Gamasutra follows Mind Control Software as they struggle to meet deadlines to submit no less than five games to the 2006 Independent Games Festival. While the race was certainly exciting, I can’t help but wonder what they were thinking. They took all five titles from prototype to beta in the space of only weeks — an impressive feat. However, the rush to submit so many titles seems both out of spirit and a wee bit desperate. Five lottery tickets may have a better chance of winning than one, but the IGF isn’t a lottery; there’s a lot more than quantity to take into account. And I’m not convinced rushing five titles is enough to push the limit. Time will tell. Mind Control Software took home IGF 2004’s Innovation in Game Design award.

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