Wanted to mention this at GSW because I'm pretty sure there are some homebrew or independent handheld game developers reading - whether it be DS, PSP, cellphone, or other hardware.

Therefore, this IGF Mobile judge announcement and deadline reminder (the competition is run by us at the CMP Game Group) is rather worthwhile - and I suspect that competent games will have a good chance at prizes:

"Organizers of the Independent Games Festival have named the judges for the inaugural IGF Mobile competition, a first-of-its-kind event, celebrating innovation in games for cellphones and other mobile devices, including Sony’s PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS.

A panel of high-profile executives and journalists within the mobile gaming industry have been confirmed to help award nearly $20,000 in prizes at this sister event to the IGF, first announced in August, and to take place at Game Developers Conference 2008 next February in San Francisco.

Confirmed judges for the first ever IGF Mobile event are:

- Mike Yuen, Senior Director, Gaming Group, Qualcomm
- David Gosen, CEO, I-play
- Arjan Olsder, Writer, Mobilegamesblog.com
- Darryl Williams, Senior Director of Content, Playphone
- Justin Davis, Editor-in-chief, Modojo
- Demetri G. Detsaridis, Creative Director, Massively Mobile
- Stuart Dredge, Writer, Pocket Gamer
- Neil Trevett, Vice President Mobile Content, NVIDIA
- Monty Munford, Business Development Director, Player X
- Steve Wetherill, President, Uztek Games
- Matthew Hawkins, Writer, zedgeHeadz
- Michael Chang, CEO, Greystripe
- John Walker, Writer, Rock Paper Shotgun

Like the main IGF competition (part of the CMP Game Group, as is Gamasutra), the IGF Mobile will have its own pavilion featuring the finalists on the show floor at the Game Developers Conference 2008 next February, and all finalist games will be available to play at the pavilion.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony during the GDC Mobile conference and honored during the main IGF Awards on Wednesday February 20, 2008. In addition, submissions for the IGF Mobile competition close October 26, 2007, and entry information can be found on the official IGF Mobile website, alongside prize and sponsor specifics."