| 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | |
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| Date | February 13, 2025 |
| Venue | Aria Resort & Casino |
| Hosted by | Stella Chung, Greg Miller |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Astro Bot (5) |
| Most nominations | |
| Hall of Fame | Ted Price |
| Lifetime Achievement | Don James |
| Game of the Year | Astro Bot |
The 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 28th edition of the D.I.C.E. Awards ("Design Innovate Communicate Entertain"), an annual awards event that honored the best games in the video game industry during 2024. The awards ceremony was arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and was a part of the 2025 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony took place on February 13, 2025, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung, formerly of IGN, returned as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 10, 2025.[1]
The three most nominated games, each with six nominations, were Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Other heavily nominated games included Balatro and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II with five nominations, as well as 1000xResist, Animal Well, and Batman: Arkham Shadow each having four nominations. Astro Bot won the most awards, including Game of the Year. Other multiple award-winning games were Helldivers 2 which won four awards, and Balatro and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle both winning three awards. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the top publisher, publishing five games with fifteen nominations, and winning ten awards amongst three games.
Ted Price, President and Founder of Insomniac Games, who helped oversee the creation of popular games such as Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet & Clank, Resistance: Fall of Man and Marvel's Spider-Man series, was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame.[2] Don James, former Executive Vice-President of Nintendo of America, received 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]
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