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]
| 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 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]
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][4][5][6]
Game of the Year Awards
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Immersive Reality Awards
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Craft Awards
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Special Awards
editHall of Fame
Lifetime Achievement
Multiple nominations and awards
editMultiple nominations
edit| Nominations | Game |
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| 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 |
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| 15 | 5 | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 6 | 1 | Arrowhead Game Studios |
| Bethesda Softworks | ||
| MachineGames | ||
| Team Asobi | ||
| 5 | 1 | LocalThunk |
| Ninja Theory | ||
| Playstack | ||
| Xbox Game Studios | ||
| 4 | 4 | Electronic Arts |
| 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 |
Multiple awards
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| 5 | Astro Bot |
| 4 | Helldivers 2 |
| 3 | Balatro |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle |
| Awards | Games | Company |
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| 10 | 3 | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| 5 | 1 | Team Asobi |
| 4 | Arrowhead Game Studios | |
| 3 | Bethesda Softworks | |
| LocalThunk | ||
| MachineGames | ||
| PlayStack |
References
edit- ^ a b "DICE Awards 2025 Nominations Revealed With Astro Bot, Helldivers 2, and Indiana Jones in the Lead". IGN. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "28th Annual DICE Awards Hall of Fame Inductee - Ted Price". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ "28th Annual DICE Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award Don James Nintendo". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
- ^ "28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ Bankhurst, Adam (February 14, 2025). "DICE Awards 2025 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
- ^ "28th Annual DICE Awards Results". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved February 14, 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.
