01-13-2019, 07:55 PM
God Of War, Spider-Man Lead DICE Awards; Here's All The Nominees
<p>The 22nd annual D.I.C.E. Awards have announced the full list of nominees for this year, and Sony's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/god-of-war/">God of War</a> leads the way with 12 total nominations, including a nod for overall Game of the Year. The other Game of the Year nominees are <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/red-dead-redemption-2/">Red Dead Redemption 2</a>, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/into-the-breach/">Into the Breach</a>, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/marvels-spider-man/">Spider-Man</a>, and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/return-of-the-obra-dinn/">Return of the Obra Dinn</a>.</p><p>God of War already won the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards back in December. It is also nominated for a top writing award at the Writers Guild Awards.</p><p>Fifty-six games in all received nominations this year. As mentioned, God of War led the way with 12 nominations, while Spider-Man picked up 11. Red Dead Redemption 2 grabbed eight nominations, while Return of the Obra Dinn picked up six.</p><p>The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony in Las Vegas on February 13, starting at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET. Also during the event, Halo boss Bonnie Ross will be honoured as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/2018s-gaming-hall-of-fame-recipient-is-halo-xbox-b/1100-6463998/">this year's Hall of Fame recipient</a>.</p><p>Last year, Nintendo's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> took home the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-wins-game-of-th/1100-6456956/">overall Game of the Year award at the D.I.C.E. Awards</a>. The event has nothing to do with DICE, the developer of the Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront franchises. D.I.C.E. stands for Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain.</p><h2><strong>2018 D.I.C.E. Awards Nominees</strong></h2><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Animation</strong></p><ul><li>God of War</li><li>GRIS</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Moss</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction</strong></p><ul><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>God of War</li><li>GRIS</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Character</strong></p><ul><li>Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Kassandra)</li><li>God of War (Atreus)</li><li>God of War (Kratos)</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2 (Arthur Morgan)</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition</strong></p><ul><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>Forgotton Anne</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Tetris Effect</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design</strong></p><ul><li>Battlefield V</li><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Moss</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Story</strong></p><ul><li>Assassin's Creed Odyssey</li><li>Florence</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Technical Achievement</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Battlefield V</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li></ul><p><strong>Action Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 4</li><li>Celeste</li><li>Destiny 2: Forsaken</li><li>Far Cry 5</li><li>Shadow of the Tomb Raider</li></ul><p><strong>Adventure Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Family Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Kirby Star Allies</li><li>Lego DC Super-Villains</li><li>Starlink: Battle for Atlas</li><li>Unravel Two</li></ul><p><strong>Fighting Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle</li><li>Dragon Ball FighterZ</li><li>SoulCalibur VI</li><li>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</li></ul><p><strong>Racing Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Forza Horizon 4</li><li>F1 2018</li><li>Wreckfest</li></ul><p><strong>Role-Playing Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Assassin's Creed Odyssey</li><li>Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age</li><li>Monster Hunter World</li><li>Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom</li><li>Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire</li></ul><p><strong>Sports Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>FIFA 19</li><li>Mario Tennis Aces</li><li>MLB The Show 18</li></ul><p><strong>Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Bad North</li><li>Frostpunk</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Northgard</li><li>RimWorld</li></ul><p><strong>Immersive Reality Technical Achievement</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Beat Saber</li><li>Dr. Grordbort's Invaders</li><li>Tónandi</li><li>Torn</li></ul><p><strong>Immersive Reality Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Beat Saber</li><li>Moss</li><li>Sprint Vector</li><li>Transference</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game</strong></p><ul><li>Celeste</li><li>Florence</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Minit</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Portable Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Dandara</li><li>Donut County</li><li>Dragalia Lost</li><li>Florence</li><li>Oddmar</li></ul><p><strong>Online Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Fortnite</li><li>Destiny 2: Forsaken</li><li>Laser League</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Sea of Thieves</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Game Design</strong></p><ul><li>God of War</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li><li>Subnautica</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction</strong></p><ul><li>Florence</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>God of War</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul>
