Early Bird Registration Now Open for D.I.C.E. Edinburgh
Registration for D.I.C.E. Edinburgh is now open. Mark your calendars now to make sure you attend this premier networking event taking place September 15-17, 2025, and take advantage of early bird pricing.
D.I.C.E. Awards Submissions Now Open
Deadline to Enter: December 5, 2025
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the video game industry’s professional trade organization, representing over 30,000 development and creative members, has opened submissions for the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (#DICEAwards), serving to recognize excellence among peers currently working in games. The deadline to enter is Friday, December 5, 2025 at 5pm PT.
2025 AIAS Foundation
Scholarship Applications
Now Open
Deadline: May 31, 2025
The AIAS Foundation has opened submissions for its annual scholarship programs benefiting students and early professionals in the video games industry. The AIAS Foundation, WomenIn, and Girls for Gaming scholarships are provided to talented students and early professionals who aspire to make a mark in the games industry through their dedication, passion, and interest in pushing forward the medium of interactive entertainment. Submissions are due May 31, 2025.
Mike Laidlaw
Yellow Brick Games
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Alexa Ray Corriea chats with Mike Laidlaw, Chief Creative Officer at Yellow Brick Games. Together they discuss his career developing role-playing games including his role as Creative Director on the Dragon Age franchise; the development of his new studio's first release, Eternal Strands; creating the physics based combat system; the key pillars for the world and story design; and the importance of identifying what it takes to finish a project.
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Johan Pilestedt
Arrowhead Game Studios
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Trent Kusters chats with Johan Pilestedt, the Game Director on Arrowhead Game Studios' smash-hit, HELLDIVERS™ 2. Together they discuss his path in games that led to the founding of Arrowhead alongside his classmates in Sweden; the development and release of their first title, Magicka; the original ideas around that laid the foundation for the Helldivers universe; their ideas around game design; and the ups and downs of the 7 year development journey of HELLDIVERS™ 2.
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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.