Florence is Representing Australia at the 22nd D.I.C.E Awards

Earlier last week, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the finalists for the upcoming D.I.C.E Awards and we're happy to say that an Australian developer is on the list.

Out of the fifty-six games nominated at this year's awards, the Australian-made title Florence is up for awards in three categories: Outstanding Achievement in Story, Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game and Portable Game of the Year.

From Melbourne-based studio: Mountains, the interactive tale follows a young woman's experiences of love and loss in her mid 20s. Florence is the first game from the studio and is currently available for download on both iOS and Android. It has already made its mark on the industry with nominations in several other award shows, including the recent Game Awards where it won for Best Mobile Game.

Last year, Gamers Classified had a chat with the game's Producer: Kamina Vincent after Florence was nominated for two awards at the Australia Games Awards. She has worked on various titles over the years and is heavily involved with Australia's game dev community. Florence's Creative Director, Ken Wong, is also known for his work on the award-winning puzzle game, Monument Valley.

The awards will be held at the Aria Resort & Hotel Las Vegas on February 13th and the event will be live-streamed through the event's media partner, IGN Entertainment. The winners are chosen by a panel of industry experts and members of AIAS.

As for the other categories, it looks like God of War is leading at this year's event with a total of 12 nominations, Marvel's Spider-Man follows with 11 and Red Dead Redemption 2 is up for eight awards.

More information on this year's D.I.C.E Awards is also available on the AIAS website.

For a full overview of all the nominees, check out the list below:

Game of the Year

• God of War
• Into the Breach
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of Obra Dinn

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 Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

• Florence
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Game Design

• God of War
• Into the Breach
• Marvel's Spider Man
• Return of Obra Dinn
• Subnautica

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

• God of War
• GRIS
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Moss
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• GRIS
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Outstanding Achievement in Character

• Kassandra (Assassins Creed Odyssey)
• Atreus (God of War)
• Kratos (God of War)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel's Spider-Man)
• Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

• Detroit: Become Human
• Forgotton Anne
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Tetris Effect

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

• Battlefield V
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Moss

Outstanding Achievement in Story

• Assassin's Creed Odyssey
• Florence
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Return of Obra Dinn

Outstanding Achievement in Technical Achievement

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Battlefield V
• God of War
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Family Game of the Year

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Kirby Star Allies
• LEGO DC Super-Villans
• 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 II: 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
• Northgard
• RimWorld

Immersive Reality Technical Achievement

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Dr Grordbort's Invaders
• Tónandi
• Torn

Immersive Reality Game of the Year

• ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
• Beat Saber
• Moss
• Sprint Vector
• Transference

Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game

• Celeste
• Florence
• Into the Breach
• Minit
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Portable Game of the Year

• Dandara
• Donut Country
• Dragalia Lost
• Florence
• Oddmar

Online Game of the Year

• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Fortnite
• Laser League
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Sea of Thieves