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The 2009 Independent Games Festival (IGF) Mobile has announced the finalists in its “Next Great Mobile Game” category. The finalist titles span multiple portable platforms, including mobile phones, the Nintendo DS, Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP), and Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch.
The “Next Great Mobile Game” category highlights prototyped titles that offer truly unique and groundbreaking mobile gaming concepts. Finalists will present and demonstrate their concept and game during the IGF Mobile ceremony, to be held during the Game Developers Conference Mobile conference on March 24th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.
This year’s “Next Great Mobile Game” finalists are:
- Depict (VillaVanilla) – iPhone
- FastFoot Challenge (Urban Team) – J2ME
- Picopoke (Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab) – Photo/Internet-capable Mobile Handsets
- Rhythm of War (SME Dynamic Systems Ltd) – Sony PSP
- Reflection (Team Reflection – University of Southern California) – Nintendo DS
The winning title will be chosen by audience vote during the IGF Mobile’s ceremony. Along with receiving $2,000 from IGF Mobile’s $30,000 prize pool, the “Next Great Mobile Game” will be given floor space in the IGF Mobile pavilion, in which its developers will showcase a playable demonstration of their title alongside finalists in the main IGF Mobile competition.
The “Next Great Mobile Game” prize will be presented by IGF Mobile Platinum and Founding Sponsor NVIDIA. The Game Developers conference is produced by Think Services, the organization behind Gamasutra and its affiliated websites.
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