| 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
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| Date | February 5, 2015 |
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino |
| Country | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Hosted by | Pete Holmes |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (8) |
| Most nominations | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (9) |
| Game of the Year | Dragon Age: Inquisition |
| Pioneer | Allan Alcorn and Ralph H. Baer |
The 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 18th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2014. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 5, 2015. It was also held as part of the Academy's 2015 D.I.C.E. Summit, and was hosted by stand-up comedian Pete Holmes.[1]
The category for the "D.I.C.E. Sprite Award" was introduced. The award for "Online Game of the Year" has been relabeled as "Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay". The categories for the "Downloadable Game of the Year" and "Casual Game of the Year" were discontinued. The craft awards for "Gameplay Engineering" and "Visual Engineering" were merged into the "Outstanding Technical Achievement" award category.[2]
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor was the only video game who had swept the most awards except "Game of the Year", in which Dragon Age: Inquisition won. Ubisoft published the most nominated games and received the most nominations as a publisher with Ubisoft Montreal receiving the most nominations as a developer. Nintendo had published the most award-winning games.
Allan Alcorn received the "Pioneer Award" for creating Pong, one of the first video games. Ralph H. Baer, designer of the Magnavox Odyssey, also was posthumously awarded the "Pioneer Award." The Apple App Store received the first "Technical Impact Award".[3]
- ^ "18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Winners". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ "18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Special Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 June 2022.