Spider-Man and God Of War Lead The D.I.C.E. Award Nominations

The Academy of Arts & Sciences’ has revealed the nominees for its annual D.I.C.E awards. Once again, Greg Miller (Kinda Funny) and Jessica Chobot (Nerdist News) will be hosting the show on February 13. Voting opens to academy members tomorrow, with God Of War, Spider-Man, Return Of The Obra Dinn, and Red Dead Redemption II leading the pack of nominations.

Here’s the full list.

Outstanding Achievement in Animation
God of War
Gris
Spider-Man
Moss
Red Dead Redemption II

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Gris
Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II

Outstanding Achievement in Character
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Kassandra)
God of War (Atreus)
God of War (Kratos)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)
Red Dead Redemption II (Arthur Morgan)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Detroit: Become Human
Forgotton Anne
God of War
Spider-Man
Tetris Effect

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Battlefield V
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Spider-Man
Moss

Outstanding Achievement in Story
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Florence
God of War
Spider-Man
Return of the Obra Dinn

Outstanding Technical Achievement
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Battlefield V
God of War
Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II

Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Celeste
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Far Cry 5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Adventure Game of the Year
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II
Return of the Obra Dinn

Family Game of the Year
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Kirby Star Allies
Lego DC Super-Villains
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Unravel Two

Fighting Game of the Year
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Dragon Ball Fighter Z
Soulcalibur VI
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Racing Game of the Year
Forza Horizon 4
F1 2018
Wreckfest

Role-Playing Game of the Year
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Monster Hunter World
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 19
Mario Tennis Aces
MLB The Show 18

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Bad North
Frostpunk
Into the Breach
Northgard
RimWorld

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Beat Saber
Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders
Tónandi
Torn

Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Beat Saber
Moss
Sprint Vector
Transference

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Celeste
Florence
Into the Breach
Minit
Return of the Obra Dinn

Portable Game of the Year
Dandara
Donut County
Dragalia Lost
Florence
Oddmar

Online Game of the Year
Fortnite
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Laser League
Red Dead Redemption II
Sea of Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
God of War
Into the Breach
Spider-Man
Return of the Obra Dinn
Subnautica

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Florence
God of War
Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II
Return of the Obra Dinn

Game of the Year

God of War
Into the Breach
Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption II
Return of the Obra Dinn

To check out last year’s award winners, head here.

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