DICE Awards 2023: FromSoftware's Elden Ring Wins 'Game Of The Year'
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DICE Awards 2023: FromSoftware’s Elden Ring wins ‘Game Of The Year’

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By Tekato Longkumer Updated: Feb 24, 2023 6:34 pm
Dice Awards 2023
Source: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

The much-anticipated 26th annual DICE Awards was held on February 23. Hosted by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the awards recognised the best games released in the past year, including God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West among others.

However, it was FromSoftware’s Elden Ring that took home the coveted “Game of the Year for 2022” title.

Dice Awards 2023 all winners and nominations
Source: Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

Apart from the Game of the Year title, Elden took home four more awards, including Outstanding Design, Technical Achievement, Game Direction and the Role-Playing Game of the Year.

The highly praised PlayStation exclusive, God of War Ragnarok, came out on top with six awards out of 12 nominations, including Best Adventure Game, Art Direction, Animation, Character, Story, Audio Design and Original Music.

The awards weren’t limited to big-budget games though. Independent games like Immortality and NORCO also received nominations, as well as family-oriented games like Disney Dreamlight Valley, Kirby’s Dream Buffet, and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Even the viral hit Trombone Champ received a nomination.

Additionally, Tunic was awarded Best Independent Game, and OlliOlli World claimed the Best Sports Game title. Marvel Snap was named Best Mobile Game.

Finally, Tim Schafer of Double Fine Productions was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame for his contributions to the gaming industry lasting a span of 30 years. Schafer has worked on a number of popular games including Psychonauts 2, The Secret of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango and Full Throttle among others.

DICE Awards 2023: All winners and nominations

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

  • Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Stray
  • The Callisto Protocol

Outstanding Achievement in Character

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Alejandro Vargas / Alain Mesa
  • God of War Ragnarok – Atreus / Sunny Suljic
  • God of War Ragnarok – Kratos / Christopher Judge – WINNER
  • Horizon Forbidden West – Aloy / Ashley Burch
  • Return to Monkey Island – Guybrush Threepwood / Dominic Armato

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Metal: Hellsinger
  • Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
  • Gotham Knights
  • Somerville

Outstanding Achievement in Story

  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
  • I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
  • IMMORTALITY
  • NORCO

Outstanding Technical Achievement

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Elden Ring – WINNER
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Teardown

Action Game of the Year

  • Bayonetta 3
  • Grounded
  • Neon White
  • Sifu
  • Vampire Survivors – WINNER

Adventure Game of the Year

  • God of War Ragnarok – WINNER
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • NORCO
  • Stray
  • TUNIC

Family Game of the Year

  • Disney Dreamlight Valley
  • Kirby’s Dream Buffet
  • Lost in Play
  • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope – WINNER
  • Trombone Champ

Fighting Game of the Year

  • JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
  • MultiVersus – WINNER
  • Rumbleverse
  • SpiderHeck
  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

Racing Game of the Year

  • F1 22
  • Gran Turismo 7 – WINNER
  • Need for Speed Unbound

Role-Playing Game of the Year

  • Citizen Sleeper
  • Elden Ring – WINNER
  • Weird West
  • World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Sports Game of the Year

  • EA SPORTS FIFA 23
  • Mario Strikers: Battle League
  • MLB The Show 22
  • NBA 2k23
  • OlliOlli World – WINNER

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

  • Dwarf Fortress – WINNER
  • IXION
  • Marvel’s Midnight Suns
  • Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
  • Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Demonhunters

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

  • Cosmonious High
  • Moss: Book 2
  • Red Matter 2 – WINNER
  • Tentatcular
  • The Last Clockwinder

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

  • Among Us VR
  • Cosmonious High
  • Moss Book II
  • Red Matter 2 – WINNER
  • The Last Clockwinder

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

  • IMMORTALITY
  • Neon White
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
  • TUNIC – WINNER
  • Vampire Survivors

Mobile Game of the Year

  • Diablo Immortal
  • Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
  • IMMORTALITY
  • MARVEL SNAP – WINNER
  • Poinpy

Online Game of the Year

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • EA SPORTS FIFA 23
  • FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker – WINNER
  • MARVEL SNAP
  • Rumbleverse

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

  • Elden Ring – WINNER
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • MARVEL SNAP
  • TUNIC
  • Vampire Survivors

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

  • Elden Ring – WINNER
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • IMMORTALITY
  • TUNIC

Game of the Year

  • Elden Ring – WINNER
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Stray
  • Vampire Survivors
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By Tekato Longkumer Updated: Feb 24, 2023 6:34:26 pm
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