Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[ELAN Awards heading to San Diego next July]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/16/elan-awards-heading-to-san-diego-next-july/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/16/elan-awards-heading-to-san-diego-next-july/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/16/elan-awards-heading-to-san-diego-next-july/#comments The traditionally Canada-based ELAN Awards today announced intentions to bring the show to San Diego next July 17-19, ending just before the San Diego Comic Con kicks off. Celebrating "video games, animation and visual effects," the fourth year's show makes it's US debut with two days of lavish events before culminating in the actual awards ceremony on the 19th.

Though the event's promoters promise everything from a welcome pool party to a red carpet engagement, we're most excited about something called the "sexiest party ever thrown for video games." Aside from knowing that it's a "street party" taking place in the "historic gaslamp quarter" of San Diego, we're just as flummoxed as you are as to what a sexy party for game industry folks could possibly be. With all those nerds in one place, though, it's assured that iPhones will capture the whole thing in all its confusing, clumsy, awkward glory.

JoystiqELAN Awards heading to San Diego next July originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>awards-showelanelan-awardssan-diegosan-diego-comic-con-2010sexy-partyWed, 16 Dec 2009 04:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Miyamoto to receive ELAN 'Video Game Hall of Fame' award]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/06/miyamoto-to-receive-elan-video-game-hall-of-fame-award/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/06/miyamoto-to-receive-elan-video-game-hall-of-fame-award/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/06/miyamoto-to-receive-elan-video-game-hall-of-fame-award/#commentsCanada's ELAN Awards, a ceremony celebrating achievements in animation and video games, has announced that it will add another trophy to Shigeru Miyamoto's collection. The Nintendo producer, "considered by his peers to be the greatest video game designer in the world," will be inducted into the organization's "Video Game Hall of Fame." One notable peer: last year's award winner, Microsoft's Don Mattrick.

Voting for the honorary award, along with the ceremony's other honorary awards in the fields of animation and visual effects, was held online, hosted by IGN. The awards will be handed out on April 25 in Vancouver at an event hosted by Tom "Spongebob Squarepants" Kenny.

JoystiqMiyamoto to receive ELAN 'Video Game Hall of Fame' award originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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