Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Wins Big at DICE Awards, But Baldur's Gate 3 Takes Game of the Year | Push Square
The 2024 DICE Awards, organised by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences, has just happened. Back in January, the nominees for the industry awards were announced, with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 leading the charge. Now, Insomniac's sequel also takes home the most wins, succeeding in six of the nine categories in which it was nominated.
Spidey takes home gongs for animation, original music, sound design, character (Miles Morales), technical achievement, and action game of the year — all reasonable wins, we'd say. It faced stiff competition from Baldur's Gate 3, though; the golden goose RPG won five awards, including story, RPG of the year, game design, game direction, and the ultimate title of Game of the Year.
This pair of titles dominated, then, but plenty of others saw recognition too, of course. Alan Wake 2 nabbed the award for art direction, Cocoon took best indie game, and best fighting game, predictably, went to Street Fighter 6. Sony itself doesn't have just Spider-Man to thank, either — Horizon Call of the Mountain claimed the trophy for immersive reality technical achievement, and best sports game went to MLB The Show 23.
Below are all the categories, with the winners in bold text:
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Action Game of the Year
Adventure Game of the Year
Family Game of the Year
Fighting Game of the Year
Racing Game of the Year
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Sports Game of the Year
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Mobile Game of the Year
Online Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Game of the Year
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