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This year's D.I.C.E. conference was, as it is every year, full of excellent speech's from notable members of the video game industry. In this key note speech, the CEO of Telltale Games, Dan Connors, talks about the success of The Walking Dead, and why episodic gaming works for them. Connors opens... More

The introductory video shown before the 16th annual D.I.C.E. awards is strange, and full of live-action references to the best video games of last year and years prior. For more on this year's D.I.C.E. awards, including all of the winners, you can head here . Spoiler alert: thatgamecompany's... More

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced that it will be inducting Valve co-founder Gabe Newell into the organization's Hall of Fame. Newell will be presented with the award at the annual D.I.C.E. Summit in February. “Gabe is one of the most cherished and respected figures... More

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences and the Entertainment Software Association announced submissions for the 2012 Into the Pixel exhibit are now open. Into the Pixel is described as an exploration and celebration of the art of video games. The art is chosen by a group of judges ranging from... More

Bethesda Game Studio's epic open-world role-playing game took home the top honors at the annual D.I.C.E. awards show. Todd Howard and company accepted five awards over the course of the night, including Game of the Year, Role Playing/MMO Game of the Year, and Outstanding Achievement in Gameplay Direction... More

One of the gaming industry's preeminent minds took the stage for a speech at the D.I.C.E. summit today, and his talking points didn't disappoint technophiles. A self-acknowledged tech geek who feels more comfortable speaking to programmers about topics like the Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem... More

The annual D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas is not only the most prestigious industry event all year; it's also the best place to party it up. D.I.C.E. takes place next week starting February 8 and hosts several developer sessions, including Ted Price, David Jaffe, Todd Howard, and Tomonobu Itagak. You... More

February 9th will mark the 15th annual AIAS Interactive Achievement Awards, and a press release has announced the finalists for the show. Take a look below at the games that will be honored in Las Vegas during the D.I.C.E. Summit. Game of the Year Batman: Arkham City Portal 2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim... More

The Elder Scrolls mastermind will be opening the annual DICE summit on February 8th with a talk entitled "Why We Create, Why We Play." Howard's talk will explore "game development and the player experience," according to a press release from the DICE organizers at the Academy... More

Today, the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences sent out a press release revealing the newest inductee into their Hall of Fame. Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney will be the 16th inductee, and the award will be presented by Epic VP Mark Rein on February 9 in Las Vegas. “Tim’s vision... More

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has a handful of scholarships up for grabs, created to honor the memory of Randy Pausch and Mark Beaumon. The Randy Pausch scholarship is comprised of two $2,500 awards, and is given in honor of his work as the co-founder of the Entertainment Technology... More

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has teamed with Xbox Live to give gamers a chance to view its annual Interactive Achievement Awards as well as select sessions from the annual DICE Summit, including a speech by Ultima creator Richard Garriott. The highlights available from the awards show... More

At this year's D.I.C.E. keynote, Blizzard's Mike Morhaime, Zynga consultant Bruce Shelley, freelance designer Mark Cerny, and BioWare's Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk shared the stage to express their thoughts on the future of video games, reflect on past accomplishments, and more. All... More

Leading up to the 2011 D.I.C.E. festivities, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the newest recipient of the AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award: Bing Gordon. The award is designed to recognize achievement outside the more traditional developer arena, instead focusing on contributions... More

BioWare co-founders Dr. Greg Zeschuk and Dr. Ray Muzyka will be the 14th and 15th inductees in the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' hall of fame. In a press release, AIAS president Martin Rae is quoted as saying "The Doctors – Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk – have... More

Joseph Olin, president of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, has stepped down from his position with the organization, which he has held since 2004. "It has been an honor and absolute pleasure to serve the Academy’s Board and members,” said Olin in the AIAS press release... More

Well it looks like the AIAS is reinforcing what the rest of the industry has been saying since its release as Uncharted 2 has walked away with a stellar 10 awards this year. As is the tradition around here, Jay Mohr took the stage to host the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at DICE 2010. While... More

The trade show season is about to start firing on all cylinders again with CES, D.I.C.E. and GDC all happening back to back. The second in the series of three, the D.I.C.E. Summit, is a gathering of the who’s who of the game industry and features many keynotes by some top tier names. Disney and... More