The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences held the DICE Awards ceremony last night in Las Vegas. The absolute champion was expectedly Sandfall's Clair Obscur Expedition 33 with five awards from 23 categories. Among the winners were also Arc Raiders and Ghost of Yōtei, and Evan Wells from Naughty Dog, who worked on the Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter series, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
The full list of winners is as follows:
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation - South of Midnight
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Outstanding Achievement in Character - Ghost of Yōtei – Atsu
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition - Ghost of Yōtei
- Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Outstanding Achievement in Story - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Outstanding Technical Achievement - Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Action Game of the Year - Hades II
- Adventure Game of the Year - Ghost of Yōtei
- Family Game of the Year - LEGO® Party!
- Fighting Game of the Year - Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection
- Racing Game of the Year - Mario Kart World
- Role-Playing Game of the Year - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Sports Game of the Year - Rematch
- Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year - The Alters
- Online Game of the Year - Arc Raiders
- Immersive Reality Technical Achievement - Hotel Infinity
- Immersive Reality Game of the Year - Ghost Town
- Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game - Blue Prince
- Mobile Game of the Year - Persona5: The Phantom X
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design - Blue Prince
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Game of the Year - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
