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https://www.ign.com/articles/26th-annual-dice-awards-game-of-the-year-nominees-announced

Official announcement: 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists (interactive.org)

IGN article: 26th Annual DICE Awards Game of the Year Nominees Announced - IGN

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced its nominees for the 26th D.I.C.E. Awards, with Santa Monica Studios' God of War: Ragnarok leading the pack with 12 nominations.

The annual video game award recognizes the best games of the year as chosen by the members of the AIAS, and the winners are chosen at an annual awards show hosted in Las Vegas. This year's event will be hosted on February 23 on IGN.

This year's awards will be co-hosted by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and IGN's own Stella Chung, with IGN as the official media partner of the event. Check below for the full list of game of the year nominees which alongside God of War include Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and Vampire Survivors.

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Cuphead - The Delicious Last Course
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• The Callisto Protocol

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Alejandro Vargas
• God of War Ragnarok - Atreus
• God of War Ragnarok - Kratos
• Horizon Forbidden West - Aloy
• Return to Monkey Island - Guybrush Threepwood

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Metal: Hellsinger
• Moss: Book 2

Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• God of War Ragnarok
• Gotham Knights
• Somerville

Outsanding Achievement in Story

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
• IMMORTALITY
• NORCO

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Teardown

Action Game of the Year

• Bayonetta 3
• Grounded
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Vampire Survivors

Adventure Game of the Year

• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• NORCO
• Stray
• TUNIC

Family Game of the Year

• Disney Dreamlight Valley
• Kirby's Dream Buffet
• Lost in Play
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
• Trombone Champ

Fighting Game of the Year

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
• MultiVersus
• Rumbleverse
• SpiderHeck
• THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

Racing Game of the Year

• F1 22
• Gran Turismo 7
• Need for Speed Unbound

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Citizen Sleeper
• Elden Ring
• Weird West
• World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Sports Game of the Year

• EA SPORTS FIFA 23
• Mario Strikers: Battle League
• MLB The Show 22
• NBA 2k23
• OlliOlli World

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Dwarf Fortress
• IXION
• Marvel's Midnight Suns
• Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
• Warhammer 40,000: CHaos Gate - Demonhunters

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Cosmonious High
• Moss: Book 2
• Red Matter 2
• Tenatcular
• The Last Clockwinder

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• IMMORTALITY
• Neon White
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

Mobile Game of the Year

• Diablo Immortal
• Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
• IMMORTALITY
• MARVEL SNAP
• Poinpy

Online Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• EA SPORTS FIFA 23
• FINAL FANTASY XIV: Endwalker
• MARVEL SNAP
• Rumbleverse

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• MARVEL SNAP
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• IMMORTALITY
• TUNIC

Game of the Year

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• Vampire Survivors

 

[64bitmodels]

Elden Ring gets snubbed of "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction" to get placed in fucking "Outstanding Technical Achievement".... How does that make any sense???

 

[touchfuzzy]

I'm not even a huge Elden Ring fan but to leave it out of the art direction and OST categories is certainly something...

 

[solidus12]

PlayStation Studios leading the industry.

 

[64bitmodels]

I'm not even a huge Elden Ring fan but to leave it out of the art direction and OST categories is certainly something...

and the adventure category too... Does ER not have an amazing sense of adventure?

That game's placements need to be massively rethought because every category it'd be perfect for is taken by some other game clearly not as deserving

 

[remember_spinal]

PlayStation Studios leading the industry.

22 awards, 8 for forgotten west

 

[solidus12]

22 awards, 8 for forgotten west

Starfield is coming

 

[remember_spinal]

Starfield is coming

So am I, big deal

 

[Mr Hyde]

Elden Ring not getting a nomination in Art Direction?

 

[Balducci30]

This is actually preposterous. How is Elden ring a technical achievement over an achievement in artistic direction?

 

[West Texas CEO]

Starfield is coming

It's about time.
I haven't seen Starfield post on here for months.