix)

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Cities: Skylines (Paradox interactive / Colossal Order Ltd)

Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Grey Goo (Grey Box/Six Foot / Petroglyph Games)

Heroes of the Storm (Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. / Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.)

Kerbal Space Program (Squad / Squad)

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

Her Story (Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow)

GALAK-Z (17-BIT / 17-BIT)

Kerbal Space Program (Squad / Squad)

Rocket League (Psyonix / Psyonix)

Undertale (Toby Fox / Toby Fox)

Handheld Game of the Year

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space (Xseed / Sandlot)

HELLDIVERS (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / Arrowhead Game Studios)

Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo of America, Inc. / Spike Chunsoft)

Yo-Kai Watch (Nintendo of America, Inc. / LEVEL-5)

Mobile Game of the Year

DomiNations (Nexon M / Big Huge Games)

Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Lara Croft GO (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Square Enix Montréal)

PAC-MAN 256 (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / Hipster Whale Pty Ltd)

The Room Three (Fireproof Studios / Fireproof Games)

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Destiny: The Taken King (Activision Publishing, Inc. / Bungie, Inc.)

Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries)

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. / Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.)

Rocket League (Psyonix / Psyonix)

Splatoon (Nintendo of America, Inc. / Nintendo EAD Group No. 2)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Her Story (Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow)

Lara Croft GO (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Square Enix Montréal)

Massive Chalice (Double Fine Productions / Double Fine Productions)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Life is Strange (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / DONTNOD Entertainment)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)

Undertale (Toby Fox / Toby Fox)

Game of the Year

Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC / FromSoftware, Inc.)

Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios)

Rise of the Tomb Raider (SQUARE ENIX Inc. / Crystal Dynamics)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD PROJEKT RED / CD PROJEKT RED)