D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed
Winners will be announced live on IGN.com at 8pm on February 12
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is pleased to announce the nominees for its 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), the video game industry’s premier awards show, with winners selected by a panel of industry peers. Greg Miller, founder of Kinda Funny Games, and award-winning media personality, Stella Chung, will return as co-hosts.
Watch the live stream on 2/12 at 8PM PT at IGN. Click here to watch.
2026 Game Maker's Sketchbook Submissions Now Open
Deadline to Enter: March 26
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), iam8bit, and fortyseven (47) communications are excited to announce that submissions have opened for its 5th annual Game Maker's Sketchbook, which celebrates excellence in video game art and visuals, highlighting a diverse range of creative contributions from artists across various game studios and projects.
Selected works will be showcased at the 2026 Summer Game Fest Play Days in Los Angeles, offering a platform for global recognition. The annual Game Maker’s Sketchbook exhibition will offer a chance for fans to buy prints and artifacts online, powered by iam8bit, with proceeds going to charities that support and uplift the games industry.
The Game Maker’s Sketchbook will collect submissions in the categories of Storyboard, Environment Art, Character Art, Iconography, Curiosities, and Impact.
Artwork must correspond with a video game title published publicly on or after January 1, 2025.
Listen to the special podcast all about the Game Maker's Sketchbook here.
Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer
Sucker Punch Productions
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Grammy Award winning composer Austin Wintory chats with Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer, Audio Director at Sucker Punch Productions. Together they discuss his path to gaming and joining Sucker Punch; his thoughts on audio design including on his latest work in Ghost of Yōtei; the complex marriage of audio and music in large projects; and how they balanced the score of Ghost of Yōtei between Japanese Folk and Spaghetti Westerns influences.
Geoff "Zag" Keene & Henry Feltham
Deep Field Games
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Corey May chats with Abiotic Factor developers Geoff "Zag" Keene and Henry Feltham from Deep Field Games. Together they discuss the challenges and benefits of working in small teams; the importance of relationships and communication; narrative design as a production tool; balancing seriousness and comedy; and what they didn't like about the survival genre that they hoped to remedy with Abiotic Factor.
2025 AIAS Foundation Scholars Announced
The AIAS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), is pleased to award seven scholarships to outstanding students and early professionals who are dedicating their careers to the advancement of the video game industry.
The scholarship winners will each receive $2,500 or a travel stipend to a video games conference, participate in a mentorship program, and are eligible to participate in a professional training and networking opportunity at the 2026 D.I.C.E. Summit and 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards show.
