Ratchet & Clank’s first entry on the PlayStation 5 garnered Insomniac Games plenty of notoriety in 2021, and it shows in its nine nominations at the annual D.I.C.E. Awards. Bethesda’s Deathloop followed with eight, and The Game Awards Game of the Year Winner It Takes Two followed with six, as did Inscryption.
Last year’s ceremony was held digitally due to COVID-19. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part II entered the night having the most nominations, but it was Supergiant’s Hades that stole the show, taking home Game of the year as well as four other awards.
From the key categories:
Game of the Year
- Deathloop
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Returnal
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Deathloop
- Inscryption
- It Takes Two
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- The Artful Escape
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Deathloop – Colt Vahn
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Kena
- Life is Strange: True Colors – Alex Chen
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Rivet
- Resident Evil Village – Lady Dimitrescu
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Deathloop
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
- Resident Evil Village
Will It Takes Two repeat its Game of the Year win from The Game Awards? The D.I.C.E. Awards ceremony will be livestreamed by IGN on February 24th. Greg Miller and Jessica Chobot are returning to host.
You can find the full list of nominations at the D.I.C.E. Awards website.