<p>The 22nd annual D.I.C.E. Awards have announced the full list of nominees for this year, and Sony's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/god-of-war/">God of War</a> leads the way with 12 total nominations, including a nod for overall Game of the Year. The other Game of the Year nominees are <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/red-dead-redemption-2/">Red Dead Redemption 2</a>, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/into-the-breach/">Into the Breach</a>, <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/marvels-spider-man/">Spider-Man</a>, and <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/return-of-the-obra-dinn/">Return of the Obra Dinn</a>.</p><p>God of War already won the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards back in December. It is also nominated for a top writing award at the Writers Guild Awards.</p><p>Fifty-six games in all received nominations this year. As mentioned, God of War led the way with 12 nominations, while Spider-Man picked up 11. Red Dead Redemption 2 grabbed eight nominations, while Return of the Obra Dinn picked up six.</p><p>The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony in Las Vegas on February 13, starting at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET. Also during the event, Halo boss Bonnie Ross will be honoured as <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/2018s-gaming-hall-of-fame-recipient-is-halo-xbox-b/1100-6463998/">this year's Hall of Fame recipient</a>.</p><p>Last year, Nintendo's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> took home the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-wins-game-of-th/1100-6456956/">overall Game of the Year award at the D.I.C.E. Awards</a>. The event has nothing to do with DICE, the developer of the Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront franchises. D.I.C.E. stands for Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain.</p><h2><strong>2018 D.I.C.E. Awards Nominees</strong></h2><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Animation</strong></p><ul><li>God of War</li><li>GRIS</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Moss</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction</strong></p><ul><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>God of War</li><li>GRIS</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Character</strong></p><ul><li>Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Kassandra)</li><li>God of War (Atreus)</li><li>God of War (Kratos)</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2 (Arthur Morgan)</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition</strong></p><ul><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>Forgotton Anne</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Tetris Effect</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design</strong></p><ul><li>Battlefield V</li><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Moss</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Story</strong></p><ul><li>Assassin's Creed Odyssey</li><li>Florence</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Technical Achievement</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Battlefield V</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li></ul><p><strong>Action Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Call of Duty: Black Ops 4</li><li>Celeste</li><li>Destiny 2: Forsaken</li><li>Far Cry 5</li><li>Shadow of the Tomb Raider</li></ul><p><strong>Adventure Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Detroit: Become Human</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Family Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Kirby Star Allies</li><li>Lego DC Super-Villains</li><li>Starlink: Battle for Atlas</li><li>Unravel Two</li></ul><p><strong>Fighting Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle</li><li>Dragon Ball FighterZ</li><li>SoulCalibur VI</li><li>Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</li></ul><p><strong>Racing Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Forza Horizon 4</li><li>F1 2018</li><li>Wreckfest</li></ul><p><strong>Role-Playing Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Assassin's Creed Odyssey</li><li>Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age</li><li>Monster Hunter World</li><li>Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom</li><li>Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire</li></ul><p><strong>Sports Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>FIFA 19</li><li>Mario Tennis Aces</li><li>MLB The Show 18</li></ul><p><strong>Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Bad North</li><li>Frostpunk</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Northgard</li><li>RimWorld</li></ul><p><strong>Immersive Reality Technical Achievement</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Beat Saber</li><li>Dr. Grordbort's Invaders</li><li>Tónandi</li><li>Torn</li></ul><p><strong>Immersive Reality Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Astro Bot Rescue Mission</li><li>Beat Saber</li><li>Moss</li><li>Sprint Vector</li><li>Transference</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game</strong></p><ul><li>Celeste</li><li>Florence</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Minit</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Portable Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Dandara</li><li>Donut County</li><li>Dragalia Lost</li><li>Florence</li><li>Oddmar</li></ul><p><strong>Online Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>Fortnite</li><li>Destiny 2: Forsaken</li><li>Laser League</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Sea of Thieves</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Game Design</strong></p><ul><li>God of War</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li><li>Subnautica</li></ul><p><strong>Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction</strong></p><ul><li>Florence</li><li>God of War</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul><p><strong>Game of the Year</strong></p><ul><li>God of War</li><li>Into the Breach</li><li>Marvel's Spider-Man</li><li>Red Dead Redemption 2</li><li>Return of the Obra Dinn</li></ul>