When Santa Claus asks if you’ve been naughty or nice, if you’re a game developer, you might want to answer “naughty.” During last night’s DICE Awards in Las Vegas, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us took home the top prize in ten categories (out of 13 possible nominations). The only other game to win multiple awards was BioShock Infinite, which took home two (Action Game of the Year and Oustanding Achievement in Original Music Composition).
With such a big haul, The Last of Us naturally took home Game of the Year honors. The game also won Adventure Game of the Year, Oustanding Achievement in Game Direction, Oustanding Achievement in Story, Oustanding Achievement in Animation, Oustanding Achievement in Art Direction, Oustanding Achievement in Visual Engineering, Oustanding Achievement in Sound Design, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, and Outstanding Character Performance (for Ashley Johnson’s portrayal of Ellie).
A few other games did manage to wrestle a few awards away from Naughty Dog, but that’s mostly because The Last of Us didn’t qualify for every category. For example, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons won Downloadable Game of the Year, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds won Handheld Game of the Year, and Plants vs Zombies 2 won Casual Game of the Year.
The complete list of winners can be found after the break.
Game of the Year
The Last of Us
Downloadable Game of the Year
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Mobile Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Handheld Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Roleplaying/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
Diablo III
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 14
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 5
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
XCOM: Enemy Within
Family Game of the Year
Super Mario 3D World
Adventure Game of the Year
The Last of Us
Action Game of the Year
BioShock Infinite
Casual Game of the Year
Plants vs. Zombies 2
Online Game of the Year
World of Tanks
Oustanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
Grand Theft Auto V
Outstanding Achievement in Story
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
The Last of Us
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
BioShock Infinite
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
The Last of Us
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
The Last of Us
Outstanding Character Performance
Ellie in The Last of Us
