For the past 22 years, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences puts on a little show called the DICE (The Design Innovate Communicate Entertain) Awards, awarding the best video games of 2018 based on over 20 categories with a total of 56 games.
This year, the 22nd annual D.I.C.E. Awards will be co-hosted by Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News, and since there are 11 nominations for Sony Santa Monica’s God of War and 10 for Insomniac’s Spider-Man, the highly sought out award for Game of the Year might come quite close between the two PS4 exclusives.
Here are a few of the categories that will be presented at the Awards show this weekend; if you would like to see the full run-down on all 23 of the categories, then make sure to check out the official site.
Game of the Year
- God of War
- Into the Breach
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- God of War
- Florence
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- Battlefield V
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Moss
“The winners will be revealed at the D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony on Wednesday, February 13th at Aria Resort & Hotel Las Vegas as the culmination of the week-long industry gathering at the 2019 D.I.C.E. Summit.
Honored this year as the Hall of Fame recipient will be Bonnie Ross, Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Head of 343 Industries. The ceremony will once again be live streamed in its entirety beginning at 8:00 pm PT/11:00 pm ET via multi-year media partner IGN Entertainment.”
Looking at those five nominees for Game of the Year, which one do you think deserves the coveted D.I.C.E. award? Let us know in the comments below! And while you’re at it, make sure to check out Twinfinite’s pick for Game of the Year right here.
