27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards

2024 video-game awards event
27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
DateFebruary 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)
VenueAria Resort & Casino
Hosted byStella Chung, Greg Miller
Highlights
Most awardsMarvel's Spider-Man 2 (6)
Most nominationsMarvel's Spider-Man 2 (9)
Game of the YearBaldur's Gate 3
Hall of FameKoji Kondo
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The 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards was the 27th 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 2023. The awards were arranged by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), and was part of the 2024 D.I.C.E. Summit. The ceremony took place on February 15, 2024, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg Miller of Kinda Funny Games and Stella Chung returned as hosts for the ceremony. The nominees were announced on January 10, 2024.[1][2]

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 led the ceremony with the most nominations with nine, as well as the most wins with six. Baldur's Gate 3, developed and published by Larian Studios, won the top award for "Game of the Year" along with four other awards. Sony Interactive Entertainment was the most nominated publisher of the ceremony, and is tied with Nintendo and Electronic Arts for publishing the most nominated games; Sony ended up being the most award-winning publisher, as well as publishing the most award-winning games. Insomniac Games and Nintendo EPD are the most nominated developers, with Insomniac winning the most awards as a developer.

Koji Kondo, composer and sound designer from Nintendo who has worked on the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Star Fox games, was inducted into the Academy's Hall of Fame.[3][4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[1][2][5][6][7]

Game of the Year Awards

  • Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) – Joe Shely, Nick Rivera, Tiffany Wat‡
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Sledgehammer Games, Activision) – Greg Reisdorf, Zach Hodson, Adam Iscove, Matt Abbott, Mike Prestia, Robbie Elias, Ben Furneaux
    • Omega Strikers (Odyssey Interactive) – Dax Andrus, Thomas Bourus, David Cupurro, Alex Huang, Jesse Li, Chris Shankland
    • Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – Yuta Kawamura, Takuya Ishibashi, Jumpei Nakajima, Mitsugu Ashida, Takayuki Nakayama, Ryuichi Shigerno
    • The Finals (Embark Studios) – Gustav Tilleby
  • What the Car? (Triband) – Tim Garbos, Lasse Astrup, Martin Donhal, Oscar Losada, Joachim Bruel Gerber‡
    • Gubbins (Studio Folly) – Jessica Shupard, Darcy Smith
    • Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink) – Tom Blind, Chelsea Howe, Andy Vella
    • Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) – David Jiang
    • Terra Nil (Free Lives, Devolver Digital) – Sam Alfred, Jonathan Hau-Yoon, Marcelle Marais

Immersive Reality Awards

Craft Awards

  • Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment) – Portrayed by Nadji Jeter, Senior Narrative Director: Jon Paquette, Narrative Director: Ben Arfmann, Advanced Senior Writer: Lauren Mee‡
    • Saga Anderson, Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games) – Portrayed by Melanie Liburd, Lead Writer: Sam Lake, Lead Narrative Designer: Simon Wasselin, Lead Mission Designer: Anne-Marie Grönroos, Cinematics Lead: Mircea Purdea, Cinematic Animation Lead: Matias Leminen, Lead Narrative Animator: Kaj Lydecken, Principal Writer: Clay Murphy, Lead Character Artist: John Crossland, Performance Director: Hannah Price, Principal Narrative Designer: Molly Maloney, Live Action & Cinematics Director: Anssi Määttä
    • Astarion, Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Portrayed by Neil Newbon, Writing Director: Adam Smith, Lead Writer: Chrystal Ding, Senior Writer: Stephen Rooney
    • Karlach, Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – Portrayed by Samantha Béart, Writing Director: Adam Smith, Lead Writer: Chrystal Ding, Senior Writer: Sarah Baylus
    • Jala, Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Games, Annapurna Interactive) – Portrayed by Farah Merani, Written by Meghna Jayanth, Nadie Sharmmas, Sunny Dube, Phillip Russell

Genre Awards

  • Dune: Spice Wars (Shiro Games, Funcom) – Sebastien Vidal‡
    • Against the Storm (Eremite Games, Hooded Horse) – Michał Ogłoziński, Aron Pietroń
    • Cobalt Core (Rocket Rat Games, Brace Yourself Games) – John Guerra, Ben Driscoll
    • The Last Spell (Ishtar Games, The Arcade Crew) – Matthieu Richez, Benjamin Coquelle
    • Wartales (Shiro Games) – Nicolas Cannasse

Special Awards

Hall of Fame

Multiple nominations and awards

Multiple nominations

Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations Game
9 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
8 Alan Wake 2
7 Baldur's Gate 3
6 Cocoon
5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
4 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
3 Dave the Diver
Diablo IV
Hi-Fi Rush
Thirsty Suitors
2 Asgard's Wrath 2
Assassin's Creed Nexus VR
Final Fantasy XVI
The Finals
Hello Kitty Island Adventures
Hogwarts Legacy
Horizon Call of the Mountain
Mortal Kombat 1
Starfield
Street Fighter 6
Venba
Vertigo 2

Multiple awards

Games that received multiple awards
Awards Game
6 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
5 Baldur's Gate 3
Awards by company
Awards Games Company
8 3 Sony Interactive Entertainment
6 1 Insomniac Games
5 Larian Studios
2 2 Nintendo

References

  1. ^ a b "27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalists Revealed". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Spider-Man 2 Leads DICE Awards With Nine Nominations". IGN. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Nintendo's Koji Kondo Selected as Hall of Fame Inductee at 27th D.I.C.E. Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Koji Kondo to be Inducted Into the DICE Hall of Fame". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  5. ^ Chandler, Sam (February 15, 2024). "The D.I.C.E. Awards 2024 winners & finalists". Shacknews. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  6. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (15 February 2024). "DICE Awards 2024 Winners: The Full List". IGN. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Announces Winners of 2023's Best Video Games at 27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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