More awards

Maybe it's the time of year, but you can't move for Game Awards at the moment. But while the BAFTAs and Golden Joysticks hold grand (ish) events, the snappily titled Gameshadow Innovation in Games Festival and Awards (or GIGFA from now on) is online only. Judged by the likes of Charles Cecil (Broken Sword) and Lara Croft designer Toby Gard, the awards aim to, "highlight and reward innovative video games, regardless of their size, budget or commercial success." No Nokia award for making Nokia games here then. Simple webgames are lumped in with retail releases like Loco Roco and if you can ignore the odd bit of marketing spiel about the sponsors then GIGFA is worth checking out. Especially as you can play many of the nominated games. I wonder what awards will turn up next week?