DICE Returns in February, Game of the Year Nominees Announced

The nominees for the 23rd annual DICE awards have been announced and Control and Death Stranding lead the group with eight nominations each. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced its game of the year nominees for the annual DICE Awards, which will take place on February 13 in Las Vegas. Aside from Control and Death Stranding, other top nominees include Disco Elysium and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. DICE is an annual conference where top executives and creatives in the video game industry gather for a weekend of panels, talks, and more. IGN will be attending the DICE Awards again this year to attend panels, conduct interviews, and break the latest news from the conference. IGN will also stream the awards ceremony live on our website..

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Below is a full list of nominees and categories can be found below: Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Days Gone
• Death Stranding
• Devil May Cry 5
• Luigi’s Mansion 3

  Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Concrete Genie
• Control
• Death Stranding
• Resident Evil 2

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/12/10/why-control-is-igns-game-of-the-year-for-2019"] Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Control (Jesse Faden)
• Death Stranding (Cliff Unter)
• Death Stranding (Sam Porter Bridges)
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Greez)
• Untitled Goose Game (The Goose)

  Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Arise: A Simple Story
• Control
• Erica
• Golem
• Mortal Kombat 11

  Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Death Stranding
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Resident Evil 2
• Sayonara Wild Hearts

  Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Control
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Telling Lies
• The Outer Worlds

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/10/17/disco-elysium-review"] Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Concrete Genie
• Control
• Death Stranding
• Metro Exodus

  Action Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Control
• Devil May Cry 5
• Gears 5
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

  Adventure Game of the Year

• Death Stranding
• Luigi’s Mansion 3
• Resident Evil 2
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening

  Family Game of the Year

• A Short Hike
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Ring Fit Adventure
• Super Mario Maker 2
• Yoshi’s Crafted World

  Fighting Game of the Year

• Dead or Alive 6
• Jump Force
• Mortal Kombat 11
• Samurai Shodown

  Racing Game of the Year

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
• DiRT Rally 2.0
• F1 2019
• Mario Kart Tour
• Trials Rising

  Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Disco Elysium
• Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
• Kingdom Hearts 3
• Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield
• The Outer Worlds

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/01/death-stranding-review"] Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 20
• Madden NFL 20
• MLB The Show 19
• NBA 2K20
• NHL 20

  Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Anno 1800
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses
• Oxygen Not Included
• Slay The Spire
• Total War: Three Kingdoms

  Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Asgard’s Wrath
• Blood and Truth
• Pistol Whip
• Stormland
• Westworld Awakening

  Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Asgard’s Wrath
• Blood & Truth
• Pistol Whip
• The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
• Trover Saves the Universe

  Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• A Short Hike
• Disco Elysium
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Untitled Goose Game
• What the Golf?

  Portable Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Mobile
• Grindstone
• Sayonara Wild Hearts
• Sky: Children of the Light
• What the Golf?

  Online Game of the Year

• Apex Legends
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
• Tetris 99
• Wargroove

  Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Baba is You
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Slay the Spire

[ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/11/01/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-review"] Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• A Short Hike
• Control
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Untitled Goose Game

  Game of the Year

• Control
• Death Stranding
• Disco Elysium
• Outer Wilds
• Untitled Goose Game

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