L’Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences ha assegnato a Dragon Age: Inquisition il titolo di Game of the Year 2014, insieme naturalmente a tutti gli altri premi dei diciottesimi D.I.C.E. Awards. Nella cerimonia tenutasi a Las Vegas, l’altro trionfatore è stato La Terra di Mezzo: L’Ombra di Mordor, in grado di portarsi a casa 8 dei 9 riconoscimenti per i quali era stato nominato.
Dragon Age: Inquisition era invece in lizza per soli due premi, ma al titolo BioWare come abbiamo detto va il titolo di GOTY. L’Academy ha anche ricordato pionieri dell’industria videoludica come Allan Alcorn, creatoe di Pong, e Ralph Baer, uno dei padri dei videogiochi scomparso a dicembre scorso. Di seguito riportiamo la lista dei premi, coi relativi vincitori.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Monument Valley
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Destiny
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Destiny
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Action Game of the Year
Destiny
Adventure Game of the Year
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet 3
Fighting Game of the Year
Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 15
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
D.I.C.E. Spite Award
Transistor
Handheld Game of the Year
Super Smash Bros. 3DS
Mobile Game of the Year
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
Destiny
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Game of the Year
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
