The Interactive Achievement Awards will be sporting a new look in 2013, but they’ve managed to recognize the great games all the same. Now known as the DICE Awards, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences revealed their picks for the best games of the year this morning, nominating thatgamecompany’s Journey for an astonishing 11 awards.
The game is up for… deep breath… Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Downloadable Game of the Year, Casual Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering, Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, and Outstanding Achievement in Story.
Other Game of the Year contenders include Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. All four of those games are up for multiple awards, along with other big hitters like Halo 4 (six nominations) and Dishonored (five nominations).
The 2013 DICE Awards will be given out on February 7 during the 2013 DICE Summit. Our host for the evening will be Chris Hardwick, best known as the host of The Nerdist and Telltale’s Talking Dead (hmmm…).
The complete list of nominees can be found after the break.
Game of the Year
- Borderlands 2
- Far Cry 3
- Journey
- The Walking Dead
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Journey
- Dishonored
- Far Cry 3
- The Unfinished Swan
- The Walking Dead
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
- Journey
- Nintendo Land
- Sound Shapes
- The Unfinished Swan
- The Walking Dead
Downloadable Game of the Year
- Fez
- Journey
- Mark of the Ninja
- The Unfinished Swan
- The Walking Dead
Handheld Game of the Year
- Gravity Rush
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star
- Resident Evil Revelations
- Sound Shapes
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Mobile Game of the Year
- Fairway Solitaire
- Hero Academy
- Horn
- Rayman Jungle Run
Web Based Game of the Year
- Bingo Bash
- Burrito Bison Revenge
- CityVille 2
- Sim City Social
- SongPop
Action Game of the Year
- Borderlands 2
- Far Cry 3
- Halo 4
- Hitman: Absolution
- Sleeping Dogs
Adventure Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Darksiders II
- Dishonored
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- The Walking Dead
Casual Game of the Year
- Fairway Solitaire
- Journey
- Puzzle Craft
- Rayman Jungle Run
- Sound Shapes
Family Game of the Year
- Dance Central 3
- Just Dance 4
- Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
- Nintendo Land
- Skylanders Giants
Fighting Game of the Year
- Persona 4 Arena
- Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
- Soul Calibur V
- Street Fighter X Tekken
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Racing Game of the Year
- Forza Horizon
- LittleBigPlanet Karting
- MotorStorm RC
- Need For Speed Most Wanted
- Trials: Evolution
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
- Diablo III
- Dust: An Elysian Tale
- Guild Wars 2
- Mass Effect 3
- Torchlight 2
Sports Game of the Year
- FIFA Soccer 13
- MLB 12: The Show
- NBA 2K13
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- FTL
- Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
- Orcs Must Die 2
- Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Far Cry 3
- Hitman: Absolution
- Mark of the Ninja
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Borderlands 2
- Dishonored
- Far Cry 3
- Halo 4
- Journey
Outstanding Character Performance
- Borderlands 2 (Tiny Tina)
- Far Cry 3 (Vaas Montenegro)
- Halo 4 (Cortana)
- Mass Effect 3 (Female Commander Shepard)
- The Walking Dead (Lee Everett)
Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Halo 4
- Nike+ Kinect Training
Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering
- Dishonored
- Gravity Rush
- Journey
- The Walking Dead
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
- Borderlands 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Diablo III
- Halo 4
- Journey
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Diablo III
- Far Cry 3
- Journey
- Mass Effect 3
- World Of Warcraft: Mists Of Pandaria
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- Assassin’s Creed III
- Diablo III
- Journey
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- Syndicate
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Dishonored
- Journey
- Sleeping Dogs
- Spec Ops: The Line
- The Walking Dead
Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Halo 4
- Hitman: Absolution
- Need For Speed: Most Wanted
- Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
