Le nominations per la diciottesima edizione dei D.I.C.E. Awards sono state monopolizzate da La Terra di Mezzo: L’Ombra di Mordor, il titolo firmato Monolith Productions ha ricevuto ben nove candidature in altrettante categorie, inclusa quella dedicata al Game of the Year. La corsa per il titolo di gioco dell’anno è condivisa con altri pezzi da novanta: Destiny, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4, e Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
Di seguito trovate l’intera lista delle nominations.
Game of the Year
Destiny
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Far Cry 4
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Adventure Game of the Year
inFAMOUS Second Son
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
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
80 Days
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Kingdom Rush Origins
Monument Valley
Threes!
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
Bravely Default
Child of Light
Shovel Knight
Super Smash Bros. 3DS
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Lumino City
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monument Valley
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
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
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Jonathan Irons)
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
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