Video game award ceremony
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 &amp; Sciences (AIAS), and were held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada on  22, 2018 (2018--). 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.
"" 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".
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 (‡).
Multiple nominations and awards.
Multiple Nominations.
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Multiple awards.
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