17th D.I.C.E Awards.

[ProjectPat2280]

Its that time of year again, the "video game Oscars" have released their nominations for the 17th annual DICE awards, put on by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences and held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will be live streamed at 10:30pm EST on Feb 6th. Here are the nominees:

Game of the Year

Assassin's Creed: IV Black Flag
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Bioshock Infinite
• Publisher: 2K Games
• Developer: Irrational Games

Grand Theft Auto V
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Developer: Rockstar North

The Last of Us
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Naughty Dog Inc.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
• Publisher: Nintendo
• Developer: Nintendo


Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons
• Publisher: 505 Games
• Developer: Starbreeze Studios

Grand Theft Auto V
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Developer: Rockstar North

Papers, Please
• Publisher: Lucas Pope
• Developer: Lucas Pope

Tearaway
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Media Molecule

The Last of Us
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Naughty Dog Inc.


Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Grand Theft Auto V
• Publisher: Rockstar Games
• Developer: Rockstar North

Papers, Please
• Publisher: Lucas Pope
• Developer: Lucas Pope

Tearaway
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Media Molecule

The Last of Us
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Naughty Dog Inc.

The Stanley Parable
• Publisher: Galactic Café
• Developer: Galactic Café


Adventure Game of the Year

Assassin's Creed: IV Black Flag
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Tearaway
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Media Molecule

The Last of Us
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Naughty Dog Inc.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
• Publisher: Nintendo
• Developer: Nintendo

Tomb Raider
• Publisher: Square Enix Inc.
• Developer: Crystal Dymanics


Action Game of the Year

Battlefield 4
• Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
• Developer: DICE

Bioshock Infinite
• Publisher: 2K Games
• Developer: Irrational Games

Dead Rising 3
• Publisher: Microsoft Studios
• Developer: Capcom Games Studio Vancouver

DmC: Devil May Cry
• Publisher: Capcom U.S.A., Inc.
• Developer: Ninja Theory

RESOGUN
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Housemarque


Downloadable Game of the Year

Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons
• Publisher: 505 Games
• Developer: Starbreeze Studios

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
• Publisher: Ubisoft
• Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

Gone Home
• Publisher: The Fullbright Company
• Developer: The Fullbright Company

Papers, Please
• Publisher: Lucas Pope
• Developer: Lucas Pope

The Stanley Parable
• Publisher: Galactic Café
• Developer: Galactic Café


Online Game of the Year

Battlefield 4
• Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
• Developer: DICE

Borderlands 2
• Publisher: 2K Games
• Developer: Gearbox Software

Diablo III
• Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
• Developer: Blizzard Entertainment

The Last of Us
• Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Developer: Naughty Dog Inc.

World of Tanks
• Publisher: Wargaming Public Company Ltd. 105
• Developer: Wargaming.net


The rest of the nominees and categories can be found here

http://www.interactive.org/images/pdfs/17th-Annual-DICE-Finalists.pdf

Naughty Dog leads all nominees with 13.

Also great to see DmC get nominated, proving again, that was a well made title.

 

[Jick]

I'm also happy to see DmC being nominated. It was the most fun I had with a game in 2013, but Bioshock is most likely going to take it.

 

[KevanG]

Between the Stanley Parables and Papers Please I wonder which will get more?