James Lee
10:30 (BST)
07/10/2008
ngmoco funds GDC iPhone competition
Think Services, the organiser of the Game Developers Conference and the Independent Games Festival, have entered a new partnership with iPhone game publisher ngmoco.
The deal adds USD 10,000 to the 'Best iPhone Game' prize at the Independent Games Festival Mobile and increases the maximum amount of prizes to a record USD 30,000. The partnership with ngmoco, the iPhone publisher co-founded earlier this year by former EA executive Neil Young, includes a Gold Sponsorship of the event.
"ngmoco is proud to support the independent development community and burgeoning micro-studios who are dedicated to creating device defining 'only on iPhone' games," said Alan Yu, VP of Artist & Repertoire at ngmoco.
"As gamemakers, we've long admired the IGF for showcasing and highlighting innovation and independent thinking in games."
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