Naughty Dog’s play has 11 nominations, including Best Game of the Year. The winners will be announced next April.
The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) has revealed the list of nominees for the DICE 2020 Awards, the 24th edition of awards of a contest that seeks to celebrate excellence in video games as well. The Last of Us Part 2 has been the title more times named in the list of finalists with a total of 11 nominations in different categories; Although it will not be until next April 8 when we know the winners of each award.
The official dedicated portal ensures that there are a total of 57 video games named among all the awards, all of them with a single rule: they must have been published in 2020. Behind the work of Naughty Dog we find Ghost of Tsushima, by Sucker Punch —one from last year’s crowd favorites — with 10 nominations; For his part, Hades, from Supergiant Games, has 8.
They are followed by Half-Life: Alyx, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ori and the Will of the Wisps with 5 nominations, while the GOTY (Game of the Year), the award that will determine which is the best video game of the year in The 24th Annual DICE Awards will be one of the following: Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, Hades or The Last of Us Part II.
2020 DICE Awards – All finalists
Best game of the year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of tsushima
- Hades
- The Last of Us Part II
Best direction
- Ghost of tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us Part II
Best character
- Abby (The Last of Us Part II)
- Eivor Varinsdottir (Assassin’s Creed Valhalla)
- Ellie (The Last of Us Part II)
- Miles Morales (Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)
- Zagreus (Hades)
Best Art Direction
- Ghost of tsushima
- Hades
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- The Last of Us Part II
Best animation
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Spiritfarer
- The Last of Us: Part II
Best Independent Game
- Coffee talk
- Hades
- If Found …
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Noita
Best screenplay
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
- Ghost of tsushima
- Hades
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- The Last of Us Part II
Best Action Game
- DOOM Eternal
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Nioh 2
Best Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Ghost of tsushima
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- The Last of Us Part II
Better design
- Ghost of tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- The Last of Us Part II
Best Original Musical Composition
- Carrion
- Ghost of tsushima
- Little orpheus
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- The Pathless
Better sound design
- Dreams
- Ghost of tsushima
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- The Last of Us Part II
Best technical section
- Dreams
- Ghost of tsushima
- Mario Kart Live
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- The Last of Us Part II
Best game for the family
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Astro’s Playroom
- Dreams
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Best driving game
- DiRT 5
- F1 2020
- Mario Kart Live
Best Fighting Game
- EA Sports UFC 4
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
- Them’s Fightin ‘Herds
Best sports game
- FIFA 21
- MLB The Show 20
- NBA 2K21
- PGA Tour 2K21
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Best RPG
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Person 5 Royal
- Wasteland 3
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best Strategy / Simulation Game
- Crusader Kings III
- Desperados III
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Monster train
- Per Aspera
Technical Achievement in Immersive Reality
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Mario Kart Live
- Museum of Other Realities
- Paper beast
- Tempest
Best Immersive Reality Game
- Down the Rabbit Hole
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Paper beast
- The Room VR: A Dark Matter
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Best Online Multiplayer
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Ghost of tsushima
- Tetris Effect: Connected
Best Mobile Game
- HoloVista
- Legends of Runeterra
- Little orpheus
- Song of Bloom
- South of the Circle
