Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor won eight awards during last night’s DICE Awards ceremony (out of nine nominations), but it was unable to snag the big prize. Instead, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences chose to award “Game of the Year” to BioWare’s Dragon Age: Inquisition.
But don’t feel too bad for Monolith Productions and their romp through the Lord of the Rings universe. Shadow of Mordor’s eight wins included “Adventure Game of the Year,” “Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction,” “Outstanding Achievement in Game Design,” “Outstanding Innovation in Gaming,” “Outstanding Achievement in Animation,” “Outstanding Achievement in Character,” “Outstanding Achievement in Story,” and “Outstanding Technical Achievement.”
The third game in the Dragon Age series was only able to walk away with a single other award: “Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year.”
Bungie’s Destiny (which took home four awards) and Blizzard’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (“Mobile Game of the Year” and “Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year”) were the only other multi-award winners last night. Though Nintendo’s pair of Smash Bros. games were awarded “Handheld Game of the Year” (Super Smash Bros. For 3DS) and “Fighting Game of the Year” (Super Smash Bros. For Wii U).
The complete list of winners can be found after the break.
Game of the Year
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
Handheld Game of the Year
- Super Smash Bros. For 3DS
Mobile Game of the Year
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Monument Valley
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
- Destiny
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Destiny
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- Destiny
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Character
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)
DICE Sprite Award
- Transistor
Action Game of the Year
- Destiny
Adventure Game of the Year
- Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Family Game of the Year
- LittleBigPlanet 3
Fighting Game of the Year
- Super Smash Bros. For Wii U
Racing Game of the Year
- Mario Kart 8
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
Sports Game of the Year
- FIFA 15
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
