Gianluca, aka “The Huge,” contacted us all the way from Milan, Italy to share a beautiful piece he completed after playing “Flower.” He writes:

“Anyway the clouds, the wind and the whole atmosphere belong to me so much. One year before your releasedthe game I wrote an instrumental song called La nebbia, after flowr was released I wrote some lyrics inspired by the sense of freedom I felt in the game that, on the other hand, reminded of my teenage years.”

Listen to his song, “Flower,” here.

Stephen, aka The Game Locker, sent us this video, which is part review, part fandome. Either way, it’s a very thoughtful and personal look at “Flower.” Enjoy!

The National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers has nominated “Flower” for excellence in 3D Control Design, Control Precision, and overall best game in the “Special Class.”

Thank you to everyone that voted for us – we are honored to be nominated for two control design awards by people who definitely know their control schemes!

The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announced the finalists for their awards, which are held each year during the DICE Summit in Vegas.  And we a honored to announce that Flower is up for five awards! Here’s the list:

Outstanding Innovation in Gaming

Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition

Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design

Casual Game of the Year

Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction

Thank you to all of the Academy members for supporting Flower. We hope to see you in Vegas!

Click here for the full list of nominees.

You voted, and the results are in!

Organizers have revealed the nominees for the tenth annual Game Developers Choice Awards, the leading peer-based video game industry awards. Nominations this year are led by Naughty Dog’sUncharted 2: Among Thieves, with seven nominations.

The acclaimed title is closely followed by five nominations for Thatgamecompany’s evocative downloadable game Flower, and four nominations for Ubisoft Montreal’s well-received Renaissance action game sequel Assassin’s Creed II.

Flower is up for:

Best Game Design

Best Visual Art

Best Audio

Innovation

Best Downloadable Game

Click here for the full list of nominees!