It's official!

Dave Gilbert · Thu 08/02/2007 16:40:05

Wadjet Eye Games has been nominated for a Gamer's Choice Award in the category of "Best New Studio"!

Is anyone else going to the GDC this year? Or live in San Francisco? Drop me a line.

nulluser · Thu 08/02/2007 16:45:51

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Sam. · Thu 08/02/2007 16:47:58

Congrats Dave, unfortunatley my budget doesnt stretch to that trip, hope you win and have fun though!

Jon · Thu 08/02/2007 16:50:38

Congratulations! I hope you win for the AGS community.

thewalrus · Thu 08/02/2007 16:54:37

Way to go Dave! Good luck, brother!!!

Nikolas · Thu 08/02/2007 17:39:36

Congrats Dave!

I guess it's a dream come true? Or maybe you have higher dreams? That would be cool! Dave the president of Barbados! (Take that Da_Elf!) Sounds WAY much cooler than the president of the US... :p

good luck Dave

And the Blackwell Legacy (which I bought now along with the soundtrack and the small print, signged) is looking great thus far! Congrats to everyone involved!

LGM · Thu 08/02/2007 17:49:57

Win one for the Team, Dave! I need to go play The Shivah, now that I remember I bought it.

Peder 🚀 · Thu 08/02/2007 18:21:35

Congrats Dave!

voh · Thu 08/02/2007 18:38:59

Make it count, and mention AGS every other word

m0ds · Thu 08/02/2007 20:16:30

Well done and good luck Dave!

Blag us a free pen!

Blackthorne · Thu 08/02/2007 22:18:28

That's excellent, Dave! Way to go, man. Good luck.

Bt

mätzyboy · Thu 08/02/2007 23:02:24

This is the kind of reward we all secretly desire! My warmest congratulations Dave!

Steel Drummer · Thu 08/02/2007 23:07:55

Great job! Score another for AGS.

LimpingFish · Thu 08/02/2007 23:10:57

Proof that hard work pays off.

Well done, Dave. Couldn't be more deserved.

Redwall · Fri 09/02/2007 01:03:01

From the AGS Awards to the GDC... that's one small* step for Dave, and one giant leap for adventures.

*Small in this case meaning huge, awesome, and well-deserved.

Afflict · Fri 09/02/2007 11:25:07

AWESOME!

Well Done Dave!

Dave Gilbert · Fri 09/02/2007 21:37:22

THANKS! It's quite exciting. And nerve-wrecking as well. I'm giving a 30 minutes keynote speech at the GDC as well (on religion in games, of all things) and I've been freaking out over that.

Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens · Fri 09/02/2007 21:48:13

So you're going to be telling people how to out-question their opponents and deliver mean right hooks?

fred · Sat 10/02/2007 21:47:41

Congrats Dave, you deserve it.

Religion in games? - I think it's noteworthy that civ4 has religion, whereas none of the prequels had. From a game mechanics point of view, all the religions are equal, only the status/importance of religion in society can be changed. I think that's an interesting design choice, making the player some sort of regulating power above religion, whereas in the real world religion seems to often follow its own authority.

Also, PeaceMaker, recently released, deals with religion in an interesting way. Play it, if you haven't, to find out.Ã,Â

And perhaps a healthy dose of Forgotten Realms religion (clerics and their 'alignments')might bring in a historical perspective on how computer games deal with religion.

Just some suggestions, in case you're still freaking out.

Mr Flibble · Sat 10/02/2007 23:40:17

Quote from: Dave Gilbert on Fri 09/02/2007 21:37:22
on religion in games, of all things

You know, I really hope that The Shivah isn't getting all this attention just because "it has Jews in it." That'd be a shame.

It's official!

m0ds