Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists
GAME TITLE PUBLISHER DEVELOPER Outstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin's Creed Syndicate Ubisoft Ubisoft Quebec Batman: Arkham Knight Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rocksteady Studios Ori and the Blind Forest Microsoft Studios Moon Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Order: 1886 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Ready at Dawn
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Lara Croft GO SQUARE ENIX Inc. Square Enix Montréal Ori and the Blind Forest Microsoft Studios Moon Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Order: 1886 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Ready at Dawn Star Wars™ Battlefront Electronic Arts DICE
Outstanding Achievement in Character Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Evie Frye Ubisoft Ubisoft Quebec Her Story - Hannah Smith Sam Barlow Sam Barlow Life is Strange - Maxine Caulfield SQUARE ENIX Inc. DONTNOD Entertainment Rise of the Tomb Raider - Lara Croft SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Geralt of Rivia CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Batman: Arkham Knight Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rocksteady Studios Everybody's Gone To The Rapture Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC The Chinese Room/SCE Santa Monica Studio Ori and the Blind Forest Microsoft Studios Moon Studios Starcraft II: Legacy Of The Void Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Destiny: The Taken King Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie, Inc. Ori and the Blind Forest Microsoft Studios Moon Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics Star Wars™ Battlefront Electronic Arts DICE The Order: 1886 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Ready at Dawn
Outstanding Achievement in Story Fallout 4 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Her Story Sam Barlow Sam Barlow Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series Telltale Games Telltale Games Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED
Outstanding Technical Achievement Just Cause 3 SQUARE ENIX Inc. Avalanche Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics Star Wars™ Battlefront Electronic Arts DICE The Order: 1886 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Ready at Dawn The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED
Action Game of the Year Destiny: The Taken King Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie, Inc. HELLDIVERS™ Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Arrowhead Game Studios Just Cause 3 SQUARE ENIX Inc. Avalanche Studios Star Wars™ Battlefront Electronic Arts DICE Splatoon Nintendo of America, Inc. Nintendo EAD Group No. 2
Adventure Game of the Year Batman: Arkham Knight Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rocksteady Studios Life is Strange SQUARE ENIX Inc. DONTNOD Entertainment METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain Konami Kojima Productions Ori and the Blind Forest Microsoft Studios Moon Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics
Family Game of the Year Guitar Hero Live Activision Publishing, Inc. FreeStyle Games LEGO Dimensions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment TT Games Rock Band 4 Harmonix Music Systems, Inc Harmonix Music Systems, Inc Super Mario Maker Nintendo of America, Inc. Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 Tearaway Unfolded Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Media Molecule
Fighting Game of the Year Mortal Kombat X Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment NetherRealm Studios Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Koei Tecmo Team Ninja Rising Thunder Radiant Entertainment Radiant Entertainment
Racing Game of the Year Forza Motorsport 6 Microsoft Studios Turn 10 Need for Speed Electronic Arts Ghost Games Project CARS BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. Slightly Mad Studios
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Bloodborne Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC FromSoftware, Inc. Fallout 4 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Pillars of Eternity Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive Obsidian Entertainment The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED Undertale Toby Fox Toby Fox
Sports Game of the Year EA Sports FIFA 2016 Electronic Arts EA Canada Madden NFL 2016 Electronic Arts EA Tiburon MLB® 15 The Show™ Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC SCE San Diego Studio NBA 2K16 2K Sports Visual Concepts Rocket League Psyonix Psyonix
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Cities: Skylines Paradox interactive Colossal Order Ltd Fallout Shelter Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Grey Goo Grey Box/Six Foot Petroglyph Games Heroes of the Storm Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Kerbal Space Program Squad Squad
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award Her Story Sam Barlow Sam Barlow GALAK-Z 17-BIT 17-BIT Kerbal Space Program Squad Squad Rocket League Psyonix Psyonix Undertale Toby Fox Toby Fox
Handheld Game of the Year Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space Xseed Sandlot HELLDIVERS™ Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Arrowhead Game Studios Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon Nintendo of America, Inc. Spike Chunsoft Yo-Kai Watch Nintendo of America, Inc. LEVEL-5
Mobile Game of the Year DomiNations Nexon M Big Huge Games Fallout Shelter Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Lara Croft GO SQUARE ENIX Inc. Square Enix Montréal PAC-MAN 256 BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. Hipster Whale Pty Ltd The Room Three Fireproof Studios Fireproof Games
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Destiny: The Taken King Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie, Inc. Halo 5: Guardians Microsoft Studios 343 Industries Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Rocket League Psyonix Psyonix Splatoon Nintendo of America, Inc. Nintendo EAD Group No. 2
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Fallout 4 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Her Story Sam Barlow Sam Barlow Lara Croft GO SQUARE ENIX Inc. Square Enix Montréal Massive Chalice Double Fine Productions Double Fine Productions The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Fallout 4 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Life is Strange SQUARE ENIX Inc. DONTNOD Entertainment Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED Undertale Toby Fox Toby Fox
Game of the Year Bloodborne Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC FromSoftware, Inc. Fallout 4 Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Game Studios Ori and the Blind Forest Microsoft Studios Moon Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider SQUARE ENIX Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD PROJEKT RED CD PROJEKT RED