The 22nd DICE Awards Nominees have been announced and God of War leads the way
Each year the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences recognizes the best in video game and online interactive media with their prestigious DICE (Design Innovative Communicate Entertain) Award. Past winners include game like Horizon Zero Dawn, Injustice 2, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wind, and Overwatch; and this year’s nominees are all vying to hear their name to be called on February 13th, when the award ceremonies take place at the Aria Resort & Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. Leading this year’s nominees is God of War receiving twelve, followed closely by Marvel’s Spiderman with eleven. Here is the full of the nominees:
- Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- God of War
- GRIS
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Moss
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- GRIS
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Red Dead Redemption
- Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Kassandra – Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- Atreus – God of War
- Kratos – God of War
- Peter Parker/Spiderman – Marvel’s Spiderman
- Arthur Morgan – Red Dead Redemption 2
- Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Detroit: Become Human
- Forgotten Anne
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Tetris Effect
- Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- Battlefield V
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Moss
- Outstanding Achievement in Story
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- Florence
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Return of Obra Dinn
- Outstanding Achievement in Technical Achievement
- ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
- Battlefield V
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Red Dead Redemption
- Action Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Celeste
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Far Cry 5
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Adventure Game of the Year
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Family Game of the Year
- ASTRO Boy Rescue Mission
- Kirby Star Allies
- LEGO DC Super-Villains
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Unravel Two
- Fighting Game of the Year
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- SOULCALIBUR VI
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Racing Game of the Year
- F1 2018
- Forza Horizon 4
- Wreckfest
- Role-Playing Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
- Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
- Monster Hunter: World
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Pillars of Eternity: Deadfire
- Sports Game of the Year
- FIFA 19
- Mario Tennis Aces
- MLB The Show 18
- Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Bad North
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach
- Northguard
- RimWorld
- Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
- ASTRO BOY Rescue Mission
- Beat Saber
- Grordbort’s Invaders
- Tónandi
- Torn
- Immersive Reality Game of the Year
- ASTRO BOY Rescue Mission
- Beat Saber
- Moss
- Sprint Vector
- Transference
- Outstanding Achievement in an Independent Game
- Celeste
- Florence
- Into the Breach
- Minit
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Portable Game of the Year
- Dandara
- Donut County
- Dragalia Lost
- Florence
- Oddmar
- Online Game of the Year
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- Laser League
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Sea of Thieves
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- God of War
- Into the Breach
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Subnautica
- Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Florence
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Game of the Year
- God of War
- Into the Breach
- Marvel’s Spiderman
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
WWE officially opens at new Performance Center in the UK
British Strong Style (Tyler Bate, Pete Dunne, and Trent Seven), Charlotte Flair, and Finn Balor were on hand with Triple H, COO of WWE to announce the opening of a new Performance Center in London that will serve as a hub for their NXT UK talents.
Matthew Wilkinson over at ProWrestling.com reports that Triple H stated about the facility:
“With 17,000 square feet, two training rings, world-class strength and conditioning equipment and versatile content creation infrastructure, the UK Performance Center will enable WWE to train athletes through a comprehensive program including in-ring training, physical preparedness and character development.”
“This is the latest milestone in our global localization strategy and the next step in establishing local NXT brands around the world,” said Triple H.
“We are incredibly proud to open the UK Performance Center and provide our NXT UK Superstars the same world-class coaching and development programs that we deliver at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.”
Triple H also made sure to point out that this new UK Performance Center was only the beginning.
