Phil Spencer to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 25th Annual D.I.C.E Awards

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced that Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming and Head of Xbox, will receive the AIAS Lifetime Achievement Award at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E Awards.

The annual awards ceremony will take place on February 24 in Las Vegas, where Bethesda Game Studios director Todd Howard will present Spencer with the award. for achievements in the gaming industry.

Spencer has been in the video game industry for over 30 years. He joined Microsoft in 1988 as an intern and has been with the company ever since. Spencer has taken control of Xbox since the launch of the Xbox One S and has overseen the growth of several key products including the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Game Pass.

Under his leadership, the Xbox Game Studios division has grown significantly as Spencer has led key acquisitions including Mojang, ZeniMax Media, and most recently, news broke that Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

“Phil Spencer has demonstrated passion and leadership throughout his career at Microsoft. He is responsible for countless important initiatives that have impacted the entire gaming industry,” said AIAS President Meggan Scavio. "On behalf of the Academy's board of directors, we look forward to honoring Spencer's significant impact on video game history by presenting him with the award. Lifetime Achievement Award".

Past winners of the AIAS Lifetime Achievement award include former Nintendo of America bosses Minoru Arakawa and Howard Lincoln, PlayStation creator Ken Kutaragi, ESA founder Doug Lowenstein, former EA chief commercial officer Bing Gordon, former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, and Nintendo corporate advisor Genyo Takeda.

A source: interactive.org