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Betrayal At Club Low Wins the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at the 25th Annual Independent Games Festival Awards

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Cosmo D Studios’ Betrayal At Club Low won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 25th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards tonight.

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  • Cosmo D Studios’ Betrayal At Club Low won the Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game at the 25th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards tonight.
  • Betrayal At Club Low is an indie-tabletop-inspired RPG that takes place in the eponymous former coffin factory-turned-nightclub.
  • In addition to the Grand Prize, Betrayal At Club Low also won the Nuovo Award, which honors titles that make the awards jurors think differently about games as a medium.
  • Betrayal At Club Low is only the second game in IGF Awards history to receive both the Seumas McNally Grand Prize and the Nuovo Award in the same year, with the first game being Cart Life in 2013.

Elden Ring, Stray, God of War Ragnarök, and Pentiment Lead Finalists for the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

The finalists for the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards , the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, have been revealed.

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  • The finalists for the 23rd Annual Game Developers Choice Awards , the leading peer-based video game event celebrating the industry’s top games and developers, have been revealed.
  • Winners in all categories will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) ceremony, taking place at the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) on Wednesday, March 22 and held in conjunction with the Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF).
  • Any video game that was released and made publicly available during the 2022 calendar year is eligible for free nomination for the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards.
  • As in years past, the Game Developers Choice Awards will be live-streamed alongside the Independent Games Festival Awards on the official GDC Twitch channel .

Finalists for the 25th Annual Independent Games Festival Led by TUNIC From TUNIC Team and Betrayal At Club Low From Cosmo D Studios

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Informa Tech, organizers of the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) have revealed the finalists for the 25th annual awards ceremony of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), the longest running festival, summit and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.

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  • Informa Tech, organizers of the 2023 Game Developers Conference (GDC) have revealed the finalists for the 25th annual awards ceremony of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), the longest running festival, summit and showcase celebrating independent games and their creators.
  • TUNIC by TUNIC Team is nominated for Excellence in Audio, Excellence in Visual Arts and the Seumas McNally Grand Prize.
  • All GDC 2023 pass-holders can attend both the Game Developers Choice Awards and IGF ceremonies in person at San Francisco’s Moscone Center.
  • The full list of finalists for each category of the 2023 Independent Games Festival, along with "honorable mentions," is as follows: