Limbo and Inertia won multiple awards and big cash prizes that were given with each award.
Limbo won Best Professional Game and Achievement in Art Direction, netting Playdead a cool $117,500. Meanwhile, Inertia won four awards including Best Non-Professional Game, Technical Achievement, Achievement in Gameplay and the Gamer’s Choice Award, which adds up to a $130,000.
If you’ve never heard of Inertia, the game was released last October on Xbox Live Indie, and you can check it out here; it only costs 80 MSP ($1 USD). If you’ve never heard of Limbo, there’s something wrong with you.