Here Are The 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Nominees/The Awards Will Honor Satoru Iwata

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominations for the 19th annual D.I.C.E. Awards. In addition, the Academy will  honor former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who passed away in 2015. The awards ceremony will be held on February 18, during the annual D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas. Here is the full slate of categories and nominees:

D.I.C.E. Sprite Award

• Her Story            
• GALAK-Z             
• Kerbal Space Program   
• Rocket League 
• Undertale

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

• Destiny: The Taken King
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Rocket League
• Splatoon

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• Fallout 4
• Her Story
• Lara Croft Go
• Massive Chalice
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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
• Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Destiny: The Taken King
• Ori and the Blind Forest
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• Star Wars Battlefront
• The Order: 1886

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Fallout 4
• Her Story
• Tales from the Borderlands
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Outstanding Technical Achievement

• Just Cause 3
• Rise of the Tomb Raider
• Star Wars Battlefront
• The Order: 1886
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Adventure Game of the Year

• Batman: Arkham Knight               
• Life is Strange   
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain            
• Ori and the Blind Forest               
• Rise of the Tomb Raider 
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Action Game of the Year

• Destiny: The Taken King               
• Helldivers   
• Just Cause 3      
• Star Wars™ Battlefront 
• Splatoon  

Family Game of the Year

• Guitar Hero Live
• Lego Dimensions
• Rock Band 4
• Super Mario Maker
• Tearaway Unfolded

Fighting Game of the Year

• Mortal Kombat X
• Dead or Alive Last Round
• Rising Thunder

Racing Game of the Year

• Forza Motorsport 6
• Need for Speed
• Project CARS

Role-Play/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

• Bloodborne
• Fallout 4
• Pillars of Eternity
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Undertale

Sports Game of the Year

• EA Sports FIFA 2016
• Madden NFL 2016
• MLB 15 The Show
• NBA 2K16
• Rocket League

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

• Cities: Skylines
• Fallout Shelter
• Grey Goo
• Heroes of the Storm
• Kerbal Space Program

Mobile Game of the Year

• DomiNations     
• Fallout Shelter  
• Lara Croft GO    
• PAC-MAN 256  
• The Room Three

Handheld Game of the Year

• Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
• Hell divers
• Pokémon: Super Mystery Dungeon
• Yo-Kai Watch

Game of the Year

• Bloodborne
• Fallout 4              
• Ori and the Blind Forest               
• Rise of the Tomb Raider               
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt         
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Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Fallout 4              
• Life is Strange   
• Rise of the Tomb Raider               
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt             
• Undertale