Infocom founders to be honored at D.I.C.E. Awards
Newsbrief: Dave Lebling and Marc Blank, co-founders of 1980s
Zork studio Infocom, will be honored with the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Pioneer Award at the D.I.C.E. Awards in February.
The award aims to highlight those individuals who have helped shape the games industry, perhaps having a hand in the creation of a new technology, or birthing a new video game genre.
Lebling (pictured) and Blank are to be honored as a result of their work on titles like
Zork and
Enchanter, and are the first pair to receive the award together.
Previous receipients have included Activision co-founder
David Crane,
Raster Blaster creator
Bill Budge, and Atari's
Ed Logg.
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