È stato pubblicato l'elenco delle candidature dei finalisti per i DICE Awards 2015, ovvero gli annuali premi del gruppo Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain, giunti alla diciottesima edizione.
La premiazione avverrà il 5 febbraio 2015 alle ore 10:00 PM locali presso il Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas e sarà trasmessa contemporaneamente anche su Twitch. Vediamo dunque i vari candidati nelle diverse categorie videoludiche:
Game of the Year
Destiny (Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc., Developer: Bungie)
Dragon Age: Inquisition (Publisher: Electronic Arts, Developer: BioWare)
Far Cry 4 (Publisher: Ubisoft, Developer: Ubisoft Montreal)
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment, Developer: Blizzard Entertainment)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Developer: Monolith Productions)
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Lumino City (Publisher: State of Play Games, Developer: State of Play Games)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Developer: Monolith Productions)
Monument Valley (Publisher: ustwo, Developer: ustwo)
Never Alone (Publisher: E-Line Media, Developer: Upper One Games)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (Publisher: The Astronauts, Developer: The Astronauts)
Adventure Game of the Year
inFAMOUS Second Son (Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, Developer: Sucker Punch)
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Developer: Monolith Productions)
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Publisher: Ubisoft, Developer: Ubisoft Montpellier)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (Publisher: The Astronauts, Developer: The Astronauts)
The Wolf Among Us (Publisher: Telltale Games, Developer: Telltale Games)
Action Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc, Developer: Sledgehammer Games)
Destiny (Publisher: Activision Publishing, Inc, Developer: Bungie)
Far Cry 4 (Publisher: Ubisoft, Developer: Ubisoft Montreal)
Titanfall (Publisher: Electronic Arts, Developer: Respawn Entertainment)
Wolfenstein: The New Order (Publisher: Bethesda Softworks, Developer: MachineGames)
Mobile Game of the Year
80 Days (Publisher: Inkle, Developer: Inkle)
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment, Developer: Blizzard Entertainment)
Kingdom Rush Origins (Publisher: Armor Games, Developer: Ironhide Game Studio)
Monument Valley (Publisher: ustwo, Developer: ustwo)
Threes! (Publisher: Sirvo LLC, Developer: Sirvo/Aeiowu/BigGiantCircles)
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
The Banner Saga (Publisher: Versus Evil LLC, Developer: Stoic LLC)
Hohokum (Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC, Developer: Honeyslug)
Monument Valley (Publisher: ustwo, Developer: ustwo)
Threes! (Publisher: Sirvo LLC, Developer: Sirvo/Aeiowu/BigGiantCircles)
Transistor (Publisher: Supergiant Games, Developer: Supergiant Games)
Fonte: 18th Annual DICE Awards
