La lunga lista delle candidature ai D.I.C.E. Awards 2018 ha espresso una serie di vincitori, e The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild è stato nominato gioco dell'anno, succedendo a Overwatch, vincitore nel 2017.
L'avventura di Nintendo ha ottenuto ben quattro premi, Cuphead tre. Fra i titoli premiati con due differenti riconoscimenti spiccano Horizon Zero Dawn, Lone Echo, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds e Snipperclips. Vediamo la lista completa.
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo/Echo Arena (Ready At Dawn)
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo/Echo Arena (Ready At Dawn)
Mobile Game of the Year
Fire Emblem Heroes (Intelligent Systems and Nintendo)
Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid: Samus Returns (MercurySteam and Nintendo)
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Snipperclips (SFB Games)
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Milan e Paris)
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 18 (EA)
Role-Playing Game of the Year
NierR: Automata (PlatinumGames)
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo)
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice 2 (NetherRealm Studios)
Family Game of the Year
Snipperclips (SFB Games)
Adventure Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Action Game of the Year
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games)
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games)
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Senua (Ninja Theory)
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
