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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

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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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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

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Entertainment Buddha's Mark Steighner writes: "Point-and-click adventure games occupy a special, evergreen niche in the hobby. Just when you think the genre is dead and buried, a Sam and Max, Walking Dead or Wolf Among Us will appear and remind us that the format is viable and capable of surprises. In skilled hands, adventure games can deliver a wide range of content, from horror to fantasy to humor. Because humor and wit so often rely on verbal set-ups and punchlines, text-heavy adventure games offer an appealing laugh delivery system. The player has to read, after all, and may take the time to appreciate a well-written joke, satire, or insightful comment. Unfortunately, though, humor is subjective and mercilessly difficult to pull off well. Get it wrong and a game can lurch from promising to painful."

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Eskimo Press: "Life is Strange is very similar to those other interactive graphic novel games like Wolf Among Us and the Walking Dead. The game has the same aesthetic style, feel, and very similar game-play however it just not from the same developer. For a game like this to work it needs to have a very intriguing story-line with great acting otherwise you will lose interest very quickly. And, so far, the story is some-what interesting and the voice acting is sufficient, but, oh my, the writing is face-palm worthy."

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Key developers behind .

Now Urquhart is pondering whether Kickstarter is the right path to take for the sequel.

“I think so, I think that's what we'll do," he said.

"It's not 100 percent. The reason is because first we didn't want to do it until [Pillars of Eternity] came out. The second thing is that the Kickstarter stuff is kind of up and down here and there. But the Shadowrun guys look like they're pretty successful, they're like one and a half or two million. I know if we put exploding kittens in it we could make billions."

Obsidian is now applying finishing touches to the Pillars of Eternity PC build, including gameplay tweaks and balancing; issues which are being discovered via developer playthroughs.

"We told the entire team that no one works for a week and instead they just play the game," Urquhart said.

"It gave everyone a chance to be proud of what they had done and to figure out what they wanted to fix and change. This whole process has been great.”

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Key developers behind .

Now Urquhart is pondering whether Kickstarter is the right path to take for the sequel.

“I think so, I think that's what we'll do," he said.

"It's not 100 percent. The reason is because first we didn't want to do it until [Pillars of Eternity] came out. The second thing is that the Kickstarter stuff is kind of up and down here and there. But the Shadowrun guys look like they're pretty successful, they're like one and a half or two million. I know if we put exploding kittens in it we could make billions."

Obsidian is now applying finishing touches to the Pillars of Eternity PC build, including gameplay tweaks and balancing; issues which are being discovered via developer playthroughs.

"We told the entire team that no one works for a week and instead they just play the game," Urquhart said.

"It gave everyone a chance to be proud of what they had done and to figure out what they wanted to fix and change. This whole process has been great.”