DICE Summit 2012

[Miguel O'Hara]

Hey guys, i figured id make a thread for this years DICE Summit which is going on right now. Some of the speakers this year include Todd Howard of Bethesda, Sefton Hill of Rocksteady and David Jaffe of Eat Sleep Play. The Summit also features the IAA's or Interactive Achievement Awards(put on by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences), which are the equivalent to the Oscars for the video game industry. The awards show is going on now. Here is the link to the feed.

Heres some links to the presentations:

Todd Howard

Todd has a great presentation. Also mad props for the Cam Newton reference during the speech.

Sefton Hill

David Jaffe

And last but not least, heres the nominations for the 15th annual IAA's:

Achievement in Original Music Composition

InFamous 2

L.A. Noire

LittleBigPlanet 2

Portal 2

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

L.A. Noire

Need For Speed: The Run

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Story

Bastion

L.A. Noire

Portal 2

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Character Performance

Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Adam Jensen)

L.A. Noire (Cole Phelps)

Portal 2 (Wheatley)

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Nathan Drake)

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Victor Sullivan)

Downloadable Game of the Year

Bastion

Drawn: Trail of Shadows

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Ms. Splosion Man

Orcs Must Die!

Casual Game of the Year

Fruit Ninja Kinect

Tiny Wings

Jetpack Joyride

Monsters Ate My Condo

Where's My Water?

Social Networking Game of the Year

Army Attack

CastleVille

Gardens of Time

The Sims Social

Triple Town

Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year

Dark Souls

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Star Wars: The Old Republic

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Bastion

L.A. Noire

Portal 2

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Sports Game of the Year

FIFA 12

Madden NFL 12

MLB 11 The Show

NBA 2K12

NBA Jam: On Fire Edition

Racing Game of the Year

Forza Motorsport 4

Mario Kart 7

Real Racing 2 HD

Fighting Game of the Year

Fight Night Champion

King of Fighters XIII

Mortal Kombat

Super Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition

Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year

Iron Brigade

Orcs Must Die!

Total War: Shogun II

Toy Soldiers: Cold War

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Retribution

Family Game of the Year

Dance Central 2

Just Dance 3

Kinect Disneyland Adventure

LittleBigPlanet 2

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

Mobile Game of the Year

Contre Jour

Dead Space

Infinity Blade II

Tentacles

The Dark Meadow

Handheld Game of the Year

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Kirby Mass Attack

Mario Kart 7

Professor Layton and the Last Specter

Super Mario 3D Land

Adventure Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham City

L.A. Noire

Portal 2

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Gears of War 3

LittleBigPlanet 2

Star Wars: The Old Republic

Outstanding Achievement in Connectivity

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Dragon Age II

Portal 2

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Action Game of the Year

Battlefield 3

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Dead Space 2

Gears of War 3

Saints Row: The Third

Outstanding Achievement in Animation

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Batman: Arkham City

L.A. Noire

Rayman Origins

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction

Batman: Arkham City

Battlefield 3

Portal 2

Rayman Origins

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering

Battlefield 3

Crysis 2

L.A. Noire

RAGE

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering

Batman: Arkham City

Portal 2

Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Batman: Arkham City

L.A. Noire

Portal 2

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

Game of the Year

Batman: Arkham City

Portal 2

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception