Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Leads DICE Awards Nominations
The nominees for the 25th Annual DICE Awards have been announced. Leading the pack, which honor those games that have made an impact in the entertainment industry, is Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with nine nominations. Other games to receive recognition include Deathloop, It Takes Two, and Inscryption. The winners are set to be announced at a special ceremony on February 24, 2022.
The DICE Awards are a ceremony held by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) which chooses a selection of games released each year to nominate for their achievements in the field. For 2021, the Academy chose a total of 59 games to honor with nominations in categories ranging from Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction to Family Game of the Year. The games in these categories will be voted on by experts in the industry who, according to the ceremony’s website, “comprise an incredible body of accomplishments in all facets of game craft; art, design, engineering, animation, performance, and production.” In having peers vote on the games, the Academy ensures that the DICE Awards truly reflect the best that video games have to offer.
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Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart earned recognition in animation, art direction, character, audio, and game design. It also nabbed a nomination for Game of the Year from the panel. Following closely behind Rift Apart is Bethesda’s Deathloop with eight nominations. The time-bending FPS also got recognized for its achievement in character, animation, and art direction as well as a nomination for Game of the Year.
Just behind Deathloop, with six nominations each, is Inscryption and It Takes Two. Each of these also
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