LAS VEGAS--Journey has taken out the top prize at this year's 16th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, announced tonight during a ceremony in Las Vegas.

　　Thatgamecompany's downloadable title won game of the year, as well as seven out of the 11 categories it was nominated for, including original music, sound design, and game direction.

　　Other candidates for game of the year included Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

　　Other games scoring multiple nominations included The Walking Dead (8), Far Cry 3 (7), Halo 4 (6), Borderlands 2 (5), and Dishonored (5). The Walking Dead and Halo 4 won a number of categories, while Borderlands 2 was honored as action game of the year.

　　The D.I.C.E. Awards were held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of the annual Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (D.I.C.E.) summit.

　　The full list of the 16th annual D.I.C.E. Awards categories and nominations is below, with the winners for each category in bold.

　　Game of the Year

　　Borderlands 2 - Gearbox Software

　　Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale Games

　　XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Dishonored - Arkane Studios

　　Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

　　The Unfinished Swan - Giant Sparrow

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale games

　　Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Nintendo Land - Nintendo

　　Sound Shapes - Queasy Games

　　The Unfinished Swan - Giant Sparrow

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale Games

　　Action Game of the Year

　　Borderlands 2 - Gearbox Software

　　Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

　　Halo 4 - 343 Industries

　　Hitman: Absolution - I/O Interactive

　　Sleeping Dogs - United Front Games

　　Adventure Game of the Year

　　Assassins' Creed III - Ubisoft

　　Darksiders II - Vigil Games

　　Dishonored - Arkane Studios

　　New Super Mario Bros. Wii U - Nintendo

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale Games

　　Mobile Game of the Year

　　Fairway Solitaire - Big Fish

　　Hero Academy - Robot Entertainment

　　Horn - Phosphor Game Studios

　　Rayman Jungle Run - Pastagames, Ubisoft Montpellier

　　Downloadable Game of the Year

　　Fez - Polytron Corporation

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Mark of the Ninja - Klei Entertainment

　　The Unfinished Swan - Giant Sparrow

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale Games

　　Handheld Game of the Year

　　Gravity Rush - Japan Studio

　　Paper Mario Sticker Star - Intelligent Systems

　　Resident Evil: Revelations - Capcom

　　Sound Shapes - Queasy Games

　　Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Sony Bend Studio

　　Web-Based Game of the Year

　　Bingo Bash - BitRhymes Inc.

　　Burrito Bison Revenge - Juicy Beast Studio

　　CityVille 2 - Zynga

　　Sim City Social - Maxis, Playfish

　　Song Pop - FreshPlanet Inc.

　　Casual Games of the Year

　　Fairway Solitaire - Big Fish

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Puzzle Craft - Ars Thanea

　　Rayman Jungle Run - Pastagames, Ubisoft Montpellier

　　Sound Shapes - Queasy Games

　　Family Game of the Year

　　Dance Central 3 - Harmonix Music Systems

　　Just Dance 4 - Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Milan

　　Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - TT Games

　　Nintendo Land - Nintendo

　　Skylanders Giants - Toys for Bob

　　Fighting Game of the Year

　　Persona 4 Arena - Arc System Works

　　PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - Superbot Entertainment

　　Soulcalibur V - Project Soul

　　Street Fighter X Tekken - Capcom

　　Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - Namco Bandai Games

　　Racing Game of the Year

　　Forza Horizon - Playground Games

　　LittleBigPlanet Karting - United Front Games

　　Motorstorm RC - Evolution Studios

　　Need for Speed Most Wanted - Criterion Games

　　Trials: Evolution - Redlynx Ltd.

　　Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

　　Diablo III - Blizzard Entertainment

　　Dust: An Elysian Tale - Humble Hearts

　　Guild Wars II - ArenaNet

　　Mass Effect 3 - BioWare

　　Torchlight II - Runic Games

　　Sports Game of the Year

　　FIFA Soccer 13 - EA Canada

　　MLB The Show 2012 - San Diego Studios

　　NBA 2K13 - Visual Concepts

　　Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

　　FTL: Faster Than Light - Subset Games

　　Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition - Mojang/4J Studios

　　Orcs Must Die 2 - Robot Entertainment

　　Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai - The Creative Assembly

　　XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Animation

　　Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft

　　Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

　　Hitman: Absolution - I/O Interactive

　　Mark of the Ninja - Klei Entertainment

　　Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Sony Bend Studio

　　Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

　　Borderlands 2 - Gearbox Software

　　Dishonored - Arkane Studios

　　Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

　　Halo 4 - 343 Industries

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Outstanding Character Performance

　　Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina - Gearbox Software

　　Far Cry 3: Vaas Montenegro - Ubisoft

　　Halo 4: Cortana - 343 Industries

　　Mass Effect 3: Female Commander Shepard - BioWare

　　The Walking Dead: Lee Everett - Telltale Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Treyarch

　　Halo 4 - 343 Industries

　　Nike+ Kinect Training - Sumo Digital Ltd.

　　Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering

　　Dishonored - Arkane Studios

　　Gravity Rush - Japan Studio

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale Games

　　XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Firaxis Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

　　Borderlands 2 - Gearbox Software

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Treyarch

　　Diablo III - Blizzard Entertainment

　　Halo 4 - 343 Industries

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

　　Diablo III - Blizzard Entertainment

　　Far Cry 3 - Ubisoft

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Mass Effect 3 - BioWare

　　World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - Blizzard Entertainment

　　Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

　　Assassin's Creed III - Ubisoft

　　Diablo III - Blizzard Entertainment

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Medal of Honor: Warfighter - Danger Close Games

　　Syndicate - Starbreeze Studios

　　Outstanding Achievement in Story

　　Dishonored - Arkane Studios

　　Journey - Thatgamecompany

　　Sleeping Dogs - United Front Games

　　Spec Ops: The Line - Yager Development GmbH

　　The Walking Dead - Telltale Games

　　Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops II - Treyarch

　　Halo 4 - 343 Industries

　　Hitman: Absolution - I/O Interactive

　　Need for Speed Most Wanted - Criterion Games

　　Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai - The Creative Assembly

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