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2008 Independent Games Festival Audience Award Voting Opens

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2008-01-17 16:00:37 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Independent Games Festival (IGF) have launched the IGF Audience Award voting website , allowing game fans everywhere to download, play, and choose a favorite all of the eligible Main Competition finalist indie games which submitted a publicly playable demo Online voting is open now and continues through the day of the IGF ceremony, taking...
 
Tags: games, igf audience award, igf, independent games festival, innovative games, igf content director, audience award, independent games movement, igf award
 
 
 
 
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Opinion: The Rough Road For Independent Console Developers

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2008-04-25 08:00:11 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...independent developers can get in trouble in today's market - a sentiment that is particularly true given the recent demises of studios including Stormfront and Pseudo Interactive - and how it can be fixed The numbers are killing the independent console (and PC, where they still exist) game developers. But not the numbers in the budgets,...
 
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Take-Two Decides to Remain an Independent Company

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2008-10-02 14:06:09 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...independent after all. This is a very anti-climatic end to the back and forth that gamers have been following closely since EA made their initial tender offer back in February However, according to recent comments made this morning by Take-Twos Chairman of the Board, Strauss Zelnick, the company has decided that it would be better for...
 
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I Did The Audiosurf, The Fret Nice, And Explored A World Of Goo My Independent Games Judging

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2008-01-29 13:45:44 by Stephen Totilo in MTV Multiplayer
...Independent Games Festival in March. It was a good offer. The IGF contest is the top American competition for independent computer games and has honored many games Ive enjoyed, including Braid , Narbacular Drop and Everyday Shooter . Plus, with no hula games apparently on the nomination list, I could play everything I was judging while...
 
Tags: games, hula games apparently, independent games festival, computer games, independent computer games, video game judge, column, wii balance board, top american competition
 
 
 
 
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Crytek talks about how to stay independent

2008-02-09 02:36:42 by RawmeatCowboy in Go Nintendo
 
...independent company. However, at the same time, new opportunities arise such as in casual online games, but also on games that are on simpler platforms such as Nintendo Wii, Xbox Live or Playstation Networks in the form of smaller game experiences, including but not limited to arcade experiences. I believe (digital distribution) is an...
 
Tags: crytek, casual online games, games, traditional retail business, simpler platforms, titles, nintendo wii, successful titles, sustain
 
 
 
 
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GDC Gallery: The 2007 Independent Games Festival Awards

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2008-02-21 14:00:56 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Independent Games Festival Awards, held last night at the Moscone Center.] Jamil Moledina & Simon Carless introduce the awards The Student Showcase nominees are... showcased Synaesthete wins out at the Student Showcase IGF co-organizers Matthew Wegner and Steve Swink (Off-Road Velociraptor Safari for the win Fez wins out, fez worn on...
 
Tags: awards, student showcase, student showcase nominees, igf awards presenter, off-road velociraptor safari, venture artic creator, game developers conference, simon carless introduce, petri purho
 
 
 
 
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Zelnick: Take-Two Has a Really Bright Future as an Independent Company

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2008-03-08 12:42:41 by Chris in Gaming Today
...independent company We are very, very excited about interactive entertainment. Its really the only growth area in the pure entertainment business. Thats why were in the Take-Two deal. That will be a really exciting field for the foreseeable future, he told The Hollywood Reporter When asked about the EA deal , Zelnick commented, We are here...
 
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The Independent Games Festival: A History In Press Clippings

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2008-07-07 08:00:11 by Simon Carless in GameSetWatch
...Independent Games Festival a few days back, as you may recall - with some of the topline additions including some neat new judges and a new Innovation Award Anyhow, yesterday I spent much of my lazy Sunday, as Chairman of the Independent Games Festival, improving the official IGF website - and one of the neat things now fully fleshed out is a...
 
Tags: igf finalists, igf, igf pavilion, igf press clippings, igf folks, official igf website, independent games festival, igf interview coverage, folks
 
 
 
 
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Retailers and independent game developers in UK call for R4 ban

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2008-07-22 22:44:35 by Sally B. in Nintendo DS
...independent gaming studios who develop Nintendo DS titles. Independent game developer Joypads, in particular, have noticed quite a slowdown on the sales of their DS titles ever since the R4 became available in the market It's been quite a while since the R4 entered the ELSPA's and Nintendo's sights. Will this mean that the homebrew scene in...
 
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