'Shadow of Mordor,' 'Destiny' lead D.I.C.E Award nominations
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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor leads the nominees for the 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, a ceremony voted on by members of the video game publishing and developing communities. Over 50 other games are among those nominated this year in technical, genre, and creative categories highlighting the best and most innovative games of 2014.
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced the full list of nominees for the awards, which will be held during the 2015 D.I.C.E. Summit next month. Mordor leads with nine nominations overall, while games like Destiny and Monument Valley are among the other games with multiple nominations.
In addition to the usual categories, the academy has introduced a new honor, the D.I.C.E. Sprite Award, which recognizes a game that, despite limited resources for both development and promotion that create risk for smaller development teams, was able to create an innovative and fresh experience.
Find some of the major categories listed below, and check out the full list for individual genre awards and nominees in other technical categories.
Winners will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 5 at a ceremony hosted by comedian Pete Holmes.
Game of the Year
Destiny
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Far Cry 4
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Lumino City
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monument Valley
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Dungeon of the Endless
Far Cry 4
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Titanfall
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Destiny
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Monument Valley
Project Spark
Mobile Game of the Year
80 Days
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Kingdom Rush Origins
Monument Valley
Threes!
Handheld Game of the Year
Bravely Default
Child of Light
Shovel Knight
Super Smash Bros. 3DS
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
South Park: The Stick of Truth
This War of Mine
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
The Wolf Among Us
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
The Banner Saga
Hohokum
Monument Valley
Threes!
Transistor
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