Penyelenggaraan DICE Awards adalah upaya yang dilakukan Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences tiap tahun untuk menghormati judul-judul permainan terbaik beserta segala aspek di industri. Kira-kira sebulan silam, organisasi non-profit itu mengungkap tidak kurang dari 53 game istimewa dalam nominasi DICE Awards ke-19, dan baru saja para pemenangnya diumumkan.
Sebelumnya, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt memperoleh persaingan keras dari Rise of the Tomb Raider. Karya digital Crystal Dynamics itu terlihat mendominasi daftar nominasi dengan masuk ke sembilan kategori. Meski keduanya merupakan judul terbaik di tahun lalu, The Witcher 3 boleh dibilang lebih unggul dari sisi teknis dan konten. Namun ternyata, mereka berdua bukanlah peraih gelar Game of the Year versi DICE Awards. Titel itu jatuh pada salah satu game terlaris di 2015.
Silakan simak daftar lengkap pemenangnya:.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation:
Ori and the Blind Forest
Nominasi: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Batman: Arkham Knight, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Order: 1886
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction:
Ori and the Blind Forest
Nominasi: Lara Croft Go, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Order: 1886, Star Wars Battlefront
Outstanding Achievement in Character:
Rise of the Tomb Raider – Lara Croft
Nominasi: Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Evie Frye, Her Story – Hannah Smith, Life is Strange – Max, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Geralt of Rivia
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Ori and the Blind Forest
Nominasi: Batman: Arkham Knight, Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, Starcraft II: Legacy Of The Void, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design:
Star Wars Battlefront
Nominasi: Destiny: The Taken King, Ori and the Blind Forest, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Order: 1886
Outstanding Achievement in Story:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Nominasi: Fallout 4, Her Story, Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series, Rise of the Tomb Raider
Outstanding Technical Achievement:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Nominasi: Just Cause 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, The Order: 1886
Action Game of the Year:
Star Wars Battlefront
Nominasi: Destiny: The Taken King, Helldivers, Just Cause 3, Splatoon
Adventure Game of the Year:
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Nominasi: Batman: Arkham Knight, Life is Strange, Ori and the Blind Forest, Rise of the Tomb Raider
Family Game of the Year:
Super Mario Maker
Nominasi: Guitar Hero Live, Lego Dimensions, Rock Band 4, Tearaway Unfolded
Fighting Game of the Year:
Mortal Kombat X
Nominasi: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round, Rising Thunder
Racing Game of the Year:
Forza Motorsport 6
Nominasi: Need for Speed, Project Cars
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year:
Fallout 4
Nominasi: Bloodborne, Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Undertale
Sports Game of the Year:
Rocket League
Nominasi: FIFA 2016,Madden NFL 2016, MLB 15 The Show, NBA 2K16
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year:
Heroes of the Storm
Nominasi: Cities: Skylines, Fallout Shelter, Grey Goo, Kerbal Space Program
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award:
Rocket League
Nominasi: Her Story, Galak-Z, Kerbal Space Program, Undertale
Handheld Game of the Year:
Helldivers
Nominasi: Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space, Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon, Yo-Kai Watch
Mobile Game of the Year:
Fallout Shelter
Nominasi: Dominations, Lara Croft Go, Pac-Man 256, The Room Three
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay:
Rocket League
Nominasi: Destiny: The Taken King, Halo 5: Guardians, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Splatoon
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Nominasi: Fallout 4, Her Story, Lara Croft Go, Massive Chalice
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction:
Fallout 4
Nominasi: Life is Strange, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Undertale
Game of the Year:
Fallout 4
Nominasi: Bloodborne, Ori and the Blind Forest, Rise of the Tomb Raider, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Seremoni DICE Awards 2016 disertai penganugerahan Lifetime Achievemen Award kepada Satoru Iwata, sambil menampilkan video berisi momen-momen ceria serta kutipan kata-kata klasik darinya. Penghargaan diterima oleh presiden Nintendo Amerika Reggie Fils-Aime yang tak lupa mengucapkan terimakasih pada AIAS atas nama keluarga programmer legendaris itu.
Ada kejadian menarik lain, yaitu ketidakhadiran Konami untuk menerima trofi Adventure Game of the Year Award yang diraih Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – disambut oleh tawa penonton. Sang publisher diketahui keberatan melihat Hideo Kojima mendapatkan pengakuan atas permainan tersebut, dan Academy tampaknya lebih tertarik mengundang sang desainer ketimbang Konami.