Just recently, we were able to witness a rather intriguing development in the gaming landscape, that of a brand-new award show honoring video games. It was the first-ever Indie game Award, created by the Six One Indie Collective and held on Thursday, December 19. It definitely isn't the first set of awards to be given to indie games (heck, the Independent Games Festival has been doing that for over twenty-five years now), but this was one of the first that matched a more traditional format similar to those of The Game Awards, complete with its own little awards show, which you can check out below.
Hosts Mike Towndrow and Kyle Stephenson, both from Six One Indie, were quick to emphasize this would be an awards-only event, with no new game announcements or such. And to further esure a diverse selection of games, they also reminded everyone that each eligible game (those released between November 1 of 2023 and 2024 for this initial event) could only receive one nomination per general category, with the awards for Community Management, the Industry Impact awards, and of course, Game of the Year. On top of all that, to emphasize that this...
