Fallout 4 walked away with a major upset at last night's DICE awards. Bethesda managed to edge out CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3, which was the favorite to win this years game of the year by fans. While it didn't take home the major win, The Witcher did end the night with 3 awards of their own...check out the full list of winners courtesy of vg247 below.
2016 DICE Award winners:
- Action game of the year: Star Wars Battlefront
- Fighting game of the year: Mortal Kombat X
- Family game of the year: Super Mario Maker
- Mobile game of the year: Fallout Shelter
- Outstanding achievement in character: Lara Croft (Rise of the Tomb Raider)
- Lifetime achievement: Satoru Iwata
- Outstanding achievement in original music composition: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outstanding achievement in sound design: Star Wars Battlefront
- Outstanding achievement in story: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding technical achievement: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding achievement in animation: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Outstanding achievement in art direction: Ori and the Blind Forest
- RPG and MMO game of the year: Fallout 4
- Strategy and simulation game of the year: Heroes of the Storm
- Hall of Fame inductee: Hideo Kojima
- Sports game of the year: Rocket League
- Racing game of the year: Forza Motorsport 6
- Outstanding achievement in online gameplay: Rocket League
- Handheld game of the year: Helldivers
- Technical impact: Visual Basic (Microsoft)
- Adventure game of the year: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
- Sprite award: Rocket League
- Outstanding achievement in game design: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Outstanding achievement in game direction: Fallout 4
- Game of the year: Fallout 4
