The D.I.C.E. Award Nominees

The D.I.C.E. Award Nominees:

Game of the Year

Bloodborne - FromSoftware, Inc.
Fallout 4 - Bethesda Game Studios
Ori and the Blind Forest -  Moon Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider -  Crystal Dynamics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -  CD PROJEKT RED

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Fallout 4 - Bethesda Game Studios
Life is Strange - DONTNOD Entertainment
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -  CD PROJEKT RED
Undertale -Toby Fox

Adventure Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham Knight - Rocksteady Studios
Life is Strange -DONTNOD Entertainment
METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain -Kojima Productions
Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics

Action Game of the Year

Destiny: The Taken King -Bungie, Inc.
HELLDIVERS™- Arrowhead Game Studios
Just Cause 3 - Avalanche Studios
Star Wars™ Battlefront -DICE
Splatoon -Nintendo EAD Group No. 2

Mobile Game of the Year

DomiNations -Big Huge Games
Fallout Shelter -Bethesda Game Studios
Lara Croft GO - Square Enix Montréal
PAC-MAN 256 - Hipster Whale Pty Ltd
The Room Three - Fireproof Games

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Her Story -Sam Barlow
GALAK-Z  -17-BIT
Kerbal Space Program - Squad
Rocket League - Psyonix
Undertale -Toby Fox

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Ubisoft Quebec
Batman: Arkham Knight - Rocksteady Studios
Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics
The Order: 1886 - Ready at Dawn

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Lara Croft GO - Square Enix Montréal
Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider -Crystal Dynamics
The Order: 1886 - Ready at Dawn
Star Wars™ Battlefront - DICE

Outstanding Achievement in Character

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Evie Frye
Her Story - Hannah Smith
Life is Strange - Maxine Caulfield
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Lara Croft
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Geralt of Rivia

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Batman: Arkham Knight - Rocksteady Studios
Everybody's Gone To The Rapture  - The Chinese Room
Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
Starcraft II: Legacy Of The Void - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD PROJEKT RED

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Destiny: The Taken King - Bungie, Inc.
Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics
Star Wars™ Battlefront - DICE
The Order: 1886 - Ready at Dawn

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Fallout 4 - Bethesda Game Studios
Her Story - Sam Barlow
Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series -Telltale Games
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD PROJEKT RED

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Just Cause 3 - Avalanche Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics
Star Wars™ Battlefront - DICE
The Order: 1886 - Ready at Dawn
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD PROJEKT RED

Family Game of the Year

Guitar Hero Live - FreeStyle Games
LEGO Dimensions - TT Games
Rock Band 4 - Harmonix Music Systems, Inc
Super Mario Maker - Nintendo EAD Group No. 4
Tearaway Unfolded - Media Molecule

Fighting Game of the Year

Mortal Kombat X - NetherRealm Studios
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round - Team Ninja
Rising Thunder - Radiant Entertainment

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Motorsport 6 - Turn 10
Need for Speed - Ghost Games
Project CARS - Slightly Mad Studios

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Bloodborne - FromSoftware, Inc.
Fallout 4 - Bethesda Game Studios
Pillars of Eternity - Obsidian Entertainment
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD PROJEKT RED
Undertale - Toby Fox

Sports Game of the Year

Madden NFL 2016 - EA Tiburon
MLB® 15 The Show™ - SCE San Diego Studio
NBA 2K16 - Visual Concepts
Rocket League  -Psyonix

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Cities: Skylines - Colossal Order Ltd
Fallout Shelter - Bethesda Game Studios
Grey Goo - Petroglyph Games
Heroes of the Storm - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Kerbal Space Program - Squad

Handheld Game of the Year

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space - Sandlot
HELLDIVERS™ -Arrowhead Game Studios
Pokemon: Super Mystery Dungeon - Spike Chunsoft
Yo-Kai Watch - LEVEL-5

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

Destiny: The Taken King - Bungie, Inc.
Halo 5: Guardians - 343 Industries
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft -Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.
Rocket League -Psyonix
Splatoon - Nintendo EAD Group No. 2

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

Fallout 4 - Bethesda Game Studios
Her Story - Sam Barlow
Lara Croft GO -Square Enix Montréal
Massive Chalice - Double Fine Productions
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD PROJEKT RED