TIGA, the network for video games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, is staging its 6th annual awards event to recognise excellence across the industry. The awards are currently open for entry, with the deadline for entry on 23:59 on 11th August 2017.
The sixth annual TIGA Games Industry Awards will be held at the spectacular V&M Museum in South Kensington, London on Thursday November 2nd 2017.
New awards for 2017 include the ‘Creativity and Heritage Award’ and the ‘Best Services Provider.
’Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said:
“In our sixth year of running the TIGA Games Industry Awards we’re delighted to introduce these new categories, they build on the success of the previous years’ awards programme. The classic games genres such as Arcade, Action & Adventure, Racing and Puzzle will also continue to be heroed at the awards.
I urge all developers, studios, publishers and businesses to remember the deadline of 23:59 on 11th August 2017”.
The TIGA Games Industry Awards contains 29 categories in total. The ‘Games Awards’ are open to the entire industry and entries are encouraged from all, even those outside the UK so we can truly find the best quality games that the year has to offer. The ‘Business of Games’ awards are reserved exclusively for TIGA members.
The full list of categories for the TIGA Games Industry Awards 2017 is as follows:
Best Action and Adventure Game
Best Game on the Amazon Appstore
Best Arcade Game
Best Casual/Social Game
Best Educational Game
Best Racing Game
Best Strategy Game
Best Role Playing Game
Best Puzzle Game
Creativity and Heritage Award
Diversity Award
Best Audio Design
Best Visual Design
Best Game By A Small Studio
Best Services Provider
Best Art/Animation/Trailer Supplier
Audio Services Supplier
Best Education Initiative and Talent Development
Best Educational Institution
Best Independent Studio: large and small
Outstanding Leadership Award
Best Legal Services Supplier
Best Publisher
Best QA Provider
Best Recruitment Agency
Best Tax and Accountancy Firm
Best Engines, Middleware, Tools and Technology Award
Best Technical Innovation
Also presented at the awards ceremony:
Outstanding Individual Award
Game of the Year
The TIGA Games Industry Awards uniquely recognises excellence in games development, business and education. The Awards also celebrate the achievements of both small and large games development studios. The TIGA Games Industry Awards combine the expertise of a judging panel of industry professionals with a public vote for the ‘Game of the Year’.
The 2017 Awards are supported by some of the leading lights of the video games industry:
- Platinum Sponsor: Amazon Appstore
- Gold Sponsors: Amiqus, Outplay, Radiant Worlds, Space Ape Games and Sumo Digital
- Silver Sponsors: Aardvark Swift, Grads in Games, Abertay University, Invest North East England, Portsmouth University, Stevens & Bolton and Universally Speaking
- Bronze Sponsors: KPMG, Lockwood Publishing, Pearson, Rovio, Scede.io and
- Saffery Champness
TIGA’s charity partner for the 2017 Awards is once again SpecialEffect, a terrific organisation dedicated to using technology to enhance the quality of life of people with physical disabilities through video games.
To enter or find more information, go to www.tiga.org/awards and stay up to date by following TIGA on twitter at @TIGAMovement, whilst keeping an eye out for the #TIGAAwards hashtag.
