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Journey leads D.I.C.E. awards with 11 nominations The 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards take place next month in Las Vegas and the nominations have been announced by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. I'm not at all surprised to see Journey taking the top of the nomination counts wit 11 noms, including Game of the Year. Their nomination list looks a lot like ours for 2012, with games like The Walking Dead, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown earning nods. The awards take place on February 7th, where I'll hopefully be sitting in the audience, laughing at new host Chris Hardwick, founder of Nerdist.com. "The D.I.C.E. Awards are VERY important to me,” said Hardwick. “I have been playing video games since there were video games. I hope there is some type of Dovahkiin Shout that will make sure I don't mess this up. I will find one! If not, I'll just look like a psychotic, screaming as*hole leading up to the Awards." Below you'll find a list of nominations for this year's awards. Who are you picking for winner? [Amazing Journey fan art by Pixiv artist 一登] Game of the Year Borderlands 2 • Publisher: 2k Games • Developer: Gearbox Software Far Cry 3 • Publisher: Ubisoft • Developer: Ubisoft Journey • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC • Developer: thatgamecompany The Walking Dead • Publisher: Telltale Games • Developer: Telltale Games XCOM: Enemy Unknown • Publisher: 2k Games • Developer: Firaxis Games
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Journey • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC • Developer: thatgamecompany Dishonored • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks • Developer: Arkane Studios Far Cry 3 • Publisher: Ubisoft • Developer: Ubisoft The Unfinished Swan • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC • Developer: Giant Sparrow The Walking Dead • Publisher: Telltale Games • Developer: Telltale Games
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Journey • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC • Developer: thatgamecompany Nintendo Land • Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc. • Developer: Nintendo Sound Shapes • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC • Developer: Queasy Games The Unfinished Swan • Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America, LLC • Developer: Giant Sparrow The Walking Dead • Publisher: Telltale Games • Developer: Telltale Games
Action Game of the Year Borderlands 2 • Publisher: 2k Games • Developer: Gearbox Software Far Cry 3 • Publisher: Ubisoft • Developer: Ubisoft Halo 4 • Publisher: Microsoft Studios • Developer: 343 Industries Hitman: Absolution • Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. • Developer: IO Interactive A/S Sleeping Dogs • Publisher: Square Enix, Inc. • Developer: United Front Games
Adventure Game of the Year Assassin's Creed III • Publisher: Ubisoft • Developer: Ubisoft Darksiders II • Publisher: THQ • Developer: Vigil Games Dishonored • Publisher: Bethesda Softworks • Developer: Arkane Studios New Super Mario Bros. Wii U • Publisher: Nintendo of America Inc. • Developer: Nintendo The Walking Dead • Publisher: Telltale Games • Developer: Telltale Games
Mobile Game of the Year Fairway Solitaire • Publisher: Big Fish • Developer: Big Fish Hero Academy • Publisher: Robot Entertainment • Developer: Robot Entertainment Horn • Publisher: Zynga • Developer: Phosphor Games Studio Rayman Jungle Run • Publisher: Ubisoft • Developer: Pastagames, Ubisoft Montpellier
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