The organizers of the Independent Games Festival (IGF) have named the judges for the inaugural IGF Mobile, a first-of-its-kind event, celebrating innovation in games for cellphones and other mobile devices including Sony’s PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS. High-profile executives and journalists within the mobile gaming industry have been confirmed to award nearly $20,000 in prizes at this sister event to the IGF.

Confirmed judges for IGF Mobile include Mike Yuen, Senior Director, Gaming Group, Qualcomm; David Gosen, CEO, I-play; Arjan Olsder, Writer, Mobilegamesblog.com; Darryl Williams, Senior Director of Content, Playphone; Justin Davis, Editor-in-chief, Modojo; Demetri G. Detsaridis, Creative Director, Massively Mobile; Stuart Dredge, Writer, Pocket Gamer; Neil Trevett, Vice President Mobile Content, NVIDIA; Monty Munford, Business Development Director, Player X; Steve Wetherill, President, Uztek Games; Matthew Hawkins, Writer, zedgeHeadz; Michael Chang, CEO, Greystripe; and John Walker, Writer, Rock Paper Shotgun. Learn more by visiting www.igfmobile.com .