TIGA announces 2007 awards finalists

The Independent Game Developers Association (TIGA) has announced the list of finalists ahead of its annual awards ceremony.

The winning TIGA members will have been selected by their peers and will represent the cream of European Development industry talent.

The 2007 awards include two new categories - "Best technology" and "Best cross-media application of games" - designed to represent the diversity of the development sector.

The nominations are:

Best PC/Console Game developed by a TIGA member:

Geometry Wars: Galaxies — Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment)
Colin McRae: DiRT - Codemasters Studios
Worms XBLA — Team 17

Best Handheld/Console Game developed by a TIGA member:

Geometry Wars: Galaxies — Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment)
Crush — Zoemode (Kuju Entertainment)
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron - Rebellion

Best mobile game developed by a TIGA member:

Championship Manager 2008 — Dynamo Games
Sonic Jump — Airplay
Tomb Raider Anniversary - Finblade

Best Technology:

The EGO Engine — Codemasters
Super Rub a Dub Water Effect — Sumo Digital
Alice Server — Nice Tech

Best Cross Media Application of Games

Realtime UK
Audiomotion
Triage Trainer — TruSim Blitz Games

Best Developer:
(Greatest contribution to independent games development by TIGA member)

Blitz Games
Sumo Digital
Denki

Best Player:
(Greatest individual contribution to independent games development)

Ian Baverstock
Fred Hasson
Jason Kingsley

"Despite increased competition from studios in tax-break countries we're very proud of the outstanding work delivered by our members," said TIGA CEO Fred Hasson.

"These awards are won by and voted by our members and this kind of peer-to-peer recognition of excellence is the most sought after"

The 2007 TIGA awards will take place at the Haymarket Hotel, London on January 30, 2008.