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Video game award ceremony
The 21st Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 21st edition of the
D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the
video game industry during
2017. The awards were arranged by the
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the
Mandalay Bay Convention Center in
Paradise, Nevada on February 22, 2018 (2018-02-22). It was also held as part of the Academy's 2018
D.I.C.E. Summit, and was co-hosted by
Jessica Chobot of
Nerdist News, and
Kinda Funny co-founder
Greg Miller.
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"
Role-Playing Game of the Year" dropped the "Massively Multiplayer" part of the category's title.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won the most awards, including "
Game of the Year", while
Horizon Zero Dawn received the most nominations.
Nintendo and
Sony Computer Entertainment tied for being the most nominated publisher.
Nintendo was the most award-winning developer and publisher, and had the most nominated and award-winning games. The
Mario franchise became the first franchise to have three award-winning titles in a single year:
Super Mario Odyssey won "
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design",
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe won "
Racing Game of the Year", and
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle won "
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year".
Genyo Takeda, former CEO and long-time Special Corporate Advisor of
Nintendo, received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".
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Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
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Game of the Year Awards
Immersive Reality Awards
Craft Awards
Genre Awards
Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement
Multiple nominations and awards
Multiple Nominations
Multiple awards
Notes
References
External links
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