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Dragon Age Inquisition Wins DICE 2015 Game of the Year

Dragon Age: Inquisition and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor win big at annual awards show.

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The D.I.C.E. Awards took place on Thursday in Las Vegas, where winners for Game of the Year, Mobile Game of the Year, RPG of the Year, and more were handed out during an event hosted by comedian Pete Holmes.

You can watch the entire event above. Below is a list of nominees, with the winners listed in bold.

What are you hoping wins overall Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments below!

Game of the Year:

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Destiny
  • Far Cry 4
  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Lumino City
  • Monument Valley
  • Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Adventure Game of the Year

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • inFAMOUS Second Son
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War
  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
  • The Wolf Among Us

Action Game of the Year

  • Destiny
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Far Cry 4
  • Titanfall
  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

Mobile Game of the Year

  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • 80 Days
  • Kingdom Rush Origins
  • Monument Valley
  • Threes!

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

  • Transistor
  • The Banner Saga
  • Hohokum
  • Monument Valley
  • Threes!

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

  • Monument Valley
  • Assassin's Creed Unity
  • Sunset Overdrive
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War
  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Outstanding Character

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)
  • Jonathan Irons (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
  • Far Cry 4 (Pagan Min)
  • Infamous: First Light (Abigail "Fetch" Walker)
  • Infamous: Second Son (Deslin Rowe)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

  • Destiny
  • Assassin's Creed Unity
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Far Cry 4
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

  • Destiny
  • Far Cry 4
  • Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
  • Transistor

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Assassin's Creed Unity
  • infamous: Second Son
  • Sunset Overdrive
  • Titanfall

Outstanding Technical Achievement

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Far Cry 4
  • Infamous: Second Son
  • Sunset Overdrive

Outstanding Achievement in Story

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth
  • This War of Mine
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War
  • The Wolf Among Us

Family Game of the Year

  • LittleBigPlanet 3
  • Disney Infinity 2.0
  • Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
  • Project Spark
  • Skylanders: Trap Team

Fighting Game of the Year

  • Super Smash Bros. Wii U
  • Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
  • Nidhogg
  • Ultra Street Fighter IV

Racing Game of the Year

  • Mario Kart 8
  • Forza Horizon 2
  • The Crew

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • Boom Beach
  • Dungeon of the Endless
  • Endless Legend
  • Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition
  • The Banner Saga
  • Bravely Default
  • Divinity: Original Sin
  • World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

Sports Game of the Year

  • FIFA 15
  • Madden NFL 15
  • MLB 14: The Show
  • NBA 2K15

Handheld Game of the Year

  • Super Smash Bros. 3DS
  • Bravely Default
  • Child of Light
  • Shovel Knight
  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

  • Destiny
  • Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Elite Dangerous
  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Destiny
  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • Monument Valley
  • Project Spark

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

  • Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Dungeon of the Endless
  • Far Cry 4
  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • Titanfall

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