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Winners of the MGIC 2008

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1stGhostwire

Ghostwire, by A Different Game from Sweden, is the winner of the 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.

"This is a refreshing game that is truly 'made-for-mobile', using augmented reality in a different way. Your mobile phone helps you to discover and actually see a hidden world of mysteries and ghosts, to communicate with them, to collect them and, as the makers state, to give them peace. All judges agreed that this is a game they'd like to see progress." Maarten Noyons, founder and GM of the International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) and head of the Mobile Games Innovation Channel judging panel

A Different Game

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Trailer and interview




2ndMelokey

Second Prize was awarded to Melokey, which was chosen for its potential to bring music and games to mobile devices with advanced social networking features. Melokey is a music game for mobile devices where players learn to master songs and play them against other in-game characters and competitors to win the hearts of fans. Once they get the hang of how to master the play interface via the immersive single player campaign, they can start playing their own favorite music, not just on their own but together with friends.

Jadestone
C4M

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Concept pitch and interview





3rdWatchers

The third prize winner, Watchers, is a conspiracy adventure-themed game and is part of the new generation of games that are using location and context as an essential element. The game will use Nokia Maps and other real-world tools to find the locations. The players must explore these locations to uncover clues and use all their wits and any means necessary to find out who they are, why they are trapped, and who is behind it all. Watchers is supported with episodic game play and offers players the chance to provide content to challenge other fellow conspiracy theorists.

Eclipse

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Trailer and interview