28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Results
Congratulations to all the winners!
The votes are in, and Team ASOBI's platformer, Astro Bot, was named the Game of the Year at the 28th D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Awards.
Read more about all the winners including our two special awards recipients: Don James (Lifetime Achievement) and Ted Price (Hall of Fame) here.
Alexey Pajitnov
The Tetris Company
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Adam Orth chats with Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov. Together they discuss his early life with computing and how he first created Tetris; his ideas behind real-time versus turn-based puzzle design; ideas he scrapped from early development; distributing Tetris outside of the Soviet Union; his work on titles outside of Tetris and the pressure his first creation put on his subsequent work; and what he hopes for the future of Tetris.
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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 2025 D.I.C.E. Summit and 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards show.