DICE Award Submissions Now Open

What was your favorite game of 2012? You might have already said it or perhaps it’s harder to nail down. You might have your own favorites, but ever wonder what game developers think of other games? The DICE Awards were created just for that.

Active game creators that are members of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS) can vote for the game they believe deserves Game of the Year now. The nominees will be announced the week of January 21 and the winners will be announced February 7, 2013 at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.

Previous winners range through a variety of genres, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim winning for 2011, Mass Effect 2 for 2010, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves in 2009 and Little Big Planet in 2008. The difference between these awards and fan awards is that there are developers of all backgrounds and genres who are able to really pick apart a game and truly understand all of the work that went into it.

"Unlike other video game award programs, the D.I.C.E. Awards are 100 percent peer-driven, peer-supported and peer-voted by active game makers from our 22,000-plus Academy membership," said AIAS president Martin Rae.

So, what’s your Game of the Year for 2012?

Source: GameInformer