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Indie Cup announces 49 finalists for ‘Europe’s best upcoming indie games Awards’

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As you may have gathered, we love our indie games here at Fusion R Gamer, so it’s with interest that we learned that Indie Cup have shortlisted 49 finalists for their “best upcoming indie games awards”.The jury favorite seems to be ODDADA, which is nominated in six different categories at once. It’s a quirky experimental game by a small German team that allows players to create melodies from landscapes, buildings,
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BAFTA announce this year’s Games Special Award for gaming charity SpecialEffect

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Each year, BAFTA give an award given to those who have made outstanding contributions to games, film and television. For the 20th anniversary of BAFTA Games Awards, SpecialEffect, a charity that helps those living with physical disabilities by working with game developers to create accessible hardware and software, has been chosen. Dr Mick Donegan MBE, SpecialEffect founder and CEO, said “With a background in special education, I realised how much people
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BAFTA announce 60-game shortlist for 2023 awards

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BAFTA has announced their best games of 2023 (the ‘longlist’ for the 20th-anniversary awards in 2024)! The list contains 60 games that have been selected by over 1,200 BAFTA members and experienced games professionals. 257 games were entered for consideration by BAFTA members this year, with 60 games still running for at least one BAFTA nomination across the 17 competitive categories. BAFTA members will begin voting to decide the nominations in
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The Game Awards: Dave the Diver up for Best Independent Game

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We cover many games that could be considered “independent", so it was with interest that we noted that The Game Awards have nominated Dave the Diver for Best Independent Game. Nothing strange about that, you might think, but the nomination has sparked online debate about what constitutes an “indie game”.The controversy originates from the fact that Dave the Diver was published by Nexon, a huge South Korean publisher with a
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BAFTA Game Award Winners 2022

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Whilst Returnal, the sci-fi horror PS5 game from developer Housemarque was the big winner at the BAFTA Game Awards, there were also multiple awards in recognition for games with far smaller budgets. Unpacking, the laid-back puzzle game where you simply unpack possessions as you move house won both best Narrative and the EE Game of the Year awards. It Takes Two, the wonderful platformer, and my personal game of 2021,
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Kirby picks up a Grammy Award

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One of the winners of the 64th annual Grammy Awards is Kirby! Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman from The 8-Bit Big Band won the prestigious award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella, for their cover of Meta Knight’s Revenge from Kirby Superstar. Having beat even the London Symphony Orchestra, The 8-Bit Band shared their success on Twitter, giving thanks to everyone that contributed to the win. https://twitter.com/the8bitbigband/status/1510721175009185793 During their
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