Award For Interactive Innovation
Shortlist revealed, winner to be announced at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival.
06/08/09 - Edge, Future’s international games magazine and website, has announced the shortlist for its Edge Award For Interactive Innovation, which is set for presentation during the Edinburgh Interactive Festival next week.
The list recognises the games commercially released in the last 12 months that have, in the judge’s opinions, done most to mark out new directions for videogaming.
Previous winners of the prestigious accolade have included Halo 3 in 2008, for its integration of online features, and Okami in 2007 for its art style and brushwork play mechanic.
Edge Award for Interactive Innovation 2009
Far Cry 2 (360, PC, PS3; developer: Ubisoft Montreal; publisher: Ubisoft)
Flower (PS3; developer: Thatgamecompany; publisher: SCE)
Left 4 Dead (360, PC; developer: Valve; publisher: Valve)
LittleBigPlanet (PS3; developer: Media Molecule; publisher: SCE)
MaBoShi: The Three Shape Arcade (Wii; developer: Mindware Corp; publisher: Nintendo)
Noby Noby Boy (PS3; developer: Namco Bandai; publisher: Namco Bandai)
Alex Wiltshire, Editor of Edge Online, said:
“Though iPhone and social networks such as Facebook have blossomed as gaming platforms over the past year, the games made for them are still nascent. Our shortlist entirely comprises deeper, more formalised games made for traditional gaming platforms, each of which contains rich, exciting and lasting ideas for gaming’s future.”
The winner of this year’s Edge Award for Interactive Innovation will be announced at 6.30 on Thursday, August 13, during the Edinburgh Interactive Festival conference and online at http://www.edge-online.com
Full explanations of the judges’ choices and discount passes for the Edinburgh Interactive Festival conference are available on Edge Online at http://www.edge-online.com
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