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Upcoming XBLA platformer Fez won the Seamus McNally Grand Prize, the top honour at last night's Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards at GDC in San Francisco. More >

Cloud gaming service OnLive has partnered with the Independent Games Festival (IGF) to offer 30-minute demos of a selection of games shortlisted for the annual awards ceremony. Sixteen games are playable until March 11 through the OnLive App or the company's Facebook page. Among those included is Dear Esther, which has been nominated for four IGF awards including the $30,000 Seamus McNally Grand Prize. More >

Epic Games design director Cliff Bleszinski will host the Game Developers Choice Awards during GDC in March, organisers have announced. GDC also plays host to the Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards, which will be hosted for a fourth year by Andy Schatz, developer of former IGF Grand Prize winner Monaco. More >

The finalists were selected by discipline-specific juries based on recommendations from 200 independent game experts. More >

The organisers of the Independent Games Festival (IGF), the celebration of indie games which runs as part of the Game Developers Conference, has announced a multi-year partnership that will see Microsoft sponsor an award for games on the Xbox Live Arcade service. More >

A total of 568 games have been submitted for consideration in the Independent Games Festival (IGF) Main Competition, setting a new record with a 45 per cent increase on last year's figure. As Gamasutra notes, mobile game submissions - which have their own category for the first time this year - have almost doubled year on year. More >

A collective of indie developers have bundled over 300 games together into the IGF Pirate Kart. The compilation came about as a way for the developers to share the $95 entrance fee for the Independent Games Festival, removing the barrier to entry for less polished, more experimental game ideas. More >

Organisers of the Independent Games Festival - which runs each year during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco - are calling for submissions for next year’s awards. All independent developers are invited to make suggestions for awards for excellence in visual art, audio, design, technical excellence and more, including the prestigious Nuovo award, before October’s deadline. See the source link below for more.