The 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards have revealed the official slate of nominations, and this year's lineup has some noteworthy exclusions. At The Game Awards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 duked it out with games like Hollow Knight: Silksong and Death Stranding 2 to nab the coveted Game of the Year award, but its competition at the D.I.C.E. Awards will be completely different.
In a press release, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences revealed that the following games will be competing for GOTY at the D.I.C.E. Awards:
Long-anticipated indie darling Hollow Knight: Silksong is notably missing from the slate, as are Death Stranding 2, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades 2, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, all of which received nominations at The Game Awards this year.
Major titles that lost out on GOTY nominations did appear elsewhere in the array of D.I.C.E. Awards categories. Death Stranding 2 fared particularly well, receiving nominations for Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design, and Outstanding Technical Achievement. Hollow Knight: Silksong, meanwhile, scraped by with only an Adventure Game of the Year nomination.
It's no surprise to see Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leading the pack, but notably, Ghost...
