Finalists for the 2010 Independent Games Festival announced

igfThey may not have big multinational publishers backing them, but that’s not gonna stop these independent game developers from putting the “in” in “indie”. So who’s in? Find out right now – the finalists of the 2010 Independent Games Festival have now been announced.

 

 

 

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They may not have big multinational publishers backing them, but that’s not gonna stop these independent game developers from putting the “in” in “indie”. So who’s in? Find out right now – the finalists of the 2010 Independent Games Festival have now been announced.

 

Seumas McNally Grand Prize:

  • Joe Danger
  • Monaco
  • Rocketbirds: Revolution!
  • Super Meat Boy!
  • Trauma

Excellence in Visual Art:

  • Limbo
  • Owlboy
  • Rocketbirds: Revolution!
  • Shank
  • Trauma

Excellence in Audio:

  • Closure
  • Rocketbirds: Revolution!
  • Shatter
  • Super Meat Boy!
  • Trauma

Excellence in Design:

  • AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! — A Reckless Disregard For Gravity
  • Cogs
  • Miegakure
  • Monaco
  • Star Guard

Nuovo Award:

  • A Slow Year
  • Closure
  • Enviro-Bear 2000
  • Today I Die
  • Tuning

Technical Excellence:

  • Closure
  • Limbo
  • Heroes of Newerth
  • Joe Danger
  • Vessel

 

Winners will be announced on the GDC on March 11th, a fitting affair for the gathering of game developers. There’s US$ 50,000 worth of prize money for the awarding, and this includes the US$ 20,000 which goes to the main prize.

 

 

 

[via Kotaku]

 

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