John Romero is the creator of iconic FPS games like Doom and Quake, and to honour this the legendary game designer will receive an Honorary Award at the 7th Fun & Serious Game Festival in December.
The award will be presented at the Awards Presentation Gala at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and "seeks to recognise his contribution in terms of laying the creative and narrative foundations of an entire action genre, not to mention his iconoclastic and irreverent contribution, one that has helped to invigorate the industry as a whole. He is a tireless devotee of video-game design and mechanics. The Festival also aims to highlight his profile as a patron, promoter and entrepreneur within the industry," the press release explains.
Alfonso Gómez, the Head of the Fun & Serious Festival, said: "we are proud to welcome a figure of the stature of John Romero amongst our award-winners this year, a true legend as both a creator and an entrepreneur. With his unmistakeable style and ongoing dedication to video-games, his presence in Bilbao alongside many other prestigious personalities, enhances the role that the Festival currently plays within the video-game world: today the Fun & Serious Game Festival is an international point of reference and an obligatory event for fans, professionals and investors within the industry."
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