The gaming industry’s most renowned awards show, the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards (hosted by comedian Pete Holmes), will open on Thursday, February 18, 2016, with an original video homage to gaming, including visual nods to the epic worlds only games can conjure and the inspirations behind them.  Fanboy Comics is honored to bring you a preview of this video, which was created by longtime Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences collaborator NoodleHaus, in advance of Thursday’s ceremony.

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NoodleHaus’ previous D.I.C.E. videos include 2013’s much talked about and critically acclaimed live-action saga, and last year’s global studio crowd-sourced animation inked by artists from hundreds of game studios around the world.

The 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards will be held Thursday, February 18, 2016, in Las Vegas, and can be streamed online on Twitch and YouTube.