Video game award ceremony
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 &amp; Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on  , 2015 (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.
The category for the "D.I.C.E. Sprite Award" was introduced. The category of "Outstanding Achievement in Game Design" was re-introduced after a four-year hiatus. 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.
' had nearly swept all of its nominated categories with eight wins, yet failed to win "Game of the Year", which was awarded to '. 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".
Winners and Nominees.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).
Multiple nominations and awards.
Multiple Nominations.
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Multiple awards.
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