GameCity Prize
The GameCity Prize was announced on 15 September 2011. It is awarded for a game's "accomplishments and contribution to popular culture".
Minecraft won the first GameCity Prize in 2011.
The 2012 award went to Journey (made by thatgamecompany), with special acknowledgements to FEZ as runner-up. Lord Puttnam chaired the 2012 Jury and was joined by Charlie Higson, Dave Gibbons, Jo Whiley, Louise Brealey, Samira Ahmed, Lucy Kellaway, Ekow Eshun, and Wayne Hemingway.
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