Creative Word-Wielding Adventure Game, Scribblenauts, Wins for Best Handheld Game and Innovation Award; Other Big Winners Include Batman: Arkham Asylum, Farmville, Flower and Torchlight
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12, 2010 - Pocketwatch Games' stylish co-op caper, Monaco, was the big winner at the
Twelfth Annual Independent Games Festival, which was hosted by the Game
Developers Conference (GDC) at the Moscone Convention Center in San
Francisco. Monaco received the top award at the ceremony, earning the
US$20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize for Best Independent Game, as well as
the award for Excellence in Design.
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 12, 2010 - The New York Times carried a front-page story on March 9 saying that a
report is forthcoming from the UN Somalia Sanctions Committee alleging
large-scale diversion of the UN World Food Program (WFP) humanitarian aid
effort. An advance copy of the report was leaked to the Times by unknown
parties perhaps seeking to build external support for the report prior to its
official adoption by the UN Security Council. According to the Times, the
Sanctions Committee report contains accusations that DEEQA, as a principal
food-delivery contractor in the Somalia WFP, participated in the alleged
diversion of aid.
DENVER, March 12, 2010 - President Obama announced today that he will donate US$125,000 of his
US$1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize monies to the American Indian College Fund
(the Fund). In a statement issued by the White House, Obama said of the Fund
and nine other charity organizations that received donations from the
president, "These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States
and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need. I'm proud
to support their work."
Recognition shared with customer Piramal Healthcare shows the value of quality project management protocols in bringing quality products quickly to market using an outsourced development team.
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