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 . 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.

"Role-Playing Game of the Year" dropped the "Massively Multiplayer" part of the category's title.

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". Nintendo EPD was the only developer with more than one award-winning game.

Genyo Takeda, former CEO and long-time Special Corporate Advisor of Nintendo, received the "Lifetime Achievement Award".

Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Game of the Year awards The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo EPD Cuphead — Studio MDHR Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds — PUBG Corporation, Bluehole Super Mario Odyssey — Nintendo EPDPlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds — PUBG Corporation, Bluehole Call of Duty: WWII — Sledgehammer Games, Activision Destiny 2 — Bungie, Activision Fortnite — Epic Games Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands — Ubisoft ParisSnipperclips — SFB Games, Nintendo Everything — David OReilly, Double Fine Productions Gorogoa — Jason Roberts, Buried Signal, Annapurna Interactive Night in the Woods — Secret Lab, Infinite Fall, Finji Pyre — Supergiant GamesMetroid: Samus Returns — MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King — Square Enix, Nintendo Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth — Atlus Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Monster Hunter Stories — Capcom, Marvelous Inc., NintendoFire Emblem Heroes — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Cat Quest — The Gentlebros, PQube Gorogoa — Jason Roberts, Buried Signal, Annapurna Interactive Monument Valley 2 — ustwo Splitter Critters — RAC7 Games

Immersive Reality awards Lone Echo — Ready at Dawn, Oculus Studios Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin — Double Fine Productions Robo Recall — Epic Games Space Pirate Trainer — I-Illusions Wilson's Heart — Twisted Pixel Games, Oculus StudiosLone Echo — Ready at Dawn, Oculus Studios Robo Recall — Epic Games Star Trek: Bridge Crew — Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft The Invisible Hours — Tequila Works, GameTrust Games Wilson's Heart — Twisted Pixel Games, Oculus Studios

Craft awards The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo EPD Gorogoa — Jason Roberts, Buried Signal, Annapurna Interactive Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment What Remains of Edith Finch — Giant Sparrow, Annapurna InteractiveThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo EPD Gorogoa — Jason Roberts, Buried Signal, Annapurna Interactive Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds — PUBG Corporation, Bluehole Super Mario Odyssey — Nintendo EPDCuphead — Studio MDHR For Honor — Ubisoft Montreal Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice — Ninja Theory Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentCuphead — Studio MDHR Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice — Ninja Theory Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Little Nightmares — Tarsier Studios, Bandai Namco Entertainment The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo EPDSenua (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice) — Ninja Theory Bayek (Assassin's Creed Origins) — Ubisoft Montreal Aloy (Horizon Zero Dawn) — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Iden Versio (Star Wars Battlefront II) — DICE, Motive Studios, Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Chloe Frazer (Uncharted: The Lost Legacy) — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentCuphead — Studio MDHR Call of Duty: WWII — Sledgehammer Games, Activision Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment RiME — Tequila Works, Grey Box Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — MachineGames, Bethesda SoftworksSuper Mario Odyssey — Nintendo EPD Destiny 2 — Bungie, Activision Injustice 2 — NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Star Wars Battlefront II — DICE, Motive Studios, Criterion Games, Electronic Arts Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentHorizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice — Ninja Theory Night in the Woods — Secret Lab, Infinite Fall, Finji What Remains of Edith Finch — Giant Sparrow, Annapurna Interactive Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — MachineGames, Bethesda SoftworksHorizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Assassin's Creed Origins — Ubisoft Montreal Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice — Ninja Theory Lone Echo — Ready at Dawn, Oculus Studios The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo EPD

Genre awards PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds — PUBG Corporation, Bluehole Call of Duty: WWII — Sledgehammer Games, Activision Cuphead — Studio MDHR Destiny 2 — Bungie, Activision Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus — MachineGames, Bethesda SoftworksThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Nintendo EPD Assassin's Creed Origins — Ubisoft Montreal Horizon Zero Dawn — Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Super Mario Odyssey — Nintendo EPD Uncharted: The Lost Legacy — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentSnipperclips — SFB Games, Nintendo DropMix — Harmonix, Hasbro Gnog — KO_OP, Double Fine Productions Just Dance 2018 — Ubisoft Paris SingStar Celebration — SIE London StudioInjustice 2 — NetherRealm Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Arms — Nintendo EPD Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite — Capcom Nidhogg 2 — Messhof Tekken 7 — Bandai Namco EntertainmentMario Kart 8 Deluxe — Nintendo EPD Dirt 4 — Codemasters Forza Motorsport 7 — Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios Gran Turismo Sport — Polyphony Digital, Sony Interactive Entertainment Project CARS 2 — Slightly Mad Studios, Bandai Namco EntertainmentNier: Automata — PlatinumGames, Square Enix Divinity: Original Sin II — Larian Studios Middle-earth: Shadow of War — Monolith Productions, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Persona 5 — Atlus Torment: Tides of Numenera — inXile Entertainment, Techland PublishingFIFA 18 — EA Vancouver, EA Romania Everybody's Golf — SIE Japan Studio, Clap Hanz Golf Clash — Playdemic Madden NFL 18 — EA Tiburon MLB The Show 17 — SIE San DiegoMario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle — Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris Endless Space 2 — Amplitude Studios, Sega Halo Wars 2 — Creative Assembly, Microsoft Studios Total War: Warhammer II — Creative Assembly, Sega XCOM 2: War of the Chosen — Firaxis Games, 2K Games

Special awards

Lifetime Achievement Genyo Takeda

Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations

+ Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 10 Horizon Zero Dawn 6 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 5 Cuphead Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 4 Gorogoa PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Super Mario Odyssey 3 Assassin's Creed Origins Call of Duty: WWII Destiny 2 Lone Echo Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 2 Injustice 2 Night in the Woods Robo Recall Snipperclips Star Wars Battlefront II What Remains of Edith Finch Wilson's Heart

+ Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 19 10 Nintendo 6 Sony Interactive Entertainment 10 1 Guerrilla Games 8 6 Ubisoft 6 2 Activision Annapurna Interactive 5 2 Oculus Studios 1 Naughty Dog Ninja Theory Studio MDHR 4 3 Electronic Arts 1 Bluehole Buried Signal Jason Roberts PUBG Corporation 3 3 Bandai Namco Entertainment Double Fine Productions 2 Epic Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment 1 Bethesda Softworks Bungie Sledgehammer Games MachineGames Ready at Dawn 2 2 Atlus Capcom Creative Assembly Intelligent Systems Microsoft Studios Sega Square Enix Tequila Works 1 Criterion Games DICE Finji Giant Sparrow Infinite Fall Motive Studios NetherRealm Studios Secret Lab SFB Games Twisted Pixel Games

Multiple awards

+ Awards Game 4 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 3 Cuphead 2 Horizon Zero Dawn Lone Echo PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Snipperclips

+ Awards by company Awards Games Company 10 6 Nintendo 3 1 Studio MDHR 2 Bluehole Guerrilla Games Oculus Studios PUBG Corporation Ready at Dawn SFB Games Sony Interactive Entertainment

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