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The Baldur’s Gate 3 developers won Game of the Year, again, during the 27th annual DICE Awards. But in stark contrast to their 2023 Game Awards win, this time they actually got to speak.“We don’t have shareholders, but we also don’t think about them,” said Larian Studios head of production David Walgrave. “Building a community, building a player base, building games that are actually fun is going to make you the most money.” His words were a direct shot at Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors, who said during a recent…

The 2024 Game of the Year award has been handed out at the DICE Awards, and it has fallen into the hands of Larian for Baldur’s Gate 3. It may not be my personal Game of the Year, but I feel Baldur’s Gate 3 is a very important game deserving of its accolade. Not only is it fun to play, technically impressive, and narratively endearing, but it’s also complex in a way that most big-budget games don’t reach for. I’ve said to a few people that I appreciate it because it has tricked the mainstream into playing something that…

If you want the perfect distillation of the Kristen Stewart aesthetic and ethos, look no further: “I like when things have space to fill. I don’t love perfected items,” she recently told Rolling Stone during the photoshoot for her new cover story. “I really like audience engagement. I love things that have internal lives — even photographs, like the one that we did today. There’s so much behind them.” (You hear that, Chris Ruffo?) Those ideals inform so many of the books, movies, and musicians Stewart recommended…

Kingdom Hearts and Street Fighter 2 composer Yoko Shimomura will receive a Lifetime Achievement trophy during the D.I.C.E Awards this year. It will occur on February 15 at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. “I myself am very surprised,” said Shimomura on Twitter (through a translation provided by the platform). “I’m very honored.” She also mentioned this is “possible thanks to support.” Image via Disney and Square Enix Who is Kingdom Hearts composer Yoko Shimomura? Yoko Shimomura is a game composer known for her…

Playing Monopoly Go can be a drag if you don’t have enough dice rolls. Thankfully, the studio distributes codes to the community through social channels. Here’s a recap so you don’t have to go hunting everywhere! Working Monopoly Go free dice roll links When and how can you redeem Monopoly Go free dice rolls? When you hit Level 15 in Monopoly Go, you’re good to go to redeem the above free dice roll codes, which only work once per account. You will need to click the link directly on your device, where you have…

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is leading the pack this year at the 2024 DICE Awards with nine nominations, behind Peter and Miles is Alan Wake 2 with eight nominations and Baldur's Gate 3 with seven nominations. In addition, Cocoon and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are frontrunners for Game of the Year. A total of 56 games this year have been nominated that span across 23 categories.Each year, The DICE Awards nominees are chosen by Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) members. The AIAS is…

Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: al ewing, becky cloonan, kieron gillen, ram v, thought bubble, Wichael W ConradKieron Gillen took to the stage for his comic book industry role-playing game Die, with Michael W Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Al Ewing and Ram V.Article Summary Kieron Gillen and top comic creators play an RPG called Die at Thought Bubble event. The game humorously blends comic book culture with layered role-playing scenarios. Participants spoof comic industry through their characters, from…

The beauty of Dungeons & Dragons lies in its immersive role-playing structure that bestows upon you the role of an author, but you never truly know where the story is headed. It's quite humane in that sense, where no matter how well-prepared you are, fate's inevitable gnarly fingers might have different ideas for us. Larian Studios' latest Baldur's Gate III explores the Forgotten Realms, a dark fantastical corner of D&D that's brimming with devils, deities, and the supernatural. A highly dynamic world that reacts…

“In Likeness Machines, you draw tarot cards to determine the future the growing career of a fictional actor. But as your actor faces hardship and failure, the heads of studios scheme to replace your actor with an AI replicant. To win, you’ll have to race against the snowballing power of your AI self and get out of the industry while you can. The game showcases a speculative, satirical dystopia—but one that’s unfortunately within reach with further union busting, profit seeking corps, and streaming’s enshittification.”“In…

David Ricks, CEO, Eli LillyScott Mlyn | CNBCEli Lilly on Tuesday said it struck a $2.4 billion deal to acquire Dice Therapeutics in a bid to bulk up its treatment portfolio for immune-related diseases.Eli Lilly will pay $48 per share in cash to buy Dice, representing around a 40% premium to where the San Francisco-based company's shares closed on Friday. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of this year."In combination with its novel technology and expertise in drug discovery, DICE's talented…