TIGA Awards finalists revealed

News by GamesIndustry International Contributor

Published on Jan. 21, 2008

London, England, 21st January 2008: TIGA, The Independent Game Developers Association, today announced the list of finalists ahead of the prestigious annual 2007 awards ceremony which takes at the Haymarket Hotel in London on 30th January 2008.

The eventual winning TIGA members will have been selected by their peers and will represent the cream of European Development industry talent. For the first time, the 2007 awards include two additional 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 2007 - Geometry Wars: Galaxies - Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment), Colin McRae: DiRT - Codemasters Studios, Worms XBLA - Team 17

Best Handheld/Console Game developed by a TIGA member 2007 - Geometry Wars: Galaxies - Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment), Crush - Zoemode (Kuju Entertainment), Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron - Rebellion

Best mobile game developed by a TIGA member 2007 - Championship Manager 2008 - Dynamo Games, Sonic Jump - Airplay, Tomb Raider Anniversary - Finblade

Best Technology 2007 - The EGO Engine - Codemasters, Super Rub a Dub Water Effect - Sumo Digital, Alice Server - Nice Tech

Best Cross Media Application of Games 2007 - Realtime UK, Audiomotion, Triage Trainer - TruSim Blitz Games

Best Developer - Greatest contribution to independent games development during 2007 by TIGA member - Blitz Games, Sumo Digital, Denki

Best Player - Greatest individual contribution to independent games development during 2007 - Ian Baverstock, Fred Hasson, Jason Kingsley

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

Taking place at the Haymarket Hotel, London on the 30th January 2008, the 2007 TIGA awards were voted on by TIGA members. Voting is now closed, TIGA would like to congratulate all the finalists and wish them well for the night.

A limited number of tickets for the awards are still available priced £75 per person. To book your place, please contact Steff on 0845 0941095 or email: stephanie.rickwood@tiga.org

For more information on the awards, or to arrange interviews, please contact:-

Keef Sloan

Peppermint P

e: keef.sloan@peppermintp.co.uk

t: 07973 614302

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-- About Tiga --

Tiga is the national trade association representing the business and commercial interests of games software developers in the UK and Europe. Tiga's key objective is to keep its members at the heart of the global games industry by helping to create a successful business environment for them and by representing their interests to Government, Europe, and financiers. To this end Tiga has 2 principle roles:

To interface with Government departments and Ministers (as well as Europe) on all issues that affect the overall wellbeing of the sector - Tiga has relations with BERR, Treasury, Inland Revenue, UKTI, DCMS, DIUS, and the Home Office; we encourage a strong partnership between government and industry, and

To develop economic development strategies for the sector that make the UK the place of choice to do 'games' business; we aim to get UK development back into 3rd place and keep it one of the top most important global centres, alongside the US and Japan.

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