Added: 06.02.2015 3:20 | 8 views | 0 comments

It may be February, but the awards season for 2014 isn't over yet.

The D.I.C.E. Awards are taking place tonight in Las Vegas, where winners for Game of the Year, Mobile Game of the Year, RPG of the Year, and more will be handed out during an event hosted by comedian Pete Holmes.

The show starts tonight at 7:30 PM PDT, and you can watch the entire event above. Below is a list of nominees--we'll bold the winners as they're announced.

What are you hoping wins overall Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments below!

Game of the Year:

• Destiny
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Far Cry 4
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Lumino City
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Monument Valley
• Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Adventure Game of the Year

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• inFAMOUS Second Son
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
• The Wolf Among Us

Action Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Far Cry 4
• Titanfall
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

Mobile Game of the Year

• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• 80 Days
• Kingdom Rush Origins
• Monument Valley
• Threes!

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

• The Banner Saga
• Hohokum
• Monument Valley
• Threes!
• Transistor

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Monument Valley
• Sunset Overdrive
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Outstanding Character

• Jonathan Irons (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
• Far Cry 4 (Pagan Min)
• Infamous: First Light (Abigail "Fetch" Walker
• Infamous: Second Son (Deslin Rowe)
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny Far Cry 4
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Destiny
• Far Cry 4
• Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
• Transistor

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Assassin's Creed Unity
• infamous: Second Son
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Sunset Overdrive
• Titanfall

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Far Cry 4
• Infamous: Second Son
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Sunset Overdrive

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• This War of Mine
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• The Wolf Among Us

Family Game of the Year

• Disney Infinity 2.0
• Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
• LittleBigPlanet 3
• Project Spark
• Skylanders: Trap Team

Fighting Game of the Year

• Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
• Nidhogg
• Super Smash Bros. Wii U
• Ultra Street Fighter IV

Racing Game of the Year

• Forza Horizon 2
• Mario Kart 8
• The Crew

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Boom Beach
• Dungeon of the Endless
• Endless Legend
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

• The Banner Saga
• Bravely Default
• Divinity: Original Sin
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 15
• Madden NFL 15
• MLB 14: The Show
• NBA 2K15

Handheld Game of the Year

• Super Smash Bros. 3DS
• Bravely Default
• Child of Light
• Shovel Knight
• Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Elite Dangerous
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

• Destiny
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Monument Valley
• Project Spark

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Dungeon of the Endless
• Far Cry 4
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Titanfall

Added: 06.02.2015 3:20 | 10 views | 0 comments

It may be February, but the awards season for 2014 isn't over yet.

The D.I.C.E. Awards are taking place tonight in Las Vegas, where winners for Game of the Year, Mobile Game of the Year, RPG of the Year, and more will be handed out during an event hosted by comedian Pete Holmes.

The show starts tonight at 7:30 PM PDT, and you can watch the entire event above. Below is a list of nominees--we'll bold the winners as they're announced.

What are you hoping wins overall Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments below!

Game of the Year:

• Destiny
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Far Cry 4
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Lumino City
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Monument Valley
• Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Adventure Game of the Year

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• inFAMOUS Second Son
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
• The Wolf Among Us

Action Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Far Cry 4
• Titanfall
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

Mobile Game of the Year

• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• 80 Days
• Kingdom Rush Origins
• Monument Valley
• Threes!

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

• The Banner Saga
• Hohokum
• Monument Valley
• Threes!
• Transistor

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Monument Valley
• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Sunset Overdrive
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Outstanding Character

• Jonathan Irons (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
• Far Cry 4 (Pagan Min)
• Infamous: First Light (Abigail "Fetch" Walker)
• Infamous: Second Son (Deslin Rowe)
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion)

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny Far Cry 4
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Destiny
• Far Cry 4
• Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
• Transistor

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Assassin's Creed Unity
• infamous: Second Son
• Sunset Overdrive
• Titanfall

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Far Cry 4
• Infamous: Second Son
• Sunset Overdrive

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• This War of Mine
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• The Wolf Among Us

Family Game of the Year

• LittleBigPlanet 3
• Disney Infinity 2.0
• Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
• Project Spark
• Skylanders: Trap Team

Fighting Game of the Year

• Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
• Nidhogg
• Super Smash Bros. Wii U
• Ultra Street Fighter IV

Racing Game of the Year

• Forza Horizon 2
• Mario Kart 8
• The Crew

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Boom Beach
• Dungeon of the Endless
• Endless Legend
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

• The Banner Saga
• Bravely Default
• Divinity: Original Sin
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 15
• Madden NFL 15
• MLB 14: The Show
• NBA 2K15

Handheld Game of the Year

• Super Smash Bros. 3DS
• Bravely Default
• Child of Light
• Shovel Knight
• Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

• Destiny
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Elite Dangerous
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

• Destiny
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Monument Valley
• Project Spark

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Dungeon of the Endless
• Far Cry 4
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Titanfall

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During the DICE Summit, The Order: 1886 Creative Director Ru Weerasuriya held a speech titled "The Last of the Independents," talking about Ready at Dawn's history and philosophy, and their work on the upcoming PS4 exclusive. The speech also fit quite snugly in the "Development Without Borders" theme of the summit.

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One of the most popular modes in all of Call of Duty is the zombie mode. The mode has transcended expectations and has carried over into multiple iterations of the highly popular first-person shooter. However, in a recent DICE talk from the Treyarch studio head, the zombie mode was close to not ever making it into the game.

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The PlayStation Vita rhythm/music game is developed by Atlus and Dingo, which is known for the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series.

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During his speech at the DICE Summit, The Order: 1886 Creative Director Ru Weerasuriya showcased a new screenshot and two character models from the game.

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During a conversation at the DICE Summit 2015, a slightly disheveled SCE Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida (who possibly partied quite hard last night) and Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning gave some very interesting insight on the last twenty years of the industry and PlayStation.