Astro Bot Wins Sport of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the winners of the twenty eighth Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on Thursday, and Team Asobi and Sony Interactive Leisure‘s Astro Bot won the award for Sport of the Year. The game also won the “Outstanding Achievement in Animation,” “Outstanding Technical Achievement,” “Family Game of the Year,” and “Outstanding Achievement in Game Design” awards.

Bandai Namco Leisure‘s Tekken 8 won “Fighting Game of the Year” and Atlus and Studio Zero‘s Metaphor: ReFantazio won “Role-Playing Game of the Year.”

Metaphor: ReFantazio became as soon as also nominated for “Outstanding Achievement in Story” nevertheless it did now not accumulate. Similarly Astro Bot became as soon as also nominated for “Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition” nevertheless did now not accumulate.

Other Eastern games nominated for awards this year integrated Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (nominated for “Outstanding Achievement in Animation,” “Outstanding Achievement in Character,” and “Role-Playing Game of the Year”), The Myth of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge (nominated for “Adventure Game of the Year”), Spacious Mario Celebration Jamboree (nominated for “Family Game of the Year”), Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero (nominated for “Fighting Game of the Year”), Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (nominated for “Role-Playing Game of the Year”), and Cherish a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (nominated for “Role-Playing Game of the Year”).

IGN has a beefy list of winners.

The AIAS is a now not-for-project organization that acknowledges achievements and advancements in the interactive arts.

Final year, Nintendo‘s The Myth of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game won Walk Sport of the Year. Additionally, Road Fighter 6 won Combating Sport of the Year, and Spacious Mario Bros. Surprise won Household Sport of the Year. The ceremony also inducted Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo into the Corridor of Status.

Sources: IGN (Adam Bankhurst), AIAS’ net position