The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the nominees for its 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on January 10. Finalists for the top honor, Game of the Year, are: Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Cocoon, Spider-Man 2, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

The peer-juried video game award winners will be revealed February 15 at a ceremony in Las Vegas. 

A total of 56 games released in 2023 are nominated. Topping the list with nine nominations is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, followed by Alan Wake 2 with eight and Baldur’s Gate 3 with seven. 

The complete list of finalists follows the jump.

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At last night’s Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony, if Elden Ring didn’t win in a category then God of War: Ragnarok probably did.

Japanese game developer From Software’s epic role-playing game Elden Ring, took home five major awards during the evening, including the awards for Outstanding Technical Achievement, Outstanding Achievement in Game Design, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Role-Playing Game of the Year, as well as the prestigious Game Of The Year award. 

Members of the academy also highly recognized Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Santa Monica Studio for their work on God of War: Ragnarök, decorating the studio with 7 Outstanding Achievement awards across the Animation, Art Direction, Character, Original Music Composition, Audio Design, and Story categories.   

The complete list of winners from the 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards follows.

Game of the Year

• Elden Ring

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Elden Ring

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Elden Ring

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• God of War Ragnarok

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• God of War Ragnarok

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• God of War Ragnarok – Kratos

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• God of War Ragnarok

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• God of War Ragnarok

Outsanding Achievement in Story

• God of War Ragnarok

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Elden Ring

Action Game of the Year

• Vampire Survivors

Adventure Game of the Year

• God of War Ragnarok

Family Game of the Year

• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Fighting Game of the Year

• MultiVersus

Racing Game of the Year

• Gran Turismo 7

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Elden Ring

Sports Game of the Year

• OlliOlli World

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Dwarf Fortress

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Red Matter 2

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Red Matter 2

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• TUNIC

Mobile Game of the Year

• MARVEL SNAP

Online Game of the Year

• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the nominees for its 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on January 12. Finalists for the top honor, Game of the Year, are: Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarök, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and Vampire Survivors.  

The peer-juried video game award winners will be revealed February 23 at a ceremony in Las Vegas. 

Sixty-one games released in 2022 received nominations. 

God of War: Ragnarök leads the pack with 12 nominations, followed by Horizon Forbidden West earning 8 and Elden Ring with 7. Tying with 4 nominations each are Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare ll, IMMORTALITY, Moss: Book II, TUNIC, and Vampire Survivors.

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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the winners of the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Awards for best games of 2021.

It Takes Two, a cooperative platforming journey where players control a couple going through a divorce that takes a fantastical turn, was named the Game of the Year at a ceremony held in Las Vegas

The Academy membership voted awards in 23 categories. Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart led the field, winning four awards.

The night honored multiple industry leaders, including Ed Boon (NetherRealm Studios), who was the 2022 Hall of Fame inductee, and Phil Spencer (Microsoft Gaming), who received the Lifetime Achievement Award. 

The complete list of winners is below:

GAME OF THE YEAR

• It Takes Two 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DIRECTION

• Deathloop 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME DESIGN

• It Takes Two 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER

• Resident Evil Village – Lady Dimitrescu 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION

• Returnal 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AUDIO DESIGN

• Returnal 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 

ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR

• Halo Infinite 

ADVENTURE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 

FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart 

FIGHTING GAME OF THE YEAR

• GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- 

RACING GAME OF THE YEAR

• Forza Horizon 5 

ROLE-PLAYING GAME OF THE YEAR

• Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker 

SPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR

• Mario Golf: Super Rush 

STRATEGY/SIMULATION GAME OF THE YEAR

• Age of Empires IV 

ONLINE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Halo Infinite 

IMMERSIVE REALITY TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

• Lone Echo II 

IMMERSIVE REALITY GAME OF THE YEAR

• Lone Echo II 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR AN INDEPENDENT GAME 

• Unpacking 

MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR

• Pokémon UNITE 

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the nominees for its 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists on January 26.

A total of 57 games from 2020 received a nomination. The Last of Us Part II leads with 11 nominations followed by Ghost of Tsushima with 10 and Hades with 8. Tying for 5 nominations each are Half-Life: Alyx, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Finalists for 2020’s top honor, Game of the Year, are: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades and The Last of Us Part II.

The winners will be revealed at the D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony, happening virtually on April 8, 2021. 

The 23 categories of nominees follow the jump.

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