DICE Awards: Uncharted 4 leads with 10 nominations

This year marks the 20th year of the DICE Awards. Recently, The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the full list of nominees for this event. The game leading the pack is Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, with a total of ten nominations. Among those nominations, there is one for the highest award, the Game of the Year. Uncharted 4 was also nominated in other categories, like Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction and Design, among others. 2016 seems to be a very successful year for Uncharted 4, as the game was very well-received.

The one following behind is, surprisingly, an indie game. The indie hit, Inside, from developer Playdead, has received nine nominations so far. There are also other games with more than one nominations. Those include Battlefield 1 (8 nominations), The Last Guardian (7), Firewatch (6), Overwatch (6), and Titanfall (4). As for the Game of the Year nomination, besides Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, there are also Inside, Pokemon Go, Overwatch and Battlefield 1. The competition seems to be intense this year!

Winners will be announced in the awards show. The show will be live streamed, and we will keep you updated with the winners when they are revealed. In addition to determining the winner, this year’s DICE Awards will also honor Bethesda’s Todd Howard, the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series director. He is the latest inductee to the group’s Hall of Fame. Overall, all the nominated games were played and evaluated by a peer panel, including experts in the field. Winners will be chosen through a confidential voting process. Last but not least, the DICE Awards is not in any way related to Battlefield developer DICE.

DICE Awards: 20 and more to come

So, this year is the 20th year of the DICE Awards. From the nominations, we can expect another good event. The DICE Awards will be on Thursday, February 23, in Las Vegas. Which do you think will be the game of the year?