Untitled Goose Game now has a name — Game of the Year – bestowed by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS). The Goose also won the Outstanding Achievement in Character category when the 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards winners were announced on February 13.
Otherwise, the dominant game at tonight’s ceremony was Control, whichclaimed awards in four other categories.
Also, Playstation’s Connie Booth was inducted into the 2020 AIAS Hall of Fame.
The complete list of winners follows the jump.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Control
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Untitled Goose Game (The Goose)
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Control
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
- Death Stranding
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Disco Elysium
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- Death Stranding
Action Game of the Year
- Control
Adventure Game of the Year
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Family Game of the Year
- Super Mario Maker 2
Fighting Game of the Year
- Mortal Kombat 11
Racing Game of the Year
- Mario Kart Tour
Role-Playing Game of the Year
- The Outer Worlds
Sports Game of the Year
- FIFA 20
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- Blood and Truth
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- Pistol Whip
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
- Untitled Goose Game
Portable Game of the Year
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Online Game of the Year
- Apex Legends
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- Baba is You
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Control
Game of the Year
- Untitled Goose Game
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Goose Game is of course a genre title, thanks to the developers’ revelation that it’s set in a timeline where a goose chased Thatcher out of Downing Street and to be replaced by Tony Benn and democratic socialism.