Category Archives: Awards

Tue, Feb 14, 2012 | 02:21 GMT

Indie Games Challenge winners announced

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Eyebrow Interactive’s intriguing platformer Closure scored top honours at the DICE Summit 2012 Indie Games Challenge.

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Mon, Feb 13, 2012 | 02:54 GMT

Guinness gives Greatest Video Game Ending record to CoD: Black Ops

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It’s official. Call of Duty: Black Ops has the best ending of any video game, ever.

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Fri, Feb 10, 2012 | 13:23 GMT

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim picks up five awards at IAAs

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim won five awards overnight in the Interactive Academy Awards at DICE, with other winners including Uncharted 3, Portal 2 and SWTOR.

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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 23:06 GMT

Skyrim wins Game of the Year at Danish Game Awards

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The third annual Danish Game Awards were held tonight, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim walked home with not only and award for Best RPG, but Game of the Year as well.

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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 09:54 GMT

BAFTA GAME Audience Award shortlist announced

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GAME’s announced this morning the shortlist for the BAFTA GAME Audience Award for the 2012 BAFTA Game Awards. It features Skyrim, Uncharted 3, Battlefield 3, Minecraft and more. The award, which was paneled by Eurogamer’s Johnny Minkley, GameSpot’s Guy Cocker, OXM’s Jon Hicks, ONM’s Neil Long and Future’s Tim Clark, will be announced at the ceremony on Friday March 16 by “internet sensation” The Syndicate Project.

Full list is after the break.

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Tue, Feb 07, 2012 | 22:41 GMT

IGF 2012 Audience Award voting open now

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Head on over to the Independent Games Festival Awards website to cast your vote in the Audience Award. You can download demos for many of the finalists then and there, but you’re also free to vote for games without demos, should you have independent motivation to do so. It’s a tough crowd this year with Dear Esther, Frozen Synapse, Fez, Spelunky and more. You only have until February 19 to get your vote in, so hop to it. This year’s IGF runs March 5-9.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Sun, Feb 05, 2012 | 23:33 GMT

Inaugural NYGCC Awards gives two nods to Portal 2

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On the market for a highly specific gaming awards ceremony? The very first New York Videogame Critics Circle Awards has you covered.

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Sat, Jan 21, 2012 | 16:45 GMT

SWTOR named AbleGamers’ 2011 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year

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AbleGamers has given Star Wars: The Old Republic its 2011 Accessible Mainstream Game of the Year award due to its strong performance when put through a string of accessibility tests for the disabled.

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Tue, Jan 17, 2012 | 19:09 GMT

Bleszinski and Schatz to host GDC and IGF award shows, respectively

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Epic’s Cliff Bleszinski will host the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards and Monaco creator Andy Schatz will once again be hosting the 14th annual Independent Games Festival awards, according to GDC organizers. Both award ceremonies take place during GDC, Wednesday, March 7 at 6.30pm PST. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Fri, Jan 13, 2012 | 14:09 GMT

Uncharted 3, Portal 2 lead Interactive Achievement Awards nods

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The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced finalists for its 15th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, and Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 3 leads the field with a total of 12 nominations across 11 categories.

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Thu, Jan 12, 2012 | 01:08 GMT

UK developed Brink, Arkham City among WGA Awards nominees

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The Writers Guild of America has selected a blockbuster lineup of games for its annual awards.

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Wed, Jan 11, 2012 | 00:50 GMT

Dear Esther leads 2012 IGF Awards nominees

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The IGF has released a list of finalists ahead of its annual awards ceremony in March, with former Half-life mod Dear Esther nabbing three nods.

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Fri, Jan 06, 2012 | 09:11 GMT

Skyrim, Portal 2, Bastion receive five GDC Awards nods

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Bethesda, Valve, and Supergiant Games have each been nominated in five different categories for the 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards.

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Mon, Jan 02, 2012 | 08:44 GMT

Mastertronic’s Payne given OBE in New Year Honours

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Mastertronic managing director Andy Payne has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s New Year Honours list, its been confirmed this morning.

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Mon, Dec 12, 2011 | 10:51 GMT

Car Crash: Why VGAs are in a serious need of change

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The 2011 Spike VGAs were meant to celebrate the year’s best games and hype future releases. Instead, Johnny Cullen argues, they played to stereotypes in the worst possible way.

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Sun, Jan 08, 2012 | 23:12 GMT

Apple Game of the Year Awards honour Dead Space, Tiny Wings, more

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The European and US arms of Apple have both determined their iPad and iPhone game of the year awards, with each branch honouring different apps. Apple Europe gave top gongs to the home-grown Tiny Wings on iPhone, and Contre Jour on iPad. Its American brethren also went with local offerings, namely Tiny Tower and Dead Space. Well done all. Thanks, PocketGamer.

Thu, Dec 08, 2011 | 14:45 GMT

Raptr: Most Played Game and Most Played RPG of 2011 was Skyrim

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Raptr has releases its inaugural Most Played Games list across various game genres, and has also detailed how gamers are spending time in each. Turns out, Skyrim leads the list with two wins: Most Played RPG and Overall Most Played Game.

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Wed, Nov 30, 2011 | 22:33 GMT

Indie Game: The Movie selected for 2012 Sundance Film Festival’s World Documentary Competition

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Indie Game: The Movie, a feature documentary about “video games, their creators and the craft,” will make its world premiere as an official selection in World Documentary Competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.

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Tue, Nov 29, 2011 | 21:46 GMT

IndieVisibility honours UK’s finest on December 10

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Register now for all the glamour of the inaugural IndieVisibility Awards in Waterloo next month. Attendees at the awards include Curve Studios, the team behind Stealth Bastard and Explodemon, Eufloria developer Omni Systems, Hello Games of Joe Danger fame, Rolando creators Hand Circus and Size Five, which picked up a BAFTA award for its game Privates and produced Ben There, Dan That.

Festivities kick off at 6:00 PM on December 10, at the Camel & Artichoke. If you’re serious about attending, visit IndieGames to find out how to secure your free ticket.

Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 11:56 GMT

Privates, Just Dance 2 win at BAFTA’s Children’s Awards 2011

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Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, Size Five’s Privates and Just Dance 2 were all awarded at the children’s BAFTAs last night, with the Lego title picking up the main award. Sex education game Privates won the Learning Secondary BAFTA. Developer Dan Marhshall said: “I can’t thank BAFTA enough for honouring a tiny studio who made a weird little game. It was a great night, and I’m brimming with pride. To stagger home with one of those oh-so-familiar shiny metal face awards is so surreal, and completely magical.”