The 20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 20th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2016. 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 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was co-hosted by Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News, and Kinda Funny co-founder Greg Miller.

The academy introduced the categories for "Immersive Reality Game of the Year" and "Immersive Reality Technical Achievement" as Game of the Year awards.

Overwatch won "Game of the Year", and tied for winning the most awards with Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which received the most nominations. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the most nominated and award-winning publisher and had the most award-winning games. Sony was tied with Electronic Arts and Nintendo for having the most nominated games. Pokémon won both "Handheld Game of the Year" and "Mobile Game of the Year", with Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Go, respectively.

Todd Howard, lead director and executive producer for The Elder Scrolls and Fallout franchises at Bethesda Game Studios, was inducted into the academy's Hall of Fame.

Winners and Nominees Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Game of the Year awards Overwatch — Blizzard Entertainment Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts Inside — Playdead Pokémon Go — Niantic Uncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentOverwatch — Blizzard Entertainment Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft — Blizzard Entertainment Titanfall 2 — Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts Tom Clancy's The Division — Massive Entertainment, UbisoftInside — Playdead 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — iNK Stories Firewatch — Campo Santo Superhot — Superhot Team That Dragon, Cancer — Numinous GamesPokémon Sun and Moon — Game Freak, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Dragon Quest Builders — Square Enix Fire Emblem Fates — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Kirby: Planet Robobot — HAL Laboratory, Nintendo Severed — Drinkbox StudiosPokémon Go — Niantic Clash Royale — Supercell Crashlands — Butterscotch Shenanigans Gardenscapes: New Acres — Playrix Reigns — Nerial, Devolver Digital

Immersive Reality awards Superhot VR — Superhot Team Eagle Flight — Ubisoft Montreal I Expect You To Die — Schell Games Job Simulator — Owlchemy Labs The Lab — ValveEagle Flight — Ubisoft Montreal I Expect You To Die — Schell Games Job Simulator — Owlchemy Labs Superhot VR — Superhot Team Tilt Brush — Google

Craft awards Inside — Playdead 1979 Revolution: Black Friday — iNK Stories Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts The Last Guardian — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesign Uncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentOverwatch — Blizzard Entertainment I Expect You to Die — Schell Games Inside — Playdead Owlboy — D-Pad Studio Uncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentUncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment Inside — Playdead The Last Guardian — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesign Overwatch — Blizzard Entertainment Street Fighter V — Capcom, DimpsInside — Playdead Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts Firewatch — Campo Santo The Last Guardian — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesign Uncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentTrico (The Last Guardian) — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesign Nick Reyes (Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare) — Infinity Ward, Activision Delilah (Firewatch) — Campo Santo Henry (Firewatch) — Campo Santo Nathan Drake (Uncharted 4: A Thief's End) — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentDoom — id Software, Bethesda Softworks Abzû — Giant Squid Studios, 505 Games Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts The Last Guardian — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesign Titanfall 2 — Respawn Entertainment, Electronic ArtsBattlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts Inside — Playdead The Last Guardian — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesign Quantum Break — Remedy Entertainment, Microsoft Studios Uncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive EntertainmentUncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment Firewatch — Campo Santo Inside — Playdead Oxenfree — Night School Studio That Dragon, Cancer — Numinous GamesUncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts No Man's Sky — Hello Games Overwatch — Blizzard Entertainment Titanfall 2 — Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts

Genre awards Overwatch — Blizzard Entertainment Battlefield 1 — DICE, Electronic Arts Doom — id Software, Bethesda Game Studios Gears of War 4 — The Coalition, Microsoft Studios Titanfall 2 — Respawn Entertainment, Electronic ArtsUncharted 4: A Thief's End — Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment Firewatch — Campo Santo Inside — Playdead King's Quest: Complete Collection — The Odd Gentlemen, Activision The Last Guardian — SIE Japan Studio, GenDesignRatchet & Clank — Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment Dragon Quest Builders — Square Enix Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens — Traveller's Tales, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Rock Band Rivals — Harmonix Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS — Nintendo EADStreet Fighter V — Capcom, Dimps EA Sports UFC 2 — EA Canada Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- — Arc System Works, Aksys Games Killer Instinct: Season Three — Iron Galaxy, Microsoft Studios Pokkén Tournament — Bandai Namco Studios, Nintendo, The Pokémon CompanyForza Horizon 3 — Playground Games, Microsoft Studios Driveclub VR — Evolution Studios, Sony Interactive EntertainmentDark Souls III — FromSoftware, Bandai Namco Entertainment Deus Ex: Mankind Divided — Square Enix Montreal Hyper Light Drifter — Heart Machine Tom Clancy's The Division — Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft World of Warcraft: Legion — Blizzard EntertainmentSteep — Ubisoft Annecy FIFA 17 — EA Vancouver, EA Romania Madden NFL 17 — EA Tiburon MLB 16: The Show — SCE San Diego NBA 2K17 — Visual Concepts, 2K GamesCivilization VI — Firaxis Games, 2K Games The Banner Saga 2 — Stoic, Versus Evil Deus Ex Go — Square Enix Montreal Fire Emblem Fates — Intelligent Systems, Nintendo XCOM 2 — Firaxis Games, 2K Games

Special awards

Hall of Fame Todd Howard

Multiple nominations and awards Multiple Nominations

+ Games that received multiple nominations Nominations Game 10 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 9 Inside 8 Battlefield 1 7 The Last Guardian 6 Firewatch Overwatch 4 Titanfall 2 3 I Expect You to Die Superhot 2 1979 Revolution: Black Friday Doom Dragon Quest Builders Eagle Flight Fire Emblem Fates Job Simulator Pokémon Go Street Fighter V That Dragon, Cancer Tom Clancy's The Division

+ Nominations by company Nominations Games Company 20 5 Sony Interactive Entertainment 15 Electronic Arts 10 1 Naughty Dog 9 Playdead 8 3 Blizzard Entertainment 1 DICE 7 GenDesign 6 5 Nintendo 1 Campo Santo 5 3 Ubisoft 4 4 Microsoft Studios 3 Square Enix 1 Respawn Entertainment 3 3 2K Games 1 Schell Games Superhot Team 2 2 Activision Bandai Namco Entertainment Firaxis Games 1 Bethesda Softworks Capcom Dimps id Software iNK Stories Intelligent Systems Massive Entertainment Niantic Numinous Games Owlchemy Labs The Pokémon Company

Multiple awards

+ Awards Game 4 Overwatch Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 3 Inside

+ Awards by company Awards Games Company 6 3 Sony Interactive Entertainment 4 1 Blizzard Entertainment Naughty Dog 3 Playdead 2 2 Ubisoft The Pokémon Company

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