D.I.C.E. Award 2015 Nominees Announced

The International Business Times has the Nominees for the 2015 D.I.C.E. Awards, which will be Handed Out at Next Month's D.I.C.E. Summit. Their Game of the Year Picks are Destiny, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft so, there is 60% Agreement with the Recent AIAS GotY Nominees.




Here's the List:


Game of the Year

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


Outstanding Achievement in Animation

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


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
Abigail "Fetch" Walker - inFAMOUS First Light
Delsin Rowe - inFAMOUS Second Son
Talion - Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor


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 Sound Design

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


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


Outstanding Technical Achievement

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


Action Game of the Year

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


Adventure Game of the Year

inFAMOUS Second Son
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Wolf Among Us


Family Game of the Year

Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition)
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
LittleBigPlanet 3
Project Spark
Skylanders Trap Team


Fighting Game of the Year

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


Racing Game of the Year

Forza Horizon 2
Mario Kart 8
The Crew


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


Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

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


D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

The Banner Saga
Hohokum
Monument Valley
Threes!
Transistor


Handheld Game of the Year

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


Mobile Game of the Year

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


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
Project Spark


Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

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


Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

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




Info Sources:

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/dice-awards-2015-nominations-announced-destiny-far-cry-shadow-mordor-goty-1483332

http://www.dicesummit.org