God Of War, Spider-Man Lead DICE Awards; Here's All The Nominees

The 22nd annual D.I.C.E. Awards have announced the full list of nominees for this year, and Sony's God of War leads the way with 12 total nominations, including a nod for overall Game of the Year. The other Game of the Year nominees are Red Dead Redemption 2, Into the Breach, Spider-Man, and Return of the Obra Dinn.

God of War already won the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards back in December. It is also nominated for a top writing award at the Writers Guild Awards.

Fifty-six games in all received nominations this year. As mentioned, God of War led the way with 12 nominations, while Spider-Man picked up 11. Red Dead Redemption 2 grabbed eight nominations, while Return of the Obra Dinn picked up six.

The winners will be announced during the awards ceremony in Las Vegas on February 13, starting at 8 PM PT / 11 PM ET. Also during the event, Halo boss Bonnie Ross will be honoured as this year's Hall of Fame recipient.

Last year, Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild took home the overall Game of the Year award at the D.I.C.E. Awards. The event has nothing to do with DICE, the developer of the Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront franchises. D.I.C.E. stands for Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain.

2018 D.I.C.E. Awards Nominees

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• God of War
• GRIS
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Moss
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• GRIS
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Kassandra)
• God of War (Atreus)
• God of War (Kratos)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Spider-Man)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Arthur Morgan)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Detroit: Become Human
• Forgotton Anne
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Tetris Effect

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Battlefield V
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Moss

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• Florence
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission
• Battlefield V
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Action Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Celeste
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Far Cry 5
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Adventure Game of the Year

• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Family Game of the Year

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission
• Kirby Star Allies
• Lego DC Super-Villains
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• Unravel Two

Fighting Game of the Year

• BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• SoulCalibur VI
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Racing Game of the Year

• Forza Horizon 4
• F1 2018
• Wreckfest

Role-Playing Game of the Year

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
• Monster Hunter World
• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Sports Game of the Year

• FIFA 19
• Mario Tennis Aces
• MLB The Show 18

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Bad North
• Frostpunk
• Into the Breach
• Northgard
• RimWorld

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Dr. Grordbort's Invaders
• Tónandi
• Torn

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Moss
• Sprint Vector
• Transference

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Celeste
• Florence
• Into the Breach
• Minit
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Portable Game of the Year

• Dandara
• Donut County
• Dragalia Lost
• Florence
• Oddmar

Online Game of the Year

• Fortnite
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Laser League
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Sea of Thieves

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• God of War
• Into the Breach
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Subnautica

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Florence
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Game of the Year

• God of War
• Into the Breach
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn