Ghostwire, developed by Swedish firm A Different Game, was announced as the winner of Nokia's Mobile Games Innovation Challenge. Ghostwire is a casual collection and adventure game where players use the unique features of their mobile device to communicate with the world of ghosts. At the Nokia Games Summit awards ceremony, A Different Game was awarded the top prize of 40,000 EUR to further develop their concept.
Second place went to Swedish developers Jadestone and the French C4M with Melokey to win 20,000 EUR. Melokey brings music and games to mobile devices with advanced social networking features where players learn to master songs and play them against other in-game characters and competitors.
Eclipse Interactive from the United Kingdom claimed third place and 10,000 EUR with Watchers, which is a conspiracy adventure-themed game using real locations and contexts as an essential element.
In addition to the prize money, all three winners will receive pre-production contracts with Nokia Games Publishing.
Nokia had announced the finalists earlier this month for the competition which was "designed to encourage the development of innovative game concepts with the power to positively disrupt the global mobile gaming industry and help propel mobile gaming with handheld devices into a new and exciting future."
Congrats to the winners and we look forward to playing these games!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
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