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Vote for Your Favorite Games on First Annual SXSW Gaming Awards

The SXSW Gaming Awards will take place this year for the first time on March 7-9 in Austin, Texas.

Vote for Your Favorite Games on First Annual SXSW Gaming Awards

 

Below is the list of the 2014 finalists:

Game of the Year Award
Awarded to 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies gaming excellence. These games represent the penultimate of gamine achievement.

Excellence in Gameplay Award Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in gameplay mechanics. These games are amongst the most memorable and fun; the cream of the crop.

Excellence in Art Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in art. These titles are beautiful, engaging, and visually amazing.

Excellence in Animation Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in animation.

Excellence in Technical Achievement Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in technical achievement.

Excellence in Narrative Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in game narrative.

Excellence in Design and Direction Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in design and direction.

Excellence in Gaming Marketing Award
Awarded to 2013’s most memorable marketing campaign for a game title or hardware or company.

Excellence in SFX Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence game sound effects.

Excellence in Musical Score Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies artistic excellence in musical score and how it is used to progress the narrative of a game.

Convergence Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence and pure crossover appeal through multiple mediums.

Cultural Innovation Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that most challenges the “norm” of everyday gaming and offers a culturally innovative view of a game world, character or gameplay.

Best Multiplayer Game Award
Awarded to the 2013 indie or mainstream game that exemplifies excellence in multiplayer gaming.

Texas Arts Achievement Award Annual award a Texas-based studio or company for their achievements in game development, and its role in progressing game development awareness in Texas.

SXSW Gamer’s Voice Award
Awarded to the favorite indie game in the Indie Corner Showcase, by gamers on the SXSW Gaming Expo floor

The SXSW Gaming Awards are scheduled for the evening of Saturday, March 8 at 7:00 pm. You can go directly to the 2014 SXSW Gaming Awards website and choose from your favorite games that are listed.

Source: SXSW Gaming Awards

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