''Beglitched'' is a 2016

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. It won Best Student Game at the 2016

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Gameplay

''Beglitched'' is a

game with themes of hacking,

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es, and spam.

Development

Jenny Jiao Hsia and Alec Thompson developed ''Beglitched'' within the

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's incubator. The game released for

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and

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in October 2016. An

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release followed in March 2017.

Reception

''Beglitched'' won the Best Student Game category at the 2016

Gameplay

Development

Reception

See also

References

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