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‘Deathloop’ Nominated for “Game of the Year” for DICE Awards, ‘Resident Evil Village’ Earns Four Nominations

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Bethesda’s Deathloop continues to rake in the accolades with another “Game of the Year” nomination for the 25th Annual DICE Awards. The nominees for the event were announced this morning across 23 categories.

Deathloop leads genre titles with eight nominations, followed by Devolver Digital’s psychological horror card-battler Inscryption with six. Housemarque’s Returnal has five nominations, while Capcom’s Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4 VR have four and two nominations, respectively. Xbox Game Studios’ Psychonauts 2 has three nominations, while Warner Bros. Games’ Back 4 Blood has a single nomination in the Online Game of the Year category.

For “Game of the Year”, Deathloop is up against Inscryption, It Takes Two (which earned the “Game of the Year” award at The Game Awards 2021), Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Returnal. Meanwhile, Village has earned nominations in “Outstanding Achievement in Animation”, “Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction”, “Outstanding Achievement in Character” and “Adventure Game of the Year” (joined by Devolver Digital’s Death’s Door and Psychonauts 2).

Resident Evil 4 VR, of course, has nominations in VR-centric categories “Immersive Reality Technical Achievement” and “Immersive Reality Game of the Year”.

The awards are arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and held during the AIAS’ annual DICE Summit in Las Vegas. The DICE Awards take place on February 24 at the Mandalay Bay Resort, and will be livestreamed courtesy of IGN.

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Stunlock Gives a Glimpse of New Content for ‘V Rising’ With Ruins of Mortium Gameplay Trailer [Watch]

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The full release of V Rising is coming up quick. And just in case the upcoming Castlevania crossover wasn’t enough, Stunlock has released a new gameplay trailer showing off the new Ruins of Mortium endgame zone for V Rising.

Once the heart of the powerful Vampire civilization, the Ruins of Mortium now lies in ruins, teeming with the cult-like remnants of Dracula’s forces. Players will encounter the Draculin, creatures tainted by Dracula’s influence, and face off against his Vampire Generals. The ultimate challenge awaits as players journey into the depths of Mortium to confront Dracula himself. While battling through his forces and disrupting dark rituals intent on reviving the ancient Vampire king, players will uncover ancient powers and prepare for the ultimate showdown against the tyrant himself.

Ruins of Mortium is just one piece of the new content for V Rising when it launches in full. Here’s a rundown of what to expect:

  • Explore a new deadly endgame zone: The Ruins of Mortium
  • Experience dynamic endgame events
  • Fight a new breed of foe and new V Blood bosses
  • New weapons, A new tier of equipment, and magic improvements
  • Improvements to castle building, decor, and storage
  • Native, smoothly implemented gamepad support
  • Game optimization and visual improvements

V Rising exits Early Access on Steam on May 8th, alongside the Legacy of Castlevania crossover. A PlayStation 5 version will also be released later this year.

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