Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences 18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists
GAME TITLE PUBLISHER DEVELOPER Outstanding Achievement in Animation Assassin's Creed Unity Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal inFAMOUS Second Son Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Sucker Punch Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Sunset Overdrive Microsoft Studios Insomniac Games Titanfall Electronic Arts Respawn Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction Assassin's Creed Unity Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Monument Valley ustwo ustwo Sunset Overdrive Microsoft Studios Insomniac Games Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Ubisoft Montpellier The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts
Outstanding Achievement in Character Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Jonathan Irons) Activision Publishing, Inc. Sledgehammer Games Far Cry 4 (Pagan Min) Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal inFAMOUS First Light (Abigail "Fetch" Walker) Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Sucker Punch inFAMOUS Second Son (Delsin Rowe) Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Sucker Punch Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Talion) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition Destiny Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Square Enix, Inc. Crystal Dynamics The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts Transistor Supergiant Games Supergiant Games
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design Assassin's Creed Unity Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Activision Publishing, Inc. Sledgehammer Games Destiny Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Ubisoft Montpellier
Outstanding Achievement in Story Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions South Park: The Stick of Truth Ubisoft Obsidian Entertainment/South Park Digital Studios This War of Mine 11 bit studios 11 bit studios Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Ubisoft Montpellier The Wolf Among Us Telltale Games Telltale Games
Outstanding Technical Achievement Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Activision Publishing, Inc. Sledgehammer Games Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal inFAMOUS Second Son Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Sucker Punch Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Sunset Overdrive Microsoft Studios Insomniac Games
Action Game of the Year Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Activision Publishing, Inc. Sledgehammer Games Destiny Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Titanfall Electronic Arts Respawn Entertainment Wolfenstein: The New Order Bethesda Softworks MachineGames
Adventure Game of the Year inFAMOUS Second Son Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Sucker Punch Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Valiant Hearts: The Great War Ubisoft Ubisoft Montpellier The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts The Wolf Among Us Telltale Games Telltale Games
Family Game of the Year Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2.0 Edition) Disney Interactive Avalanche Software LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment TT Games LittleBigPlanet 3 Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Sony Worldwide Studios Europe/Sumo Digital Project Spark Microsoft Studios Team Dakota Skylanders Trap Team Activision Publishing, Inc. Toys for Bob Fighting Game of the Year Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- Aksys Games Arc Systems Works/Team Red Nidhogg Messhof Messhof Super Smash Bros. Wii U Nintendo Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc./BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Ultra Street Fighter IV Capcom Dimps/Capcom
Racing Game of the Year Forza Horizon 2 Microsoft Studios Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Nintendo The Crew Ubisoft Ivory Tower
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year The Banner Saga Versus Evil LLC Stoic LLC Bravely Default Nintendo Square Enix/Silicon Studio Divinity: Original Sin Larian Studios Larian Studios Dragon Age: Inquisition Electronic Arts BioWare World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment
Sports Game of the Year FIFA 15 Electronic Arts FIFA Development Team - EA Canada Madden NFL 15 Electronic Arts EA Tiburon MLB 14: The Show Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC SCE San Diego Studio NBA 2K15 2K Sports Visual Concepts
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year Boom Beach Supercell Supercell Dungeon of the Endless Amplitude Studios Amplitude Studios Endless Legend Amplitude Studios Amplitude Studios Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth 2K Firaxis Games
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award The Banner Saga Versus Evil LLC Stoic LLC Hohokum Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC Honeyslug Monument Valley ustwo ustwo Threes! Sirvo LLC Sirvo/Aeiowu/BigGiantCircles Transistor Supergiant Games Supergiant Games
Handheld Game of the Year Bravely Default Nintendo Square Enix/Silicon Studio Child of Light Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Shovel Knight Yacht Club Games Yacht Club Games Super Smash Bros. 3DS Nintendo Sora Ltd./BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc./BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Square Enix, Inc. Square Enix Co., LTD./indieszero Co., LTD.
Mobile Game of the Year 80 Days Inkle Inkle Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Kingdom Rush Origins Ironhide Game Studio Ironhide Game Studio Monument Valley ustwo ustwo Threes! Sirvo LLC Sirvo/Aeiowu/BigGiantCircles
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Activision Publishing, Inc. Sledgehammer Games Destiny Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie Elite: Dangerous Frontier Developments Frontier Developments Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition Wargaming.net LLP Wargaming.net LLP
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming Destiny Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Monument Valley ustwo ustwo Project Spark Microsoft Studios Team Dakota
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design Dungeon of the Endless Amplitude Studios Amplitude Studios Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Titanfall Electronic Arts Respawn Entertainment
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction Lumino City State of Play Games State of Play Games Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions Monument Valley ustwo ustwo Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) E-Line Media Upper One Games The Vanishing of Ethan Carter The Astronauts The Astronauts
Game of the Year Destiny Activision Publishing, Inc. Bungie Dragon Age: Inquisition Electronic Arts BioWare Far Cry 4 Ubisoft Ubisoft Montreal Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Monolith Productions