But it’s not the only award that the game received and there are some other surprises.
Recipients of the 20th D.I.C.E. Awards were selected and Overwatch was selected as the best game of 2016. It was also rewarded in three other categories: Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay (hard to disagree!) and Action Game of the Year.
Below you’ll find the full list of selected titles with their respective rewards. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End has grabbed some of them, but take a look and let us know if you agree with those decisions:
Game of the Year Overwatch
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction INSIDE
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Overwatch
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement Eagle Flight
Immersive Reality Game of the Year SUPERHOT VR
Mobile Game of the Year Pokémon GO
Handheld Game of the Year Pokémon Sun and Moon
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award INSIDE
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Overwatch
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
Sports Game of the Year Steep
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year Dark Souls III
Racing Game of the Year Forza Horizon 3
Fighting Game of the Year Street Fighter V
Family Game of the Year Ratchet & Clank
Adventure Game of the Year Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Action Game of the Year Overwatch
Outstanding Technical Achievement Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Outstanding Achievement in Story Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Battlefield 1
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition DOOM
Outstanding Achievement in Character The Last Guardian – Trico
Outstanding Achievement in Animation Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End