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Game Connection America announces the 15 games nominated for its Selected Projects program

To feature at San Francisco pitch event

Game Connection America announces the 15 games nominated for its Selected Projects program
The 15 nominees for the Selected Projects program at Game Connection America have been finalised, ahead of the event which is due to take place in San Francisco from 5-7 March during GDC.

The list has been whittled down from 85 applications.

Each team on the roster will have the opportunity to give a five minute presentation to publishers, with a trailer spot available on plasma screens dotted around the arena.

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"Our Selected Projects program was started a couple of years ago as a means of further promoting and rewarding innovation in the games industry," said Pierre Carde, CEO of Connection Events.

"This year we were again very impressed with the quality of projects that were submitted for consideration, and we are excited to see the reaction from our audience at the presentation ceremony in San Francisco."

The full list of nominees is shown below.


  • AirBuccaneers HD, LudoCraft Ltd, Finland

  • Band Together, RedEngine, USA

  • Beatbuddy, THREAKS, Germany

  • Checkspear, Checkspear, France

  • Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller, Phoenix Online Studios, USA

  • Duck Tape, Kef Sensei, Uruguay

  • Fractured Soul, Endgame Studios, Australia

  • The Great Jitters: Pudding Panic, kunst-stoff, Germany

  • Oliver&Spike: Dimension Jumpers, Rock Pocket Games, Norway

  • Phobos, WolpertingerGames, Germany

  • PsychoPuzzle, PsychoPuzzle, USA

  • The Sandbox, PIXOWL, USA

  • Snowbiz, Green Hill, Netherlands

  • Tarot, Chimera, Germany

  • Vampires in Paris, BiP media, France


[source: Game Connection America]

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