{"id":80177,"date":"2019-02-04T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/335826"},"modified":"2019-02-04T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:00:00","slug":"voting-is-now-open-for-the-2019-igf-and-game-developers-choice-audience-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/02\/04\/voting-is-now-open-for-the-2019-igf-and-game-developers-choice-audience-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting is now open for the 2019 IGF and Game Developers Choice Audience Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s the day:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gdconf.com\/\">Game Developers Conference<\/a> organizers are please to announce that\u00a0online voting for the Audience Awards for both the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSexdSuw1ZAQUsigOcx64U-GvdS6E25N0B5UE0H6IrH4urQGDA\/viewform\">2019\u00a0Game Developers Choice Awards<\/a>\u00a0and the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdIGRkr565pkjWZEotuLtfM-1GJuPj4A3WExFW4LvhvUUFDJA\/viewform\">Independent Games Festival Awards<\/a>\u00a0is now open through next Monday,\u00a0<strong><u>February 11\u00a0at 11:59pm PT!<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are notable\u00a0awards, so please help spread the word! Public\u00a0votes will help determine the winners, which will be announced live during the ceremonies on Wednesday, March 20th, as part of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>As in years past, the ceremonies are available to attend for all GDC 2019\u00a0pass-holders and will be\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gdc\">livestreamed on the official GDC Twitch channel<\/a> at 6:30 PM\u00a0PT beginning with the IGF Awards, followed by the GDCAs.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who would like to vote for the GDCA and IGF Audience Awards can cast their votes using the links below. Voters will need to select the finalist\/game they are voting for, along with a valid email address.<\/p>\n<p>The Game Developers Choice Awards are the leading peer-based video game awards show celebrating the industry\u2019s top games and developers. The IGF Awards honor the most innovative and exemplary projects in indie game development.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, both award ceremonies recognize the creativity, artistry and technical genius of the finest developers and games. It&#8217;s always quite a show, so make time to check both out (in person or live on stream) when GDC returns to San Francisco next month!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bring your team to GDC! Register a group of 10 or more and save 10 percent\u00a0on conference passes. Learn more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/attend\/groups?_mc=blog_x_gdcsfr_le_x_gdcsf_x_x-GDC19\">here<\/a>.\u200b<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more details on\u00a0GDC 2019\u00a0visit the show&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gdconf.com\/?_mc=blog_x_gamar_le_tsnr_gdcsf_x_x-blog\">official website<\/a>, or subscribe to regular updates via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GameDevelopersConference\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Official_GDC\">Twitter<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/GameDevelopersConference\">RSS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gamasutra and GDC are sibling organizations under parent company Informa<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s the day:\u00a0Game Developers Conference organizers are please to announce that\u00a0online voting for the Audience Awards for both the 2019\u00a0Game Developers Choice Awards\u00a0and the Independent Games Festival Awards\u00a0is now open through next Monday,\u00a0February 11\u00a0at 11:59pm PT! These are notable\u00a0awards, so please help spread the word! 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