DICE awards: Full list of winners

The DICE awards have just finished in Las Vegas with the Playstation 3 exclusive Journey taking Game of the year along with many others, being the clear runaway winner of the night. The Walking Dead also fared well, picking up best story and best character. Despite a poor fan reaction, mostly due to its ending, Mass Effect 3 still picked up best RPG, with Borderlands 2 picking up best action game.
Despite being nominated for 7 awards, Far Cry 3 won nothing, as well as Dishonored which had 5 nominations.

Look below for the full list of winners and nominations.

Game of the year

Borderlands 2
Far Cry 3
Journey
The Walking Dead
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Outstanding achievement in Game direction

Journey
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
The Unfinished Swan
The Walking Dead

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Journey
Nintendo Land
Sound Shapes
The Unfinished Swan
The Walking Dead

Action Game of the Year

Borderlands 2
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Hitman: Absolution
Sleeping Dogs

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Diablo III
Dust: An Elysian Tale
Guild Wars 2
Mass Effect 3
Torchlight 2

Adventure Game of the Year

Assassin’s Creed III
Darksiders II
Dishonored
New Super Mario Bros. Wii U
The Walking Dead

Casual Game of the Year

Fairway Solitaire
Journey
Puzzle Craft
Rayman Jungle Run
Sound Shapes

Downloadable Game of the Year

Fez
Journey
Mark of the Ninja
The Unfinished Swan
The Walking Dead

Handheld Game of the Year

Gravity Rush
Paper Mario Sticker Star
Resident Evil Revelations
Sound Shapes
Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Mobile Game of the Year

Fairway Solitaire
Hero Academy
Horn
Rayman Jungle Run

Family Game of the Year

Dance Central 3
Just Dance 4
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Nintendo Land
Skylanders Giants

Fighting Game of the Year

Persona 4: Arena
Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
Soulcalibur V
Street Fighter X Tekken
Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Horizon
LittleBigPlanet: Karting
MotorStorm RC
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Trials: Evolution

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA Soccer 13
MLB The Show 2012
NBA 2K13

 Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

FTL
Minecraft 360
Orcs Must Die 2
Total War: SHOGUN 2- Fall of the Samurai
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Assassin’s Creed III
Far Cry 3
Hitman: Absolution
Mark of the Ninja
Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Journey

Outstanding Character Performance

Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina
Far Cry 3: Vaas Montenegro
Halo 4: Cortana
Mass Effect 3: Female Commander Shepard
The Walking Dead: Lee Everett

Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity

Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Nike+ Kinect Training

Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering

Dishonored
Gravity Rush
Journey
The Walking Dead
XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Diablo III
Halo 4
Journey

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Diablo III
Far Cry 3
Journey
Mass Effect 3
World Of Warcraft Mists Of Pandaria

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Assassin’s Creed III
Diablo III
Journey
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Syndicate

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Dishonored
Journey
Sleeping Dogs
Spec Ops: The Line
The Walking Dead

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Halo 4
Hitman: Absolution
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Total War: SHOGUN 2 – Fall of the Samurai

Couple of personal notes. I’m surprised to see All Stars win best fighting game, given the mixed reaction (also the fact that the studio was closed down recently) not to mention the fact that Persona 4: Arena has been such a hit with fans. Also, as much as I like Lee Everett, how could Vaas not win best character?!

What do y’all think?