Fun & Serious Game Festival#Titanium Awards
{{Short description|Annual video game festival in Bilbao, Spain}}
{{Infobox organization
| formation = 2011
| type = Video games convention
| location = Bilbao, Spain
| key_people = Alfonso Gómez Aguirre (Director)
| website = {{URL|https://www.bilbaogamesconference.com/}}
}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fsgamer.com/llega-fun-serious-game-festival-para-convertir-a-bilbao-en-la-capital-europea-de-los-videojuegos-115221.html|title=Fun & Serious Game Festival, un festival de 'cine' {{!}} FS Gamer|last=Gamer|first=Redacción FS|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-07-02}} 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.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/05/04/paisvasco/1367665708_154567.html|title=La tercera edición del Fun & Serious Game Festival llega en noviembre a Bilbao|last=EP|date=2013-05-04|access-date=2019-07-02|agency=El País|language=es|issn=1134-6582}}
History
The Fun & Serious Game Festival 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.eurogamer.es/articles/2018-12-10-anunciados-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-titanium|title=Anunciados los ganadores de los premios Titanium|last=Sempere|first=Josep Maria|date=2018-12-10|website=Eurogamer.es|language=es|access-date=2019-07-02}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://vandal.elespanol.com/noticia/1350671330/mas-de-25000-personas-asistieron-al-fun-serious-game-festival-2015-/|title=Más de 25.000 personas asistieron al Fun & Serious Game Festival 2015|website=Vandal|date=4 December 2015 |language=es-es|access-date=2019-07-04}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/fun-serious-game-festival-muda-nuevo-recinto-306247|title=Fun & Serious Game Festival se muda a un nuevo recinto|last=Ortega|first=José L.|date=2018-09-24|website=HobbyConsolas|language=es|access-date=2019-07-02}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/tecnologia/fs-gamer/eventos/fs-game-festival/yoko-shimomura-recogera-20190702095508-nt.html|title=Yōko Shimomura recogerá el Premio Pionera en la IX edición de Fun & Serious Game Festival|date=2019-07-02|website=El Correo|language=es|access-date=2019-07-02}}
Ceremonies
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| Year
! Date ! Game of the Year ! Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2011 | rowspan="2" | November 8 | Battlefield 3 (European) | rowspan="6" | 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 | rowspan="3" | 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 | rowspan="5" | 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 Bot | |
| 2025 | {{n/a|TBA}} | {{n/a|TBD}} |
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hoy.es/rc/20111027/mas-actualidad/tecnologia/serious-game-festival-201110271927.html|title=Patricia Conde y Alex Odogherty presentan el Fun & Serious Game Festival 2011|date=2011-10-27|website=Hoy|language=es-ES|access-date=2019-07-02}}
= 2012 =
= 2013 =
= 2014 =
= 2015 =
= 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodeavila.es/noticia/Z863DCF6B-DF32-F585-689830AB25001043/201612/uncharted-4-el-desenlace-del-ladron-mejor-juego-del-ano|title=Uncharted 4: El desenlace del ladrón, mejor juego del año|last=Ávila|first=Diario de|date=13 December 2016|website=Diario de Ávila|language=es|access-date=8 July 2019}}
= 2017 =
The ceremony was held in the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao and was presented by the journalist Iñaki López and the actress Itziar Atienza.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcorreo.com/tecnologia/legend-zelda-breath-20171212172046-ntrc.html|title='The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild', premio Titanium al mejor videojuego del año|date=2017-12-12|website=El Correo|language=es|access-date=2019-07-02}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bilbaogamesconference.com/}} {{in lang|es}}
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