The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has released the complete list of nominees to the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. This year’s ceremony will be hosted by comedian Pete Holmes at The Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Voting begins January 14 and the ceremony is February 18.

53 games have been nominated across 22 categories. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata will be recieving the Lifetime Achievement Award and Metal Gear series creator Hideo Kojima will be honored as the Hall of Fame recipient.

Below is a partial list of nominees; the complete list can be found here.

Game of the Year

Bloodborne

  • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
  • Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.

Fallout 4  

  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: Bethesda Game Studios

Ori and the Blind Forest   

  • Publisher: Microsoft Studios
  • Developer: Moon Studios

Rise of the Tomb Raider   

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: Crystal Dynamics

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt     

  • Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
  • Developer: CD PROJEKT RED 

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Fallout 4  

  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: Bethesda Game Studios

Life is Strange   

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: DONTNOD Entertainment

Rise of the Tomb Raider  

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: Crystal Dynamics

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt         

  • Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
  • Developer: CD PROJEKT RED

Undertale       

  • Publisher: Toby Fox
  • Developer: Toby Fox

Adventure Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham Knight    

  • Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Developer: Rocksteady Studios

Life is Strange   

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: DONTNOD Entertainment

METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain      

  • Publisher: Konami
  • Developer: Kojima Productions

Ori and the Blind Forest          

  • Publisher: Microsoft Studios
  • Developer: Moon Studios

Rise of the Tomb Raider         

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: Crystal Dynamics 

Action Game of the Year

Destiny: The Taken King     

  • Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc.
  • Developer: Bungie, Inc.

HELLDIVERS   

  • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
  • Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios

Just Cause 3      

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: Avalanche Studios

Star Wars™ Battlefront 

  • Publisher: Electronic Arts
  • Developer: DICE

Splatoon       

  • Publisher: Nintendo of America, Inc.
  • Developer: Nintendo EAD Group No. 2

Mobile Game of the Year

DomiNations     

  • Publisher: Nexon M
  • Developer: Big Huge Games

Fallout Shelter  

  • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
  • Developer: Bethesda Game Studios

Lara Croft GO    

  • Publisher: SQUARE ENIX Inc.
  • Developer: Square Enix Montréal

PAC-MAN 256  

  • Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
  • Developer: Hipster Whale Pty Ltd

The Room Three       

  • Publisher: Fireproof Studios
  • Developer: Fireproof Games 

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

Her Story      

  • Publisher: Sam Barlow
  • Developer: Sam Barlow

GALAK-Z         

  • Publisher: 17-BIT
  • Developer: 17-BIT

Kerbal Space Program   

  • Publisher: Squad
  • Developer: Squad

Rocket League 

  • Publisher: Psyonix
  • Developer: Psyonix

Undertale    

  • Publisher: Toby Fox
  • Developer: Toby Fox

19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Press Release

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