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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - Debut Game Winner in 2012

14 March 12

WINNER Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet Michel Gagne, Joe Olson

NOMINEES
* Bastion Amir Rao, Greg Kasavin, Darren Korb
* Eufloria Rudolf Kremers, Alex May
* L.A. Noire Brendan McNamara, Naresh Hirani, Alex Carlyle
* Monstermind Development Team
* RIFT Scott Hartsman, Russ Brown

Bastion

Amir Rao, Greg Kasavin, Darren Korb
Supergiant Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Bastion is the first title from Supergiant Games. This action role-playing game, set in a lush imaginative world, sees players creating and fighting for civilization’s last refuge as a mysterious narrator marks their every move.

		Darren Korb, musician and composer on Bastion, talks about his path into the games industry. Darren Korb Interview on BAFTA Guru >
		Read an interview with Greg Kasavin, writer and creative director behind Bastion. Greg Kasavin Interview on BAFTA Guru >

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Eufloria

Rudolf Kremers, Alex May
Omni Systems Limited/Omni Systems Limited

Eufloria is an game of space exploration and conquest employing surprising themes of plant growth and bio mechanical evolution. The gameplay revolves around conquering asteroids in space and using their resources to literally grow and nurture new creatures to do the player’s bidding.

Rudolf Kremers, the developer behind the real-time strategy video game Eufloria on what inspired him to get into gaming, and his route into the industry. Rudolf Kremers Interview on BAFTA Guru >

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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Michel Gagné, Joe Olson
Shadow Planet Productions/Microsoft Studios

In Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, players experience a captivating adventure set in a unique, rich and insanely twisted world that blends exploration, shooter action, and puzzle-solving with gorgeous visuals, and rich story telling.

		The Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet artist gives advice and inspiration. Michel Gagné Interview on BAFTA Guru >
		The developer behind Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on how he started out and his advice to aspiring game developers. Joe Olson Interview on BAFTA Guru >

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L.A. Noire

Brendan McNamara, Naresh Hirani, Alex Carlyle
Team Bondi/Rockstar Games

Combining an original setting with an interactive yet cinematic experience, Rockstar’s 1940s detective story climbed new heights with its balance of action and narrative.

		Read an interview with Naresh Hirani, one of the developers on the neo-noir crime game. Naresh Hirani Interview on BAFTA Guru >
		The designer behind LA Noire on how he started out and his advice to aspiring game designers. Alex Carlyle Interview on BAFTA Guru >

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Monstermind

Development Team
Bossa Studios/Bossa Studios

Monstermind is Facebook’s first real-time Player vs Player game. It revolves around city building and tower defense. Players must try their best to resurrect the town and repel groups of B-movie style monsters sent by friends.

		One of the game designers behind Monstermind talks about his journey into the games industry. Henrique Olifiers Interview on BAFTA Guru >
		Ric Moore, a designer/developer behind Monstermind, talks to BAFTA Guru. Ric Moore Interview on BAFTA Guru >

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RIFT

Scott Hartsman, Russ Brown
Trion Worlds/Trion Worlds

RIFT is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game in which thousands of players adventure together to save a world being torn apart by magical rifts that unleash deadly planar invasions.

Read an interview with Scott Hartsman, the developer behind Rift, on what made him pursue a career in games. Scott Hartsman Interview on BAFTA Guru >

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