28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
| 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13, 2025 |
| Venue | Aria Resort & Casino |
| Hosted by | Stella Chung, Greg Miller |
| Highlights | |
| Most nominations | |
| Lifetime Achievement | Don James |
The 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards is the upcoming 28th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that will honor the best games in the video game industry during 2024. The awards will be arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and will be part of the 2025 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony will take place on February 13, 2025, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung of IGN will return as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 10, 2025.[1][2]
The three most nominated games, each with six nominations, are Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Other heavily nominated games include Balatro and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II with five nominations, as well as 1000xResist, Animal Well, and Batman: Arkham Shadow each having four nominations. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the top publisher, publishing five games with fifteen nominations.
Don James, former Executive Vice-President of Nintendo of America, is to receive the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award. Don James heavily contributed to the creation of the ESRB and Interactive Digital Software Association, now known as the Entertainment Software Association, and its signature trade show, E3.[3]
Winners and nominees
[edit]Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[2][1]
Game of the Year Awards
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Immersive Reality Awards
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Craft Awards
[edit]Genre Awards
[edit]Special Awards
[edit]Lifetime Achievement
Multiple nominations and awards
[edit]Multiple nominations
[edit]| Nominations | Game |
|---|---|
| 6 | Astro Bot |
| Helldivers 2 | |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | |
| 5 | Balatro |
| Senua's Saga: Hellblade II | |
| 4 | 1000xResist |
| Animal Well | |
| Batman: Arkham Shadow | |
| 3 | Black Myth: Wukong |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | |
| Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | |
| Monument Valley 3 | |
| Underdogs | |
| Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | |
| 2 | Alien: Rogue Incursion |
| Frostpunk 2 | |
| Indika | |
| Metaphor: ReFantazio | |
| The Plucky Squire | |
| Skydance's Behemoth | |
| Still Wakes the Deep | |
| Thank Goodness You're Here! |
| Nominations | Games | Company |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 5 | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 6 | 1 | Arrowhead Game Studios |
| Bethesda Softworks | ||
| MachineGames | ||
| Team Asobi | ||
| 5 | 5 | Electronic Arts |
| 1 | LocalThunk | |
| Ninja Theory | ||
| Playstack | ||
| Xbox Game Studios | ||
| 4 | 2 | 11 Bit Studios |
| 1 | Bigmode | |
| Camouflaj | ||
| Fellow Traveller Games | ||
| Oculus Studios | ||
| Shared Memory | ||
| Sunset Visitor | ||
| 3 | 3 | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| 2 | Devolver Digital | |
| 1 | Activision | |
| Focus Entertainment | ||
| Game Science | ||
| Netflix Games | ||
| One Hamsa | ||
| Saber Interactive | ||
| Square Enix | ||
| Treyarch | ||
| ustwo | ||
| 2 | 2 | Nintendo |
| Ubisoft | ||
| 1 | 20th Century Games | |
| All Possible Futures | ||
| Atlus | ||
| The Chinese Room | ||
| Coal Supper | ||
| Odd Meter | ||
| Panic Inc. | ||
| Skydance Games | ||
| Secret Mode | ||
| Survios |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b "DICE Awards 2025 Nominations Revealed With Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones in the Lead". IGN. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "28th Annual DICE Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award Don James Nintendo". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ Valentine, Rebekah (December 19, 2024). "Former Nintendo Executive and ESA Co-Creator Don James Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at DICE Awards". IGN. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
