Found it. 2008 got Honorable Mention. 2007 3rd Place Player's Choice (yay awesome trailer) 2006... nothing (although Tremulous of all things got 1st indie that year...)
Ah I see... We actually had a lot of press at some points, but it kinda faded away. Heh, maybe with more PR we'll get more interest again. Oh and Empty, he joined CW then just left for JPL. Not really appreciating that much, but I guess that's what happens when we recruit on skill - JPL just recruit them. Not that right now we're doing much, but during that time... Heh, I guess I just dislike people not really being invested in the clan, and people actively recruiting out of other clans.
The biggest pull was Empires 2.0 release when Steam News advertised it. One of my friends said he tried back in 1.X days and uninstalled. Because turrets updated angles every frame. Oh gawds netcode overflow. I came with the 2.0 crowd.