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Indie Game Challenge Finalists Announced

Indie_Game_ChallengeThe finalists for the Indie Game Challenge competition have been revealed, with a dozen games in all competing for more than $350,000 in cash and scholarships in this year’s AIAS, Guildhall at SMU and GameStop-sponsored event.

The winners will be announced during the awards presentation ceremony following the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas later this month on Friday, February 19th. The Gamer’s Choice Award which includes a cool $10,000 cash prize, can now be voted on by the public. No registration is required to cast a vote, but if want to participate in the sweepstakes for an all-expense paid trip to the event you’ll need to send a mail entry. You can read more on that here.

The selected finalists follow:

Non-Professional Category

  • Climb to the Top of the Castle (TwO Bros. Games)
  • Dreamside Maroon (Terraced)
  • Galactic Arms Race (Galactic Arms Race)
  • Gear (Team 3)
  • Waker (Poof Productions)
  • zeit² (Brightside Games)

Professional Category

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  • http://www.dejobaan.com Ichiro Lambe

    Woo hoo! We’re psyched! And we get to go to Las Vegas, where I will gamble away the entire company.

  • Erik Johnson

    Best dev response ever! Best of luck to you, your game and the company’s earnings. :)

  • Peter Eykemans

    Making any game is a gamble, but Dejobaan doesn’t believe in metaphors.