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The 28th AnnualD.I.C.E. Awardsceremony has revealed the list of award family and nominees , and it naturally includesAstro Botand some of 2024 ’s biggest releases . As a long - running plot awards show , the D.I.C.E. Awards are some of the most prestigious that the manufacture has to offer . While The Game Awards , held in December every twelvemonth , are vote on mainly by a pool of press electric outlet , the D.I.C.E. Awards are choose by members of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences .

Available in full on the official website of theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences , the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards candidate batting order includesAstro Bot , Balatro , Black Myth : Wukong , Helldivers 2 , andIndiana Jones and the Great Circleas contenders for the Game of the Year prize . Astro Bot , Helldivers 2 , andIndiana Jonesand the Great Circlelead the overall pond with six nomination a composition , qualify in individual genre family along with honors for constituent like music and art design .

The 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Have Some Heavy Hitters

2024 Had Plenty Of Strong Releases

As the other two Game of the Year nominees , BalatroandBlack Myth : Wukongare also up for a number of awards . With five nominations , Balatrois an obvious frontrunner for categories like Best Independent Game , whileBlack Myth : Wukongqualified for Art Direction and Action Game along with its bidding for the top award .

Balatro is an excellent biz and one of 2024 ’s good . However , it is also illustrative of why 2024 was such a phenomenal twelvemonth for gambling .

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth , Metaphor : Refantazio , andElden gang : Shadow of the ErdtreewereGOTY contenders at The Game Awards 2024that failed to secure nominations for the same honour at the D.I.C.E. Awards . All three restricted in other categories , however . The overall pool consist of 60 different titles exhaust in 2024 .

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Our Take: The D.I.C.E. Awards Are A Great Opportunity

A Chance To See Some Fresh Successes

Every awards ceremonial occasion will necessarily do a disservice to some game , especially when there ’s a crowded playing field , butit ’s nice to have multiple major opportunities for game to cull up some honors . Somequalifiers like1000xRESISTdidn’t make the cut at The Game Awards 2024 , and the balloting on family with plenty of repeat nominees could still go very other than .

I ’m happy to seeIndiana Jones and the Great Circle , one of myfavorite games of 2024 , in the run . It fall out too late to qualify for The Game Awards 2024 , and with deal of major sack for 2025 , it could have an uphill conflict to detain in the conversation for next twelvemonth . While my personal GOTYLorelei and the Laser Eyesonly has a shot at the Game Design award , I ’ll be glad to see many of these biz get some well - merit flowers at the 2025D.I.C.E. Awards .

reservoir : Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences

Astro Bot next to Indiana Jones from The Great Circle

Custom Image by Ben Brosofsky

Titus from Space Marine 2, Cloud from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and a Helldiver from Helldivers 2 on Balatro Joker cards.

Custom Image by: Tom Wilson

A collage of Indy holding his whip and rapelling down a cliffside with it in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

Custom Image by Lee D’Amato

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