The Finalists for the Independent Games Festival 2007 have been announced. The finalists were narrowed down from an initial pool of 141 entries; the winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 7th 2007. Below is the list:

Seumas McNally Grand Prize: Aquaria - Bit Blot; Armadillo Run – Peter Stock; Bang! Howdy – Three Rings Design; RoboBlitz – Naked Sky Entertainment; Everyday Shooter – Queasy Games.

Best Web Browser Game: Bubble Islands – dot-invasion; Gamma Bros – Pixeljam; Samorost 2 – Amanita Design.

Design Innovation Award: Armadillo Run – Peter Stock; Aquaria – Bit Blot ; Everyday Shooter – Queasy Games; Toblo – Digipen Institute of Technology; Toribash – NABI Software.

Excellence In Visual Art: Castle Crashers – The Behemoth; Golf? – Luke Hetherington Company; Aquaria – Bit Blot; RoboBlitz – Naked Sky Entertainment; Samorost 2 – Amanita Design.

Excellence In Audio: Bone: The Great Cow Race – Telltale Games; Everyday Shooter – Queasy Games; FizzBall – Grubby Games; Aquaria - Bit Blot; Racing Pitch – Skinflake.

Technical Excellence: Arcane Legions: The Rising Shadow – Slitherine Software; Armada Online – EvStream; Bang! Howdy – Three Rings Design; Blast Miner – Cryptic Sea; Bugs Of War – NinjaBee.

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