Ratchet & Clank leads 2022 DICE Awards with nine noms including GOTY
Jeffrey Rousseau
Staff Writer
Thursday 13th January 2022
Today the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for its 25th annual DICE awards, with the winners to be revealed Thursday, February 24.
The awards will be given out during the 2022 DICE Summit at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.
Insomanic Games' Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart led this year with a total of nine nods, including one for Game of the Year. Arkane Studio's Deathloop had the next-most, having earned eight category noms.
Daniel Mullins Games' Inscryption and Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two tied for six award considerations each including game of the year. Housemarque's Returnal followed with five nominations as well as game of the year.
Here are the finalists for each category of the 2022 DICE Awards:
Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Action Game of the Year
Adventure Game of the Year
Family Game of the Year
Fighting Game of the Year
Racing Game of the Year
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Sports Game of the Year
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game
Mobile Game of the Year
Online Game of the Year
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
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