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Bit Blot's "Aquaria" Takes Top Prize at Independent Games Festival

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 8, 2007 - 5:11pm.

San Francisco - "Aquaria," an underwater adventure game developed by Bit Blot, collected the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 9th Annual Independent Games Festival, held in conjunction with this week's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. A full list of winners in all categories is available from a link below.

tags: Games | GDC | Independent Games Festival | Bit Blot |

"Gears of War" Takes Top Honor at Game Developers Choice Awards

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 8, 2007 - 3:15pm.

San Francisco - Developer Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios' "Gears of War" Xbox 360 shooter game took home the honor of Best Game at the 7th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, presented by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) as part of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week.

tags: Games | Epic Games | GDC | Gears of War | IDGA | Game Developers Choice Awards |

GDC: 2007 Will Be Record Year for Mobile Games Funding, Acquisitions

Authored by Scott Goldberg on March 6, 2007 - 3:05pm.
Paul Heydon San Francisco – Paul Heydon, Managing Director with Unity Capital, said 2007 is on pace for a record year in the mobile games industry, in terms of funding and acquisitions.  In his Game Developers Conference (GDC) session entitled, “Mobile Games: A Strategic Review of the Sector,” Heydon said venture funding in mobile games startups could reach $210 million, spread over 30 deals, both of which would be records for the space.  Six deals have taken place so far this year.  He added that the market is on pace for 30 acquisitions as well, with five already occurring in 2007.
tags: Games | Deals | Mobile Games | EA | Mergers | Acquisitions | GDC | Scott Goldberg | Unity Capitol |

GDC: Telephia Reports Revenue Increase in Mobile Games

Authored by Scott Goldberg on March 6, 2007 - 11:12am.
San Francisco – Telephia, a provider of syndicated consumer research to the telecom and mobile media markets, reported at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) a 61% revenue increase to $151 million in the mobile games market in Q4 2006, according to a press release by the company. Also in Q4, Telephia found that 17.4 million mobile customers downloaded a game, a 45% increase from the previous year.
tags: Games | Mobile | Internet | Marketing | GDC |

Indie Game Developer Verse Studios Looking to Raise $500,000

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2007 - 1:12pm.

Los Angeles - Verse Studios, an independent game developer formed in May 2006, announced on Monday that it has commenced an external funding round and hopes to raise $500,000 over the next year. "We are really excited to be moving forward as a company, and are looking forward to talking with investors and colleagues at GDC. This round of funding will allow us to realize the initiatives that are so important to us as a gaming company, and as members of the gaming community," said Verse co-founder and CEO Travis Savo. Los Angeles-based Verse is currently at work on "Verse: Tactics," a multiplayer online real-time strategy PC game.

tags: Games | VC | Multiplayer | GDC | Verse Studios |

CMP Technology Acquires Events Producer The Game Initiative

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2006 - 4:46pm.
San Francisco - CMP Technology, a unit of United Business Media and the parent company of the Game Developers Conference, announced on Monday that it acquired The Game Initiative, a producer of video game industry conferences including the Austin Game Conference. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. This year's Austin Game Conference, held in September, drew 2,400 attendees and 150 vendors. CMP said the deal will expand its events in areas like online game development and casual games. "We'd like to congratulate The Game Initiative for a phenomenally successful Austin Game Conference this year; we look to continue to grow and strengthen the show and to serve the attendees, speakers, sponsors and exhibitors with a top quality event," said Philip Chapnick a senior vice president at CMP Technology.
tags: Games | Deals | Acquisitions | Events | CMP | GDC | The Game Initiative |

CMP Media Posts Guidelines for 2007 Independent Games Festival

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 27, 2006 - 1:39pm.
San Francisco - The Independent Games Festival, part of CMP Media's annual Game Developers Conference, on Tuesday announced the rules and guidelines for its 2007 competition, which will award over $50,000 in cash prizes at the conference next March.
tags: Games | Marketing | Events | Competitions | CMP | Independent Games | Festivals | GDC |