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Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Inside

The Last Guardian

Overwatch

Street Fighter V

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Battlefield 1

Firewatch

Inside

The Last Guardian

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Nick Reyes

Firewatch - Delilah

Firewatch - Henry

The Last Guardian - Trico

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Nathan Drake

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Abzu

Battlefield 1

Doom

The Last Guardian

Titanfall 2

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Battlefield 1

Inside

The Last Guardian

Quantum Break

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Firewatch

Inside

Oxenfree

That Dragon, Cancer

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Battlefield 1

No Man's Sky

Overwatch

Titanfall 2

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Action Game of the Year

Battlefield 1

Doom

Gears of War 4

Overwatch

Titanfall 2

Adventure Game of the Year

Firewatch

Inside

King's Quest: The Complete Collection

The Last Guardian

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Family Game of the Year

Dragon Quest Builders

Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Ratchet and Clank

Rock Band Rivals

Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS

Fighting Game of the Year

EA Sports UFC 2

Guilty Gear Xrd - Revelator -

Killer Instinct: Season 3

Pokken Tournament

Street Fighter V

Racing Game of the Year

Driveclub VR

Forza Horizon 3

Role-playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Dark Souls 3

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Hyper Light Drifter

Tom Clancy's The Division

World of Warcraft: Legion

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA 2017

Madden NFL 2017

MLB 16 The Show

NBA 2K17

Steep

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

The Banner Saga 2

Deus Ex GO

Fire Emblem Fates

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

XCOM 2

Eagle Flight

I Expect You to Die

Job Simulator

Superhot VR

Tilt Brush

Eagle Flight

I Expect You to Die

Job Simulator

The Lab

Superhot VR

DICE Sprite Award

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Firewatch

Inside

Superhot

That Dragon, Cancer

Handheld Game of the Year

Dragon Quest Builders

Fire Emblem Fates

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Pokemon Sun and Moon

Severed

Mobile Game of the Year

Clash Royale

Crashlands

Gardenscapes - New Acres

Pokemon GO

Reigns

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Battlefield 1

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Overwatch

Titanfall 2

Tom Clancy's The Division

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

I Expect You to Die

Inside

Overwatch

Owlboy

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Battlefield 1

Inside

The Last Guardian

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Game of the Year

Battlefield 1

Inside

Overwatch

Pokemon GO

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

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The announcement was made at the awards ceremony held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas after the 2017 DICE Summit. Other notable winners this year were Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Inside.Two new awards were introduced to the mix this year: Immersive Reality Game of the Year and Immersive Reality Technical Achievement, primarily focused on VR experiences.The full list of nominees is below, with the winners in bold.

Lucy O'Brien is an editor at IGN’s Sydney office. Follow her ramblings on Twitter