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If you consider Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards to be the equivalent of an MTV awards show, then the DICE Awards are a bit like the Oscars: there are no music performances or ill-conceived razor commercials, just game developers looking awkward in tuxedos. The point is that being nominated for a DICE award is a big deal, and it's the PlayStation 4 exclusives that are once again leading the way.

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End secured the most nominations with ten, while fellow first-party release The Last Guardian landed seven. Inside did well with nine nominations, while the likes of Firewatch (six), Overwatch (six), and Titanfall 2 (four) all received multiple nods as well. The overall Game of the Year will be contested by Naughty Dog's opus, the aforementioned Inside, Battlefield 1, Pokémon Go, and Overwatch.

The games are selected via "peer panels" which purport to include the industry's "most experienced and talented men and women". The winners are then chosen via a secret ballot. We've included all of the nominations below. The awards ceremony itself will take place on 23rd February in Las Vegas, where Bethesda's Todd Howard will be inducted into the group's Hall of Fame.

The DICE Awards 2017 Nominees

Game of the Year

  • Battlefield 1
  • Inside
  • Overwatch
  • Pokemon Go
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

  • 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
  • Battlefield 1
  • Inside
  • The Last Guardian
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

  • I Expect You to Die
  • Inside
  • Overwatch
  • Owlboy
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

  • Battlefield 1
  • Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • Overwatch
  • Titanfall 2
  • The Division

Handheld Game of the Year

  • Dragon Quest Builders
  • Fire Emblem Fates
  • Kirby: Planet Robobot
  • Pokemon Sun and Moon
  • Severed

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

  • The Banner Saga 2
  • Deus Ex Go
  • Fire Emblem Fates
  • Civilization VI
  • XCOM 2

Sports Game of the Year

  • FIFA 17
  • Madden NFL 17
  • MLB The Show 16
  • NBA 2K17
  • Steep

RPG/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

  • Dark Souls III
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  • Hyper Light Drifter
  • The Division
  • World of Warcraft: Legion

Racing Game of the Year

  • Forza Horizon 3
  • Driveclub VR

Fighting Game of the Year

  • EA Sports UFC 2
  • Guilty Gear Xrd - Revelator
  • Killer Instinct Season 3
  • Pokken Tournament
  • Street Fighter V

Family Game of the Year

  • Dragon Quest Builders
  • Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Rock Band Rivals
  • Super Mario Maker 3DS

Outstanding Technical Achievement

  • Battlefield 1
  • No Man's Sky
  • Overwatch
  • Titanfall 2
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Story

  • Firewatch
  • Inside
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
  • Oxenfree
  • That Dragon, Cancer

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

  • Battlefield 1
  • Inside
  • The Last Guardian
  • Quantum Break
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

  • Doom
  • Abzu
  • Battlefield 1
  • The Last Guardian
  • Titanfall 2

Outstanding Achievement in Character

  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Reyes
  • Firewatch - Delilah
  • Firewatch - Henry
  • The Last Guardian - Trico
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End - Nathan Drake

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

  • Battlefield 1
  • Firewatch
  • Inside
  • The Last Guardian
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

  • Inside
  • The Last Guardian
  • Overwatch
  • Street Fighter V
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

DICE Sprite Award

  • 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
  • Firewatch
  • Inside
  • Superhot
  • That Dragon, Cancer

Adventure Game of the Year

  • Firewatch
  • Inside
  • King's Quest: The Complete Collection
  • The Last Guardian
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Action Game of the Year

  • Battlefield 1
  • Doom
  • Gears of War 4
  • Overwatch
  • Titanfall 2

Mobile Game of the Year

  • Clash Royale
  • Crashlands
  • Gardenscapes - New Acres
  • Pokemon Go
  • Reigns

[source gamespot.com]