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The GameTap Indies program will take effect immediately, serving as an added distribution channel for creative developers. By enlisting in the program, GameTap assumes responsibility for the digital distribution of each selected game. In addition to being promoted alongside popular GameTap Original titles, such as “Sam & Max: Season 1” and “Myst Online: Uru Live”, GameTap Indies will be showcased in a special Independent Games content area within the service.
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The Front Line Awards spotlight those game development tools released in 1998 that define creativity for developers, and allow them to take their designs to the next level and beyond. In addition, one tool per year is chosen for induction into the Front Line Award Hall of Fame -- akin to the Lifetime Achievement Awards bestowed at events such as the Oscars®. Award recipients are selected by a panel of distinguished judges drawn from all facets of the game development community.
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Each year, Game Developer looks at the powerful lineup of new products and new releases of favorite tools, from game engines to books, and selects the top five in six different categories. After a comprehensive judging process, one winner is chosen in each category.
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"NVIDIA's expertise has made a huge impact on the quality of our game," said Bill Roper, co-founder and CEO of Flagship Studios. "Thanks to excellent developer tools and unprecedented developer support, we can spend less time on debugging and more time where it counts -- taking advantage of the blazing speed and incredible features these cards provide such as hardware shadow maps, Shader Model 3, and floating-point render targets."
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"Jason Della Rocca continues to advocate for game developers on multiple vital levels, from quality of life through crediting and beyond," said Simon Carless, publisher and editorial director of Gamasutra.com. "The Advisory Committee felt it was high time to recognize him as a true Ambassador to our industry."
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SAUSALITO, Calif., January 9, 2007 – Red Mile Entertainment, a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software, today announced the acquisition of the assets of RoverActive Inc, a worldwide distributor and publisher of downloadable PC and PDA-based casual games. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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