Marvel’s ‘Spider-Man 2’ Leads in DICE Awards Nominations – INDIAN

Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Award Nominees 27th Annual DICE Awards. 56 games were nominated in 23 categories.

The first place in the number of nominations is taken by the action-adventure film. Spider-Man Marvel 2which is up for nine awards. Alan Wake 2 has eight nominations, Baldur’s Gate 3 seven nominations, Cocoon six nominations and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom five nominations.

Last year’s winners were God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring. The PlayStation 5 exclusive took home seven awards, while FromSoftware’s RPG took home five awards, including Game of the Year.

This year’s winners will be announced on February 15, 2024.

Game of the Year

• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/Sony)
• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)

Outstanding Achievement in Game Directing

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/Sony)
• Super Mario Bros. Miracle (Nintendo)

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• Final fantasy 16
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Spider-Man Marvel 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Super Mario Bros. Be surprised

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Alan Wake 2
• Diablo 4
• Spider-Man Marvel 2
• Planet Lana
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
• Dave Diver (Mintrocket)
• Super Mario Bros. Miracle (Nintendo)

Outstanding Achievement in History

• Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Dave Diver
• Thirsty Suitors
• Outside

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Cocoon
• Dredge
• El Paso, elsewhere
• Thirsty Suitors
• Outside

Online Game of the Year

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Finale (Embark Studios)
• Omega Strikers (Odyssey Interactive)

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Miles Morales (Spider-Man 2)
• Karlach Cliffgate (Baldur’s Gate 3)
• Anderson Saga (Alan Wake II)
• Thirsty Suitors
• Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3)

Mobile Game of the Year

• Honkai: Star Rail (Hoyoverse)
• Gubbins (Studio Folly)
• What kind of car? (Triband)
• Terra Nile (Free Lives/Devolver Digital)
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink)

A technical achievement in immersive reality

• Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR (Red Storm Entertainment/Ubisoft)
• Horizon: Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/Sony)
• Asgard’s Wrath 2 (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
• Vertigo 2 (Zulubo Productions)
• We Are One (Flat Head Studio/Fast Travel Games)

Additional categories can be found on the official DICE Awards website.