Control Takes Home Four Awards
The DICE Award (a backronym for “Design Innovate Communicate Entertain”, if you were curious) were handed out at Las Vegas today. The two big winners coming out atop of the heap were Untitled Goose Game that took home three awards including the Game of The Year, and Control taking home four, including Action Game of The Year.
The full list is as follows:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation: Luigi’s Mansion
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction: Control
Outstanding Achievement in Character: Untitled Goose Game – The Goose
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition: Control
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design: Death Stranding
Outstanding Achievement in Story: Disco Elysium
Outstanding Technical Achievement: Death Stranding
Action Game of the Year: Control
Adventure Game of the Year: Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Family Game of the Year: Super Mario Maker 2
Fighting Game of the Year: Mortal Kombat XI
Racing Game of the Year: Mario Kart Tour
Role-Playing Game of the Year: The Outer Worlds
Sports Game of the Year: FIFA 20
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: Blood & Truth
Immersive Reality Game of the Year: Pistol Whip
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game: Untitled Goose Game
Portable Game of the Year: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Online Game of the Year: Apex Legends
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design: Baba is You
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction: Control
A.I.A.S. Hall of Fame Award: Connie Booth
Game of the Year: Untitled Goose Game
We don’t often see an indie title winning the Game of the Year honours, and we couldn’t be happier for the dev team House House for their achievement. In fact, in all twenty-three years of the DICE Award, this is the second time an indie game was awarded this honour, first being Journey. Are you surprised that the Goose won it? What did you have for GOTY last year? Let us know!