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wraggster
January 11th, 2019, 15:09
With 12 nominations, God of War has overwhelmingly dominated the roster of honorees at the 22nd annual DICE Awards ahead of the show in February.
God of War is closely followed by Marvel's Spider-Man with 11 nominations, while Red Dead Redemption 2 and Return of the Obra Dinn also saw several mentions at eight and six, respectively. Other games that saw four nominations total include Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Detroit: Become Human, Florence, and Into the Breach.
The winners will be awarded on February 13, 2019 at the 2019 DICE Summit, with the ceremony co-hosted by Kinda Funny's Greg Miller and Nerdist News' Jessica Chobot. Microsoft Corporate VP Bonnie Ross and head of 343 Industries Bonnie Ross will also be honored at this time as this year's Hall of Fame recipient (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-18-bonnie-ross-added-to-aias-hall-of-fame).
The full list of nominations are as follows:
Game of the Year


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

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


https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-01-10-god-of-war-marvels-spider-man-lead-nominations-for-22nd-annual-dice-awards