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Horizon Zero Dawn and PUBG among top 2018 D.I.C.E. Award noms

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgamedev.win/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/horizon-zero-dawn-and-pubg-among-top-2018-d-i-c-e-award-noms.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>The Academy of Interactive Arts &amp; Sciences has named the 68 games that have been nominated for awards in the 21st annual D.I.C.E. Awards event. </p>
<p>This year, <em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> leads the nominees with 10 nominations across multiple award categories including Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, and Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition.</p>
<p>Following just behind, <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</em> has received 6 nominations this year while <em>Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice</em>, <em>Uncharted: The Lost Legacy</em>, and <em>Cuphead</em> are all tied for third with 5 nominations each. </p>
<p>Other notable titles up for more than one award include <em>Gorogoa</em>, <em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds</em>, and <em>Super Mario Odyssey</em>.</p>
<p>AIAS members are expected to start the voting process today and will reveal the official list of this year’s winners at the event itself in Las Vegas on February 22.</p>
<p>The full list of all 24 award categories and nominees for each can be <a href="http://www.interactive.org/images/awards/21st-Annual-DICE-Awards-Finalists.pdf">found on the AIAS website</a>, while a select few categories can be found below. </p>
<p><strong>Game of the Year</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Cuphead</em> (StudioMDHR)</li>
<li><em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> (Guerrilla Games)</li>
<li><em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds</em> (PUBG Corp.)</li>
<li><em>Super Mario Odyssey</em> (Nintendo)</li>
<li><em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</em> (Nintendo)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Mobile Game of the Year</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Cat Quest</em> (The Gentlebros)</li>
<li><em>Fire Emblem Heroes</em> (Intelligent Systems)</li>
<li><em>Gorogoa</em> (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal)</li>
<li><em>Monument Valley 2</em> (ustwo games)</li>
<li><em>Splitter Critters</em> (RAC7 Games)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Immersive Reality Game of the Year</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Lone Echo/Echo Arena</em> (Ready At Dawn)</li>
<li><em>Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin</em> (Double Fine Productions)</li>
<li><em>Robo Recall</em> (Epic Games</li>
<li><em>Space Pirate Trainer</em> (I-Illusions)</li>
<li><em>Wilson’s Heart</em> (Twisted Pixel Games, LLC)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Game Design</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Gorogoa</em> (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal)</li>
<li><em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> (Guerrilla Games)</li>
<li><em>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds</em> (PUBG Corp.)</li>
<li><em>Super Mario Odyssey</em> (Nintendo)</li>
<li><em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</em> (Nintendo)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Outstanding Technical Achievement</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Assassin’s Creed Origins</em> (Ubisoft Entertainment)</li>
<li><em>Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice</em> (Ninja Theory)</li>
<li><em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> (Guerrilla Games)</li>
<li><em>Lone Echo/Echo Arena</em> (Ready At Dawn)</li>
<li><em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</em> (Nintendo)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Immersive Reality Technical Achievement</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Lone Echo/Echo Arena</em> (Ready At Dawn)</li>
<li><em>Robo Recall</em> (Epic Games)</li>
<li><em>Star Trek Bridge Crew</em> (Red Storm Entertainment)</li>
<li><em>The Invisible Hours</em> (Tequila Works)</li>
<li><em>Wilson’s Heart</em> (Twisted Pixel Games, LLC)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>D.I.C.E. Sprite Award</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>Everything</em> (David OReilly)</li>
<li><em>Gorogoa</em> (Jason Roberts, Buried Signal)</li>
<li><em>Night in the Woods</em> (Infinite Fall)</li>
<li><em>Pyre</em> (Supergiant Games)</li>
<li><em>Snipperclips</em> (SFB Games)</li>
</ul>
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