The nominees for this year’s D.I.C.E. Awards have been revealed, and Journey, as expect, has received top honors, getting nominated in 11 categories, including PS3 Game of the Year and Overall GOTY 2012.

Far Cry 3 and The Walking Dead have also been recognized as the top games of 2012, receiving 7 and 8 nominations respectively.

Halo 4, Borderlands 2 and Dishonored have five nominations each. The Game of the Year category includes Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, The Walking Dead, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Martin Rae, president of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences said: “As I look at the list of the 2012 finalist games, there is no doubt in my mind that every single nominated title strongly reflects the D.I.C.E. Awards moniker – Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain.

“Across all platforms and through deeply immersive experiences, our industry continues to outdo itself year over year, finding new and interesting ways to evolve and engage audiences.”

The awards will be hosted on February 7 in Las Vegas as part of the D.I.C.E. summit.

Nerdist founder Chris Hardwick, who will be hosting the awards this year, said: “The D.I.C.E. Awards are VERY important to me. I have been playing video games since there were video games. I hope there is some type of Dovahkiin Shout that will make sure I don’t mess this up. I will find one! If not, I’ll just look like a psychotic, screaming a**hole leading up to the Awards.”

Hardwick is also known for hosting the talk show, Talking Dead, which airs after every episode of The Walking Dead, as you might have guessed.

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Ed Boon, co-creator of Mortal Kombat, may have just confirmed in a Twitter conversation that Mortal Kombat 10 is on its way.

When asked if any developers had anything to show for D.I.C.E 2012 (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain), he said that other than Mortal Kombat 10, Warner Bros. won’t be showing anything.

D.I.C.E is a summit where all the big publishers and developers of the world get together to discuss the industry’s future and stuff. Here’s the tweet:

It was kind of a given that we’d see more Mortal Kombat games soon, but it’s good to actually have a confirmation, or something a confirmation. This still isn’t official, though.

A Mortal Kombat game for PS Vita is also on its way, and what’s more, it’ll run at 60 FPS.

Stay tuned for more updates.

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We have got our hands on these amazing looking screens from Battlefield: Bad Company 2. As we had reported earlier, the Vietnam Expansion pack DLC will be released this winter for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.

For folks who missed out the trailer, you can check it again below.

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“We couldn’t be more thrilled to hear that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is already in the hands of almost 2½ million gamers, and it hasn’t even shipped yet,” said Patrick Bach, Senior Producer on Battlefield: Bad Company 2. “This massive rush to experience the game early is proof positive that action gamers are looking for more. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 delivers on every front. This is intelligent, strategic warfare that our competitors simply cannot replicate.”