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Masahiro Sakurai Discontinues Game Designers Award After 16 Years, Warns Innovation Is Essential
Masahiro Sakurai has ended the Game Designers Award after 16 years because he was unable to find a successor to continue it. The final recipient was Word Game by Team9, while Sakurai warned that the game industry could “die a slow death” without originality and innovation.
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- The Game Designers Award has been discontinued after 16 years.
- Sakurai said the decision followed difficulties finding a successor.
- Word Game by Team9 was the award’s final recipient.
- Sakurai warned that an industry without originality will “die a slow death.”