Guest judge is Taro YOKOWO! The 16th Fukuoka Game Contest "GFF AWARD 2023" will be held!

GAME FACTORY FUKUOKA is a game event held by the Fukuoka Game Industry Promotion Organization, a collaboration of GFF (GAME FACTORY'S FRIENDSHIP), Kyushu University, and Fukuoka City, based in Fukuoka Prefecture in the Kyushu region. The history of GAME FACTORY FUKUOKA began in 2006, and the first-ever "industry-academia-government" collaboration in the history of the Japanese game industry became a hot topic of conversation. GAME FACTORY FUKUOKA will be held in 2023!

The 16th Fukuoka Game Contest "GFF AWARD 2023" will be held!

The 16th Fukuoka Game Contest "GFF AWARD 2023 " has been announced. This event will be a game contest for amateurs and will be held in three categories: game software,graphic art, andplanning. GFF AWARD 2023 will feature a total of 1,276 entries in the three categories, with the announcement of the winners in each category and presentations by the finalists in the game software category.

Final Judges

The entries will be judged by a panel of judges, and the guest judge for AWARD 2023 will be Taro Yokoo (@yokotaro ), well-known for his "Drug on Dragoon" series and "NieR" series. The Fukuoka Game Industry Promotion Organization will be joined by Akihiro Hino, president of Level-5, and Hiroshi Matsuyama, president of CyberConnect2, Inc. as judges.

Mr. Taro Yokoo

Akihiro Hino, CEO and President of Level-5 Co.

Hiroshi Matsuyama, Representative Director of CyberConnect2 Inc.

Chikako Yamakura, President and CEO, Ganbarion Inc.

Yuki Morimoto, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Art and Design, Kyushu University

Special Talk Show with Mr. Taro Yokowo and Mr. Hiroshi Matsuyama!

On the day of the event, there will be a special talk show featuring game director Taro Yokoo, known for his works with a unique worldview, and Hiroshi Matsuyama, President of CyberConnect2 Inc. The special talk show will be titled "How to Make the Second Worst Game in the Universe 2023 ver." and will focus on how to create a unique worldview, also known as the "Yokoworld," and how to think about game scenarios. This is a must-see for all game creators as well as fans of Taro Yokowo.

In the game software category, there will be a PlayStation Award!

It has been decided that a PlayStation Award will be established in the Game Software Awards of GFF AWARD 2023. The PlayStation Award will be presented to the game selected by Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Interactive Entertainment Indie Initiative, from among the four finalists. And what a PlayStation 5 they are preparing as the extra prize!

Real-time viewing only! Gorgeous gifts will be raffled off!

If you watch GFF AWARD 2023 in real-time, you will be entered into a prize draw to win ELDEN RING (PS4 version ), a Wacom pen tablet, and other prizes. If you answer the survey by 16:00 on March 11, 2023 (Sat. ) from the survey URL that will be posted in the summary section during the program broadcast, 31 people will be selected by drawing to win the gorgeous prizes! You cannot choose which prize you would like to win, but we are sure you will be happy with any of the prizes.

The 16th Fukuoka Game Contest "GFF AWARD 2023" will be broadcast on the Fukuoka Game Industry Promotion Organization's YouTube channel from 13:00 on Saturday, March 11, 2023. Be sure to watch it in real time to win prizes and enjoy watching the award-winning works and special talk sessions! For more details about the 16th Fukuoka Game Contest "GFF AWARD 2023", please check the official website.

Twitter Campaign for App Store and Google Play Gift Codes!

Follow & RT campaign is now underway to win 1,000 yen App Store & iTunes or Google Play gift code for 20 winners by drawing. Just follow the official GFF Twitter (@GFF_PR) and retweet the target tweet to complete your entry! The deadline for entry is Friday, March 10, 2023, so join the campaign and get your gift code!