25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

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The 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2021, as voted by industry professionals.

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The 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards were held February 24, 2022 at The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas (Location), Nevada (Location) during the 2022 D.I.C.E. Summit. The show was hosted by Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot for the sixth time, and was streamed live online via IGN.

Personal Awards

Hall of Fame

• Ed Boon (Person)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Phil Spencer

Game of the Year

===It Takes Two (Game)=== Developer: Hazelight (Company) Publisher: Electronic Arts (Company) Runners-Up Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Inscryption (Game) (Daniel Mullins Games (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA) Returnal (Game) (Housemarque (Company) / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

===Deathloop (Game)=== Developer: Arkane Lyon Publisher: Bethesda Softworks (Company) Runners-Up The Artful Escape (Game) (Beethoven andamp;amp;amp;amp; Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive (Company)) Inscryption (Game) (Daniel Mullins Games (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) It Takes Two (Game) (Hazelight (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

===It Takes Two (Game)=== Developer: Hazelight (Company) Publisher: Electronic Arts (Company) Runners-Up Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Inscryption (Game) (Daniel Mullins Games (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Loop Hero (Game) (Four Quarters (Company) / Devolver Digital) Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

===Ratchet andamp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart=== Developer: Insomniac Games (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Call of Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games (Company) / Activision (Company)) Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab (Company)) Resident Evil Village (Game) (Capcom (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

===Ratchet andamp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart=== Developer: Insomniac Games (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Call of Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games (Company) / Activision (Company)) Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab (Company)) Resident Evil Village (Game) (Capcom (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Character

===Lady Dimetrescu in Resident Evil Village (Game)=== Developer/Publisher: Capcom (Company) Runners-Up Colt Vahn in Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Kena in Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab (Company)) Alex Chen in Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine Games (Company) / Square Enix (Company)) Rivet (Character) in Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

===Returnal (Game)=== Developer: Housemarque (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) It Takes Two (Game) (Hazelight (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab (Company)) Psychonauts 2 (Game) (Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios (Company))||

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

===Returnal (Game)=== Developer: Housemarque (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Forza Horizon 5 (Game) (Playground Games (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Halo Infinite (Game) (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios) It Takes Two (Game) (Hazelight (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Ratchet andamp;amp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games (Company) / SIEA)||

Outstanding Achievement in Story

===Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy=== Developer: Eidos-Montréal Publisher: Square Enix (Company) Runners-Up Before Your Eyes (Game) (GoodbyeWorld Games (Company) / Skybound Games (Company)) The Forgotten City (Game) (Modern Storyteller (Company) / Dear Villagers (Company)) Inscryption (Game) (Daniel Mullins Games (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Psychonauts 2 (Game) (Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios (Company))||

Outstanding Technical Achievement

===Ratchet andamp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart=== Developer: Insomniac Games (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Battlefield 2042 (Game) (DICE (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Forza Horizon 5 (Game) (Playground Games (Company) / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Moncage (Game) (Optillusion (Company) / XD) Returnal (Game) (Housemarque (Company) / SIEA)||

Action Game of the Year

===Halo Infinite (Game)=== Developer: 343 Industries Publisher: Xbox Game Studios (Company) Runners-Up The Ascent (Game) (Neon Giant (Company) / Curve Digital Entertainment) Deathloop (Game) (Arkane Lyon / Bethesda Softworks (Company)) Metroid Dread (Game) (Mercury Steam / Nintendo (Company)) Returnal (Game) (Housemarque (Company) / SIEA)||

Adventure Game of the Year

===Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy=== Developer: Eidos-Montréal Publisher: Square Enix (Company) Runners-Up Death's Door (Acid Nerve (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) It Takes Two (Game) (Hazelight (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Psychonauts 2 (Game) (Double Fine Productions / Xbox Game Studios (Company)) Resident Evil Village (Game) (Capcom (Company))||

Family Game of the Year

===Ratchet andamp;amp;amp; Clank: Rift Apart=== Developer: Insomniac Games (Company) Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment America (Company) Runners-Up Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise (Nintendo (Company)) Cozy Grove (Game) (Spry Fox (Company)) Mario Party Superstars (Game) (Nintendo) WarioWare: Get It Together! (Nintendo)||

Fighting Game of the Year

===Guilty Gear -Strive-=== Developer/Publisher: Arc System Works Runners-Up Melty Blood: Type Lumina (Soft Circle French-Bread / DELiGHTWORKS (Company)) Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl (Ludosity & Fair Play Labs (Company) / GameMill Entertainment (Company))||

