Shadow Of Mordor Won A Best Story Award, Which Actually Makes Sense

Dragon Age Inquisition may have taken Game of The Year at last night's 18th annual DICE Awards, but how about Shadow of Mordor winning for Outstanding Achievement In Story? The scripted story wasn't so hot, but if they were judging by the stories that emerged as players sparred with enemies who became tougher through the game's Nemesis system? Then, well-deserved!

Full winners list follows:

Game of the Year

Dragon Age: Inquisition

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: BioWare

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Action Game of the Year

Destiny

• Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Developer: Bungie

Adventure Game of the Year

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Family Game of the Year

LittleBigPlanet 3

• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
• Developer: Sony Worldwide Studios Europe/Sumo Digital

Fighting Game of the Year

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

• Publisher: Nintendo
• Developer: Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc./BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Racing Game of the Year

Mario Kart 8

• Publisher: Nintendo
• Developer: Nintendo

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Dragon Age: Inquisition

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: BioWare

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA 15

• Publisher: Electronic Arts
• Developer: FIFA Development Team – EA Canada

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
• Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

Transistor

• Publisher: Supergiant Games
• Developer: Supergiant Games

Handheld Game of the Year

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

• Publisher: Nintendo
• Developer: Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc./BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.

Mobile Game of the Year

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
• Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Destiny

• Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Developer: Bungie

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Monument Valley

• Publisher: ustwo
• Developer: ustwo

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Destiny

• Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Developer: Bungie

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Destiny

• Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
• Developer: Bungie

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Developer: Monolith Productions

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

• Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

• Developer: Monolith Productions