2012′s IGF Awards caused not a small amount of consternation behind the scenes. A good deal of this was bad sportsmanship, with developers claiming it was rigged against them in various ways that it absolutely was not. But other issues like games that had already won being re-entered did become a more serious issue. Responding to this, IGF bossman Brandon Boyer has said that this shall no longer be allowed, with any finalists disqualified for another go. And scraps the mobile category. And yet, even now, still bloody well ignores writing.

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