Today, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced the full list of nominees for its annual awards, which are held during the D.I.C.E. conference, every February in Las Vegas.
The awards are chosen by the A.I.A.S.' 22,000+ members across development and publishing, which includes the members of the IGDA.
This year sees Naughty Dog and Sony's
The Last of Us a favorite, as the game is nominated in 13 categories across the awards.
Grand Theft Auto V nabbed seven nominations while
BioShock Infinite took six, with
Tearaway and
Assassin's Creed IV each getting five.
This year's awards slate sees greater recognition of independently developed games, with
The Novelist, Gone Home, The Stanley Parable, Divekick, Ridiculous Fishing, Candy Box, and
Papers, Please all up for category awards.
Here are some of the major category nominees; the A.I.A.S.
has published a PDF with the full slate.
Game of the Year
Assassin's Creed: IV Black Flag
Bioshock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
The Last of Us
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Grand Theft Auto V
Papers, Please
Tearaway
The Last of Us
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming
Grand Theft Auto V
Papers, Please
Tearaway
The Last of Us
The Stanley Parable
Adventure Game of the Year
Assassin's Creed: IV Black Flag
Tearaway
Developer: Media Molecule
The Last of Us
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Tomb Raider
Action Game of the Year
Battlefield 4
Bioshock Infinite
Dead Rising 3
DmC: Devil May Cry
RESOGUN
Downloadable Game of the Year
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Gone Home
Papers, Please
The Stanley Parable
Online Game of the Year
Battlefield 4
Borderlands 2
Diablo III
The Last of Us
World of Tanks
