The Last of Us – one of the seven competitors for this year's GameCity Prize
The organisers of the annual GameCity prize have announced the shortlist for this year's award. Seven titles are up for the prestigious commendation, which last year was won by mystical PlayStation adventure, Journey. The diverse selection includes, post-apocalyptic PlayStation 3 thriller, The Last of Us, offbeat iOS co-op game, Space Team, musical PlayStation Vita platformer, Sound Shapes, and football simulation, Fifa 13, indie sci-fi strategy sims, FTL and XCOM, and minimalist narrative platformer, Thomas Was Alone.
At an announcement event in Nottingham on Thursday night, the jury for the award was also revealed, and as with previous years, the selection includes a range of figures from the wider media world. Returning for a second year are writer and broadcaster, Samira Ahmed and actor Louise Brealey. There are also four newcomers: Channel 4's commissioning editor for arts, Tabitha Jackson; professor Uta Frith, a development psychologist at UCL, specialising in autism and dyslexia; education consultant, Phil Beadle; and artist Dinos Chapman, a keen gamer.
"We told the judges to pick a game that they would show to someone who had never seen a game before. We want a winner that demonstrates what games are all about," said event director, Iain Simons.
"It's very exciting," said Mike Bithell, the UK developer of entrant, Thomas Was Alone, "I'm just really intrigued to find out what the judges make of all the games."
The winner will be announced at the end of November.
Source: Theguardian. com
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