Hazelight's cooperative action/adventure game It Takes Two snatched the Game of the Year prize (and the Game Design prize) at the 25th edition of DICE Awards. It Takes Two previously won the GOTY at The Game Awards, too.
The success of the IP is confirmed by the recently announced deal with dj2 Entertainment to adapt It Takes Two to movies and/or TV. Our staff and readership weren't similarly impressed, though, as the game won no awards in the Wccftech polls. Additionally, in Wccftech's official review, Nathan Birch pointed out that It Takes Two doesn't quite reach the same heights of A Way Out.
Insomniac also won big at this year's DICE Awards. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart grabbed four prizes, more than any game. Here's the full list of winners in each category.
Game of the Year
It Takes TwoOutstanding Achievement in Game Direction
DeathloopOutstanding Achievement in Game Design
It Takes TwoOutstanding Achievement in Animation
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartOutstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartOutstanding Achievement in Character
Resident Evil Village - Lady DimitrescuOutstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
ReturnalOutstanding Achievement in Audio Design
ReturnalOutstanding Achievement in Story
Marvel’s Guardians of the GalaxyOutstanding Technical Achievement
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartAction Game of the Year
Halo InfiniteAdventure Game of the Year
Marvel’s Guardians of the GalaxyFamily Game of the Year
Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartFighting Game of the Year
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-Racing Game of the Year
Forza Horizon 5Role-Playing Game of the Year
Final Fantasy XIV: EndwalkerSports Game of the Year
Mario Golf: Super RushStrategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Age of Empires IVOnline Game of the Year
Halo InfiniteImmersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo IIImmersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo IIOutstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
UnpackingMobile Game of the Year
Pokémon UNITE
During yesterday's DICE Awards ceremony, Microsoft's Head of Gaming Phil Spencer also received the Lifetime Achievement Award. You can rewatch the whole event below.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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