| 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
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| Date | February 5, 2015 |
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino |
| Country | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Pete Holmes |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (8) |
| Most nominations | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (9) |
| Overall Game of the Year | Dragon Age: Inquisition |
| Pioneer | Allan Alcorn and Ralph H. Baer |
The 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards is the 18th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honors the best games in the video game industry. The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 5, 2015. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2015 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand up comedian Pete Holmes.[1]
The category for the "D.I.C.E. Sprite Award" was introduced. The award for "Online Game of the Year" has been relabeled as "Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay". The categories for the "Downloadable Game of the Year" and "Casual Game of the Year" were discontinued. The craft awards for "Gameplay Engineering" and "Visual Engineering" were merged into the "Outstanding Technical Achievement" award category.[2]
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was the only video game who have swept the most awards except "Game of the Year", in which Dragon Age: Inquisition won. Ubisoft published the most nominated games and received the most nominations as a publisher with Ubisoft Montreal receiving the most nominations as a developer. Nintendo had published the most award-winning games.
Allan Alcorn received the "Pioneer Award" for creating Pong, one of the first video games. Ralph H. Baer, designer of the Magnavox Odyssey, also was posthumously awarded the "Pioneer Award." The Apple App Store received the first "Technical Impact Award".[3]
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[4][5]
Game of the Year Awards
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Handheld Game of the Year
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Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
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Craft Awards
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Genre Awards
Special Awards
Pioneer
Technical Impact
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
| Nominations | Games | Company |
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| 17 | 6 | Ubisoft |
| 12 | 3 | Activision |
| 10 | 2 | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| 9 | 1 | Monolith Productions |
| 8 | 5 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 7 | 4 | Electronic Arts |
| 2 | Blizzard Entertainment | |
| 6 | 3 | Microsoft Studios |
| 1 | Bungie | |
| 5 | 4 | Nintendo |
| 2 | Sucker Punch Productions | |
| 1 | Sledgehammer Games | |
| Ustwo | ||
| 4 | The Astronauts | |
| 3 | 2 | Amplitude Studios |
| 1 | Insomniac Games | |
| Respawn Entertainment | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2K Games |
| Bandai Namco Games | ||
| Sora Ltd. | ||
| Square Enix | ||
| 1 | BioWare | |
| Silicon Studio | ||
| Sirvo | ||
| Stoic | ||
| Supergiant Games | ||
| Team Dakota | ||
| Telltale Games | ||
| Versus Evil |
Multiple awards
| Awards | Game |
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| 8 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
| 4 | Destiny |
| 2 | Dragon Age: Inquisition |
| Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft |
| Awards | Games | Company |
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| 8 | 1 | Monolith Productions |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | ||
| 4 | Activision | |
| Bungie | ||
| 3 | 3 | Nintendo |
| 2 | Electronic Arts | |
| 2 | 2 | Bandai Namco Games |
| Sora Ltd. | ||
| 1 | Blizzard Entertainment | |
| BioWare |
External links
References
- ↑ "18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ↑ Seedhouse, Alex (2015-02-08). "Nintendo scoop three awards at the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Nintendo Insider. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ "Dragon Age: Inquisition Takes Game of the Year at DICE Awards". The Escapist. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2022-07-10.