2014 D.I.C.E game awards gives Sony’s ‘The Last of Us’ most of its prizes

The 2014 D.I.C.E awards just came to an end, with Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us scooping best game of the year, among other plaudits. The D.I.C.E awards (Design. Innovate. Communicate. Entertain) is different to ceremonies such as VGX, chiefly because it’s aimed at adults, and not the Candy Crush Saga-hooked kids of today. So when a game receives a D.I.C.E award, it darn well deserved it. The full list of nominees and winners – in bold-  are listed below, care of VG24/7.

Game of the Year

•Assassin’s Creed: IV Black Flag
•Bioshock Infinite
•Grand Theft Auto V
•The Last of Us
•The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

•Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons
•Grand Theft Auto V
•Papers, Please
•Tearaway
•The Last of Us

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

•Grand Theft Auto V
•Papers, Please
•Tearaway
•The Last of Us
•The Stanley Parable

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
•Beyond: Two Souls
•BioShock Infinite
•Puppeteer
•rain
•Rayman Legends

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
•Battlefield 4
•BioShock Infinite
•God of War: Ascension
•Grand Theft Auto 5
•The Last of Us

Outstanding Achievement in Story
•Beyond: Two Souls
•BioShock Infinite
•The Last of Us
•The Novelist
•Tomb Raider

Outstanding Character Performance
•Grand Theft Auto 5 — Trevor
•Ryse — Marius Titus
•The Last of Us — Ellie 
•The Last of Us — Joel
•The Stanley Parable — Narrator

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

•BioShock Infinite
•Puppeteer
•Rayman Legends
•Tearaway
•The Last of Us

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

•Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
•Battlefield 4
•Grand Theft Auto 5
•Ryse
•The Last of Us

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering

•Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
•Forza Motorsport 5
•Grand Theft Auto 5
•Super Mario 3D World
•The Last of Us

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

•Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
•Beyond: Two Souls
•Puppeteer
•Rayman Legends
The Last of Us

Adventure Game of the Year

•Assassin’s Creed: IV Black Flag
•Tearaway
•The Last of Us
•The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
•Tomb Raider

Action Game of the Year

•Battlefield 4
•Bioshock Infinite
•Dead Rising 3
•DmC: Devil May Cry
•Resogun

Downloadable Game of the Year

•Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons
•Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
•Gone Home
•Papers, Please
•The Stanley Parable

Online Game of the Year

•Battlefield 4
•Borderlands 2
•Diablo 3
•The Last of Us
•World of Tanks

Mobile Game of the Year

•Fetch
•Flick Kick Football Legends
•Plants vs Zombies 2: It’s About Time
•Ridiculous Fishing: A Tale of Redemption
•The Wolf Among Us: Episode 1 – Faith

Handheld Game of the Year

•Fire Emblem: Awakening
•Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
•Pokémon X and Y
•Tearaway
•The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Sports Game of the Year

•FIFA 14
•Madden NFL 25
•MLB 13 The Show
•NBA 2K14
•NHL 14

Racing Game of the Year

•Forza Motorsport 5 
•Gran Turismo 6
•Grid 2
•Need for Speed Rivals
•Real Racing 3

Fighting Game of the Year

•Divekick
•Injustice: Gods Among Us
•Killer Instinct

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

•Europa Universalis 4
•Fire Emblem: Awakening
•Sid Meier’s Civilization 5: Brave New World
•StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm
•XCOM: Enemy Within

Family Game of the Year

•Disney Infinity
•LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
•Rayman Legends
•Skylanders Swap Force
•Super Mario 3D World

Casual Game of the Year
•Candy Box
•Peggle 2
•Plants vs Zombies 2
•Rayman Fiesta Run
•Ridiculous Fishing – A Tale of Redemption

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
•Diablo 3
•Dota 2
•Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen
•Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
•Pokémon X and Y