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The Oscars of gaming will reward indie teams that take big risks

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The Dice Awards, dubbed the Oscars of gaming, will have a couple of new awards this year. One will honor indie development teams that take big risks, and another will honor those who create innovative technology.

The awards signal a change in the industry, as recognized by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the game industry’s professional trade group with more than 22,000 developers and creative leaders. More indie game creators are making their mark, and technical innovations are becoming more important in the digital game business. The awards will recognize people who push the game industry in new directions.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.