Racing Game of the Year

===Forza Horizon 5 (Game)=== Developer: Playground Games (Company) Publisher: Xbox Game Studios (Company) Runners-Up F1 2021 (Game) (Codemasters (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) Hot Wheels Unleashed (Game) (MileStone)||

Role-Playing Game of the Year

===Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker=== Developer/Publisher: Square Enix (Company) Runners-Up Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (Owlcat Games (Company) / META Publishing (Company)) Shin Megami Tensei V (Game) (Atlus (Company) / Sega (Company)) Tales of Arise (Game) (Bandai Namco Entertainment (Company)) Wildermyth (Game) (Worldwalker Games LLC (Company) / WhisperGames (Company))||

Sports Game of the Year

===Mario Golf: Super Rush=== Developer: Camelot Software Planning (Company) Publisher: Nintendo (Company) Runners-Up The Climb 2 (Crytek) FIFA 22 (Game) (EA Vancouver (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company)) NBA 2K22 (Game) (Visual Concepts (Company) / 2K Games (Company)) Riders Republic (Game) (Ubisoft Annecy / Ubisoft Entertainment (Company))||

Strategy / Simulation Game of the Year

===Age of Empires IV (Game)=== Developer: Relic Entertainment (Company) Publisher: Xbox Game Studios (Company) Runners-Up Gloomhaven (Game) (Flaming Fowl Studios (Company) / Asmodee Digital) Griftlands (Game) (Klei Entertainment) Inscryption (Game) (Daniel Mullins Games (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Loop Hero (Game) (Four Quarters (Company) / Devolver Digital)||

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

===Lone Echo II (Game)=== Developer: Ready at Dawn Studios Publisher: Oculus Studios (Company) Runners-Up Puzzling Places (realities.io) Resident Evil 4 VR (Armature Studio (Company) / Oculus Studios) Song in the Smoke (Game) (17-Bit) Yuki (Arvore (Company))||

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

===Lone Echo II (Game)=== Developer: Ready at Dawn Studios Publisher: Oculus Studios (Company) Runners-Up Demeo (Game) (Resolution Games (Company)) I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and The Liar (Schell Games (Company)) Resident Evil 4 VR (Armature Studio (Company) / Oculus Studios) Song in the Smoke (Game) (17-Bit)||

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

===Unpacking (Game)=== Developer: Witch Beam (Company) Publisher: Humble Games (Company) Runners-Up Death's Door (Acid Nerve (Company) / Devolver Digital (Company)) Inscryption (Game) (Daniel Mullins Games (Company) / Devolver Digital) Loop Hero (Game) (Four Quarters (Company) / Devolver Digital) Sable (Game) (Shedworks (Company) / Raw Fury (Company))||

Mobile Game of the Year

===Pokémon Unite=== Developer: TiMi Studios (Company) Publisher: The Pokémon Company Runners-Up Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery (Silver Lining Studio (Company) / Akupara Games (Company)) Fantasian (Game) (Mistwalker Corporation (Company) / Apple) League of Legends: Wild Rift (Riot Games (Company)) Moncage (Game) (Optillusion (Company) / XD) Pokémon Unite (TiMi Studios (Company) / The Pokémon Company)||

Online Game of the Year

===Halo Infinite (Game)=== Developer: 343 Industries Publisher: Xbox Game Studios (Company) Runners-Up Back 4 Blood (Game) (Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games (Company)) Call of Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games (Company) / Activision (Company)) Final Fantasy XIV Online: Endwalker (Square Enix (Company)) Knockout City (Game) (Velan Studios (Company) / Electronic Arts (Company))||

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• Age of Empires IV (Game)
• Deathloop (Game)
• Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Game)
• Forza Horizon 5 (Game)
• Guilty Gear -Strive- (Game)
• Halo Infinite (Game)
• It Takes Two (Game)
• Lone Echo II (Game)
• Mario Golf: Super Rush (Game)
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Game)
• Pokémon Unite (Game)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Game)
• Resident Evil Village (Game)
• Returnal (Game)
• Unpacking (Game)

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25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

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DICE Awards 2022,D.I.C.E. Awards 2022,Twenty-Fifth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

Games

• Age of Empires IV (Game)
• Deathloop (Game)
• Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker (Game)
• Forza Horizon 5 (Game)
• Guilty Gear -Strive- (Game)
• Halo Infinite (Game)
• It Takes Two (Game)
• Lone Echo II (Game)
• Mario Golf: Super Rush (Game)
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Game)
• Pokémon Unite (Game)
• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Game)
• Resident Evil Village (Game)
• Returnal (Game)
• Unpacking (Game)
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