The Last of Us takes Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards 2014
Naughty Dog's The Last of Us took home a whopping ten gongs at the 2014 D.I.C.E. Summit Awards.
The Last of Us led the favourites this year with an impressive 13 nominations. It received just as much love from the developer's peers as it did in fan-voted game of the year awards, taking home ten awards out of 24 categories.
Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time an BioShock Infinite were the only other games to win multiple awards, with two each under their belts.
During the show, Rockstar founders Dan and Sam Houser and president Leslie Benzies were inducted into its hall of fame. Arcade design legend Eugene Jarvis received the Pioneer Award; as well as his work on Williams games like Defender, he created Smash TV and influenced the development of dozens - maybe hundreds - of other titles.
Now on its 17th iteration, the D.I.C.E. Awards are an annual affair held by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences as part of the yearly D.I.C.E summit. While not as well-known as the GDC Awards, a D.I.C.E. win is considered one of the more illustrious industry awards.
A full list of nominations is available below; winners are in bold.
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