{"id":1091976,"date":"2026-01-25T06:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T06:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=506810"},"modified":"2026-01-25T06:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T06:37:16","slug":"indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-is-a-goty-front-runner-at-the-dice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-is-a-goty-front-runner-at-the-dice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a GOTY front-runner at the DICE Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you want proof that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/a><\/em> would have been a serious Game of the Year contender<\/a> at The Game Awards 2024<\/a> if it hadn\u2019t missed the release date deadline, look no further. MachineGames\u2019 acclaimed take on the archaeologist\u2019s Nazi-punching adventures is a leading contender in nominations for the 28th annual DICE Awards \u2014 perhaps the next most prestigious awards ceremony in gaming.<\/p>\n

Microsoft\u2019s Indiana Jones<\/em> is tied with Sony\u2019s Astro Bot<\/em> and Helldivers 2<\/em> at six nominations apiece. All three games are nominated for Game of the Year, along with Balatro<\/em> and Black Myth: Wukong<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Other strongly recognized games are Balatro<\/em> and Senua\u2019s Saga: Hellblade 2<\/em>, with five nominations each, and 1000xResist<\/em>, Animal Well<\/em>, and VR game Batman: Arkham Shadow<\/em>, which each got four nominations.<\/p>\n

Although the DICE nominations don\u2019t contain any major snubs or surprises, there are a few interesting points of difference with The Game Awards. 1000xResist<\/em> was notably ignored by TGA \u2014 something the developer attributes a recent sales bump to<\/a>. And DICE seems comparatively cool on a couple of TGA darlings, Metaphor ReFantazio<\/em> and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/em>. Nominated for six and seven Game Awards respectively, they have only two and three DICE nominations, and both miss out on a GOTY nod. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree<\/em>, which was nominated for five Game Awards \u2014 including, controversially<\/a>, Game of the Year \u2014 has only one DICE nomination, for Role-Playing Game of the Year.<\/p>\n

The DICE Awards will be presented on Feb. 13 during the 2025 DICE Summit, an industry conference in Las Vegas. Unlike The Game Awards, which are determined by a jury of media outlets<\/a> with some input from fan voting, the DICE Awards are selected by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, an industry body comprised of publishers and developers. They work similarly to the Oscars in film, with nominations made by specialist panels and then voted on by Academy members.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the DICE Awards and The Game Awards tend to have pretty similar taste. In the last 10 years, DICE and TGA have only differed on Game of the Year four times. But DICE is more open to rewarding indie games than Geoff Keighley\u2019s ceremony, having previously handed Game of the Year wins to Hades<\/em> and even Untitled Goose Game<\/em>. The DICE Awards go back far enough that previous GOTY winners include GoldenEye 007<\/em>, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>, The Sims<\/em>, and Diablo 2<\/em>. Not bad company to be in.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full list of DICE Awards nominations:<\/p>\n

Outstanding Achievement in Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n