Fallout 4 has wasted the competition at the DICE Awards.
Bethesda Softworks' role-playing video saga set, in a post-apocalyptic Boston, has won the game of the year prize at the 19th annual DICE Awards from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
Fallout 4 was also honoured with trophies for outstanding achievement in game direction and as a role-playing game of the year, while its spin-off app Fallout Shelter was selected as mobile game of the year.
"I get to work with some amazing people who inspire me every day," said Fallout creative director Todd Howard.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt galloped away with three prizes at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center ceremony honouring games.
CD Prokjekt Red's sprawling fantasy role-playing sequel picked up awards for outstanding achievement in story, technical achievement and game design.
The ethereal platformer Ori and the Blind Forest from Moon Studios gathered honours for outstanding achievement in animation, art direction and original music composition.
Psyonix's Rocket League, the indie title that merges soccer-like gameplay with vehicle combat, scored for sports game of the year, outstanding achievement in online gameplay and the DICE Sprite Award, which honours games crafted with limited resources.
"Our fans really made this possible, everybody who told their friends, 'Hey, play this crazy game. Trust me! It's fun'," said Dave Hagewood, CEO and studio director of Psyonix.
The multiplayer sci-fi shooter Star Wars: Battlefront from Electronic Arts studio DICE earned a pair of trophies for action game of the year and for outstanding achievement in sound design.
Other winners included Rise of the Tomb Raider for outstanding achievement in character for Lara Croft, Super Mario Maker as family game of the year, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain as adventure game of the year, Mortal Kombat X for fighting game of the year, Forza Motorsport 6 as racing game of the year, Helldivers as handheld game of the year and Heroes of the Storm as strategy/simulation game of the year.
The late Nintendo executive Satoru Iwata was honoured with the ceremony's lifetime achievement award, while Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was inducted into the interactive academy's hall of fame.
"From now on, I hope I can keep making games and keep dreaming of new dreams," the Japanese game designer told the crowd through a translator.
The DICE Awards - which stands for design, innovate, communicate and entertain - honour outstanding achievements in games and are determined by votes from members of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and the International Game Developers Association.
The ceremony capped off the three-day DICE Summit.
The gaming industry gathering featured talks from such luminaries as Metal Gear creator Kojima, Rise of the Tomb Raider writer Rhianna Pratchett and Civilization creator Sid Meier.
