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- ↑ Imagine Cup World Finals 2014
- ↑ WitchCraft has entered the international market
- ↑ 2014 Award and Challenge Winners
- ↑ Steam Greenlight Spotlight: TurnOn
- ↑ Puzzle-Platformer TurnOn Receives Xbox One, PC, Mac Release Date
- ↑ "E3 brings new 124 trailers!". Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ↑ TurnOn has been Greenlit!
- ↑ Brainy Studios' TurnOn is a 2014 Imagine Cup winner and available on Windows Phone Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ ‘TurnOn’ Is An Adventure Platformer Game Available Exclusively For Windows Phone Devices
- ↑ Imagine Cup 2014 Winners
- ↑ DevGamm winners 2014
- ↑ GamesJamKanobu ended Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine