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.
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
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the nominees for its 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on January 13. Finalists for the top honor, Game of the Year, are: Deathloop, Inscryption, It Takes Two, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal.
The peer-juried video game award winners will be revealed February 24 at a ceremony in Las Vegas.
Fifty-nine games released in 2021 received nominations. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart leads the pack with nine nominations, followed by Deathloop with eight. Tying for six nominations each are Inscryption and It Takes Two, with Returnal earning five, and Kena: Bridge of Spirits and Resident Evil Village each taking four.
Hades, named Game of the Year, led the field with five awards, Ghost of Tsushima had four wins, and The Last of Us Part II and Half-Life: Alyx each had two.
The Academy membership voted awards in 23 categories.
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
The Last of Us Part 2
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Ghost of Tsushima
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Miles Morales
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Ghost of Tsushima
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Ghost of Tsushima
Outstanding Achievement in Story
The Last of Us Part 2
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Dreams
Action Game of the Year
Hades
Adventure Game of the Year
Ghost of Tsushima
Family Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Fighting Game of the Year
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart Live
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
Sports Game of the Year
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Half-Life: Alyx
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Hades
Mobile Game of the Year
Legends of Runeterra
Online Game of the Year
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Hades
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Hades
Game of the Year
Hades
Four of today’s winners also are among the six finalists in the experimental 2021 Best Video Game Hugo category: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Hades, and The Last of Us: Part II.
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.
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 Academy of
Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the nominees for its 23rd
Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on January 10.
The winners will
be revealed at the D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony on February 13 in Las Vegas as the
culmination of the week-long industry gathering at the 2020 D.I.C.E. Summit.
Sixty-five games
released in 2019 received nominations. Control and Death Stranding
lead the nominees with eight nominations each followed by Disco Elysium
and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, each earning six nods. Tying for four
nominations each include Outer Wilds and Untitled Goose Game
while A Short Hike, Mortal Kombat 11, Resident Evil 2, and
Sayonara Wild Hearts each received three.
Finalists for
2019’s top honor, Game of the Year, are: Control, Death Stranding,
Disco Elysium, Outer Wilds, and Untitled Goose Game.
Fifty-six games from 2018 received a nomination. God of Warpicked up 12 total nominations, followed by Marvel’s Spider-Man with 11, Red Dead Redemption 2with eight and indie title Return of the Obra Dinnwith six.
Finalists for the top honor, Game of the Year, are: God of War, Into the Breach,Marvel’s Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Return of the Obra Dinn.
Academy members began general voting for the awards on January 11.
The winners will be revealed at the D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony on Wednesday,
February 13.
Honored this year as a Hall of Fame inductee will be Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) presented the 21st annual D.I.C.E. awards on February 22 at a ceremony following the 2018 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the night’s most-awarded game, receiving four awards, while Cuphead earned a total of three awards.
The D.I.C.E. Awards also celebrated Genyo Takeda, Special Corporate Advisor at Nintendo, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He was recognized for having been at the forefront of shaping the video games hardware industry in his career-long tenure at Nintendo with the development of the Nintendo 64, Nintendo GameCube and the Wii system.
The AIAS membership honored video games in 24 award categories:
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Publisher: Oculus Studios
Developer: Ready At Dawn
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Publisher: Oculus Studios
Developer: Ready At Dawn
Mobile Game of the Year
Fire Emblem Heroes
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS and Nintendo
Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid: Samus Returns
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: MercurySteam and Nintendo
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Snipperclips
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: SFB Games
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Publisher: Bluehole
Developer: PUBG Corporation
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Developer: Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 18
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Electronic Arts
Role-Playing Game of the Year
NierR: Automata
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: PlatinumGames
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice 2
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Family Game of the Year
Snipperclips
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: SFB Games
Adventure Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Action Game of the Year
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Publisher: Bluehole
Developer: PUBG Corporation
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Horizon Zero Dawn
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Horizon Zero Dawn
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Super Mario Odyssey
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for its 20th D.I.C.E. Awards, called “the video game industry’s premier peer-based awards.”
The winners will be revealed at the Awards ceremony on February 23 in Las Vegas after the 2017 D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION
Inside
The Last Guardian
Overwatch
Street Fighter V
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ART DIRECTION
Battlefield 1
Firewatch
Inside
The Last Guardian
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHARACTER
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare – Nick Reyes
Firewatch – Delilah
Firewatch – Henry
The Last Guardian – Trico
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Nathan Drake
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSITION
Abzu
Battlefield 1
DOOM
The Last Guardian
Titanfall 2
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND DESIGN
Battlefield 1
Inside
The Last Guardian
Quantum Break
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN STORY
Firewatch
Inside
Oxenfree
That Dragon, Cancer
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Battlefield 1
No Man’s Sky
Overwatch
Titanfall 2
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
ACTION GAME OF THE YEAR
Battlefield 1
DOOM
Gears of War 4
Overwatch
Titanfall 2
ADVENTURE GAME OF THE YEAR
Firewatch
Inside
King’s Quest: The Complete Collection
The Last Guardian
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
FAMILY GAME OF THE YEAR
Dragon Quest Builders
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ratchet & Clank
Rock Band Rivals
Super Mario Maker 3DS
FIGHTING GAME OF THE YEAR
EA Sports UFC 2
Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator-
Killer Instinct: Season 3
Pokken Tournament
Street Fighter V
RACING GAME OF THE YEAR
Driveclub VR
Forza Horizon 3
ROLE-PLAYING/MASSIVELY MULTIPLAYER GAME OF THE YEAR
Immersive Reality Game of the Year: The single game released on an immersive reality platform that best utilizes the attributes of the platform to entertain users. Elements of design, direction and narrative are factored into the title selection. Titles of all genres are eligible if commercially available on a publicly released platform.
Eagle Flight Ubisoft FunHouse
I Expect You To Die Schell Games
Job Simulator Owlchemy Labs
The Lab Valve
SUPERHOT VR SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement: This award celebrates the highest level of technical achievement within an immersive reality experience through the combined attention to gameplay engineering and visual engineering. Elements honored include but are not limited to technology features specifically associated with the immersive medium, artificial intelligence, physics, engine mechanics, and visual rendering.
