Each of the remaining Game of the Year nominees (all of which placed on Game Rant's list of the Top 10 Games of 2012 ) earned multiple nominations, as well, with five for Borderlands 2 , seven for Far Cry 3 , eight for The Walking Dead , and three for XCOM: Enemy Unknown . Other heavily nominated games include Halo 4 (six nominations) and Dishonored (five nominatio

Ranters, are there any games that you think the AIAS has unfairly overlooked? Do you find any surprises among the nominations? And who would you pick to win the major categories? Let us know in the comments be

This weapon is a high-powered, fast fire-rate assault rifle with great mobility. The recoil pattern of this weapon is not much of a concern because it's very easy to control . The weapon is very good at medium-range gunfights but can still lose some fights against the likes of the AK

A brand new Shipment style map is available allowing players on mobile to explore their favorite close-combat situation. To complement the smaller firefights the developers are adding in 10v10 matches in a multitude of situations, allowing for bigger battles on bigger maps. These battles will take place across several new maps available throughout the sea

Scopes naturally make it easier to aim at a target, but that comes at a price since they reduce ADS, aka Aim Down Sights, by a considerable amount. ADS speed matters a lot and can make all the difference between two opponents using the exact same wea

But for players who prefer a slow, steady, and calculated approach, this is likely the best gun for the job. Its accuracy, damage, and fire rate are simply devastating. The iron sight on this weapon is manageable but attaching a scope to it won't be bad at all, all that is left is for the player to know how to surv

The awards will be handed out on Thursday, February 7th, during the 2013 D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas, and the ceremony will be streamed live on Machinima.com starting at 7:30pm PT. Nerdist head honcho/comedian Chris Hardwick will assume hosting duties for the event, replacing longtime host Jay M

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for the 16th annual Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (D.I.C.E.) Awards. Leading the pack this year is thatgamecompany's Journey , which scored eleven total nominations, including Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming, Downloadable Game of the Year, Casual Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Engineering, Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition, Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design, and Outstanding Achievement in St

New areas in the Battle Royale are opening up including Radar Base, Dormitory, Outpost, and Camp. The developers have also added in the airdrop feature from Warzone Mobile pre-install process , allowing players to call in their personalized loadouts made in the gunsmith feat

Camping is generally considered to be a very annoying practice in games, though the players who camp prefer to call it "tactical waiting." In certain COD: Mobile maps, camping can be quite effective, but players must do so with the proper wea

Even after the nerf this season, the Bizon is still meta inside of COD: Mobile . Considering the fact that this weapon can beam at long range like an assault riffle, players are sure not to run out of bullets quickly with this weapon. This high power, versatile SMG can dominate and absolutely destroy enemies when in the right hands. With a very easy-to-control recoil pattern, even newbies can use and destroy opponents with this wea

While they might seem effective the first few times, knives are definitely not the best option when fighting pro players. Using a knife for melee combat does have its advantages such as increasing the player's movement speed, but when it comes down to it, one couldn't possibly have made a worse decis

Although the Holger was recently released in the previous season, it has already made its way to the top spot amongst other weapons. This LMG gives players different options to build it, and gives players the ability to use it more like an AR/SMG hybrid, which makes good players feel unstoppable. This awesome LMG gives players the opportunity to take out opponents at any range and in any circumsta

With the new Gunsmith system, all weapons in Battle Royale now perform the same as their Multiplayer versions. Players can modify and customize their weapon in Battle Royale loadout and acquire them from airdrops. Look for brand new weapons on the battlefield with various styles and attachme

With COD: Mobile releasing this weapon this season, it's already making it's way to becoming one of the best weapons this season in the game. This high powered assault rifle can dominate in close to long-range gun fights with its high fire rate, great mobility, iron sight, moderate hip fire accuracy, manageable recoil, and excellent time to kill. This weapon is set to fit almost any play style. Gamers that enjoy playing passively will definitely enjoy using this wea