Fun & Serious Game Festival is a video game festival that takes place, in Bilbao, Spain, from late November to the beginning of December since its foundation in 2011. Its main objective is to recognize the cultural importance of video games. To do so, several leisure and training activities are celebrated, such as the VIT Talks and the Fun & Serious Awards.
History The Fun & Serious Game Festival was founded in 2011. It has the support of the Basque Regional Government - SPRI, the city hall of Bilbao and Vizcaya's Provincial Council. Besides, it is sponsored by the newspaper 'El Correo'. Among the strategic partners of this event relevant brands from the sector can be found, such as Microsoft, PlayStation and Ubisoft. The Spanish Association of video games (AEVI) also collaborates with the Festival.
The Titanium Awards honoring the year's contributions to the video game industry conclude the festival. The Titanium Award changed its name and design in 2015, in reference to the titanium, a metal that represents the transition experimented in the city of Bilbao. In 2016, the total number of assistants was of 25000 people.
In 2018, by its eighth edition, the festival changed its location, moving to the Bilbao Exhibition Centre of Baracaldo, in order to increase the habitual capacity. In 2019 the IX edition will take place, between the 6th and 9 December, where Yōko Shimomura will be awarded with the Titanium award for her input in the video games' music world. Furthermore, the compositor will impart a talk in the VIT Talks of this festival.
Ceremonies Year Date Game of the Year Venue 2011 November 8 Battlefield 3 (European) Campos Eliseos Theater Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (Non-European) 2012 November 29 Halo 4 2013 November 28 Grand Theft Auto V 2014 December 3 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2015 December 1 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2016 November 28 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Guggenheim Museum 2017 December 9 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2018 December 10 Red Dead Redemption 2 2019 December 9 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Bilbao Exhibition Centre 2020 December 12 The Last of Us Part II Virtual 2021 December 11 It Takes Two Bilbao Exhibition Centre 2022 November 19 God of War Ragnarök 2023 December 18 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2024 December 6 Astro Bot2025
Award winners
2011 The first ceremony for the Titanium Awards was celebrated at the Campos Eliseos Theater on November 8, 2011, and it was presented by Patricia Conde and Alex Odogherty. CategoryWinnerGame of the year (European)Battlefield 3Game of the year (Non-European)Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2012 CategoryWinnerGame of the yearHalo 4
2013 CategoryWinnerGame of the yearGrand Theft Auto V
2014 +CategoryWinnerGame of the yearMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2015 The following list are adapted from IGN Spain: CategoryWinnerBizkaia AwardAlexey PajitnovVanguard AwardTim SchaferHonorific AwardJames ArmstrongGame of the yearThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntBest ScriptBest SoundtrackLife Is StrangeBest Game DesignStar Wars: Battlefront Best Debut GameUndertaleBest Original IdeaThe Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square MindBetter National DevelopmentBest Performance (in Spanish)Claudio Serrano for Batman Arkham Knight Best Sports GameNBA 2K16 Best Competitive GameTom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeBest independent gameMind Path to ThalamusBest Motor GameForza Motosport 6Best Art DesignOri and the Blind Forest
2016 The ceremony took place at the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao and was presented by the actress Itziar Atienza and the journalist Toni Garrido. The awards were handed by Ed Vaizey, the basketball player Alex Mumbrú and the comedian Hovik Keuchkerian. CategoryWinnerBizkaia AwardYuji NakaVanguard AwardHarvey SmithHonorific AwardWarren SpectorGame of the yearUncharted 4: A Thief's End
2017 The ceremony was held in the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao and was presented by the journalist Iñaki López and the actress Itziar Atienza. CategoryWinnerBizkaia AwardJohn RomeroHonorific AwardJordan MechnerVanguard AwardJeff KaplanGame of the yearThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2018
CategoryWinnerBizkaia AwardFumito UedaHonorific AwardBrenda RomeroPioneer AwardJade RaymondGame of the yearRed Dead Redemption 2
2019 CategoryWinnerBizkaia AwardTim WillitsVanguard AwardBruce StraleyPioneer AwardYoko ShimomuraHonorific AwardGreg StreetGame of the yearStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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