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Amazon Appstore Game

Winner:

Lockwood: Avakin Life

Shortlist:

1. Dumpling Co., Ltd: Dashy Crashy Turbo                         
2. Entertainment One: PJ Masks: Moonlight Heroes
3. Exient: Strictly Come Dancing:  The Official Game/Dancing with the Stars:  The Official Game
4. Legendary Games: Mordheim: Warband Skirmish
5. Lockwood: Avakin Life                          
6. Plant Pot: Fidget Spinner: The Music Game
7. PlayFusion: Lightseekers                  
8. QuizTix: QuizTix: Animal Pics                          
9. Outplay Entertainment: Castle Creeps TD
10. Rising Star Games: Harvest Moon: Lil’ Farmers
11. Hutch: Hot Wheels: Race Off

Racing Game

Winner:

Codemasters: F1 2016

Shortlist:

1. Codemasters: F1 2016
2. Dumpling Co., Ltd: Dashy Crashy TURBO
3. FuturLab: Tiny Trax
4. Hutch: Hot Wheels: Race Off
5. Kooapps: Pets Race
6. NaturalMotion: CSR Racing 2
7. Playground Games: Forza Horizon 3
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: WipEout Omega Collection
9. Spil Games: Uphill Rush
10. Stainless Games Ltd: Carmageddon: Crashers
11. Virtual Arts Ltd: Cargo Racing VR

Game by a Small Studio

Winner:

Playtonic Games: Yooka-Laylee

Shortlist:

1. Curve Digital: The Flame in the Flood
2. Small Impact Games: The Black Death
3. Cavalier Game Studios: The Sexy Brutale
4. Excalibur Games: Craft Keep VR
5. Pixel Toys Ltd: Drop Dead
6. PlayFusion : Lightseekers
7. Playtonic Games : Yooka-Laylee
8. The Secret Games Company: Kim
9. Wish Studio: THAT’S YOU!
10. Vertical Robot: Daedalus
11. Jamit Games: Jump Stars

Puzzle Game

Winner:

Supermassive Games: Tumble VR

Shortlist:

1. Cavalier Game Studios: The Sexy Brutale
2. Worthing & Moncrieff: A Matter of Murder
3. Curve Digital: Hue
4. Gram Games: Merge Dragons!
5. Grey Alien Games: Shadowhand
6. No Code: Stories Untold
7. Lozange Lab: Swim out
8. Pixel Envision Ltd: Kubic
9. Strawdog Studios: Simon’s Cat – Crunch Time
10. Supermassive Games: Tumble VR
11. Antworkshop: Binaries

Arcade Game

Winner:

Sumo Digital Ltd : Snake Pass

Shortlist:

1. Abylight Studios: Cursed Castilla
2. eStudio: Tormentor X Punisher
3. Excalibur Games: Laser Disco Defenders
4. Future Games of London: Hungry Shark VR
5. Gram Games: Bounzy!
6. Playerthree: Star Wars Arcade 2
7. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Matterfall
8. Sumo Digital Ltd : Snake Pass
9. Space Ape Games: Fastlane: Road to Revenge
10. Super Awesome Hyper Dimensional Mega Team: Rise and Shine

Audio Design

Winner:

Space Ape Games: Fastlane: Road to Revenge

Shortlist:

1. Climax Studios: Lola and the Giant
2. David Su: Yi and the Thousand Moons
3. Jagex Ltd: Runescape Quests: One Piercing Note
4. Ninja Theory Ltd: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
5. Playground Games: Forza Horizon 3
6. Rebellion: Battlezone
7. Space Ape Games: Fastlane: Road to Revenge
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
9. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe:  Horizon Zero Dawn
10. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe:  The Last Guardian

Visual Design

Winner:

Rebellion: Sniper Elite 4

Shortlist:

1. Creative Assembly: Total War: Warhammer
2. CTRLMovie (Developer) & Wales Interactive (Publisher): Late Shift
3. NaturalMotion: CSR Racing 2
4. Ninja Theory Ltd:  Hellblade:  Senua’s Sacrifice
5. Rebellion: Sniper Elite 4
6. Sumo Digital Ltd: Snake Pass
7. Supermassive Games: Until Dawn: Rush of Blood
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe/Crytek:  Robinson: The Journey
9. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe:  Gravity Rush 2
10. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe:  The Last Guardian

Casual/Social Game

Winner:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe THAT’S YOU!

Shortlist:

1. Centrifuge: Virome
2. Curve Digital: Human: Fall Flat
3. Gram Games: Merge Dragons!                               
4. Lockwood Publishing: Avakin Life
5. Playdemic: Golf Clash                               
6. Puny Astronaut: Skye                               
7. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: THE PLAYROOM VR
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: THAT’S YOU!
9. Spil Games: Operate Now: Hospital
10. Supersolid Ltd: Home Street

Action and Adventure Game

Winner:

Ninja Theory Ltd: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Shortlist:

1. Coilworks: Super Cloudbuilt
2. CTRLMovie (Developer) & Wales Interactive (Publisher): Late Shift
3. Curve Digital: The Flame in the Flood
4. No Code: Stories Untold
5. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
6. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Farpoint
7. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Nioh
8. Rebellion: Sniper Elite 4
9. Ninja Theory Ltd: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
10. Playtonic Games: Yooka-Laylee

Creativity and Heritage Award

Winner:

Billy Goat Entertainment Ltd: Her Majesty’s SPIFFING

Shortlist:

1. Alex Rose Games: Super Rude Bear Resurrection
2. Atomicom: JCB Pioneer: Mars
3. Billy Goat Entertainment Ltd: Her Majesty’s SPIFFING
4. Cavalier Game Studios: The Sexy Brutale
5. Creative Assembly: Total War: Warhammer II
6. Grey Alien Games: Shadowhand
7. Jagex Ltd: Runescape
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: THAT’S YOU!
9. Wales Interactive: Don’t Knock Twice VR
10. Wired Productions: The Town of Light

Diversity Award

Winner:

Women in Games

Shortlist:

1. Aardvark Swift
2. Altered Gene: Redzone Runner
3. Failbetter Games: Zubmariner
4. Goodboy Digital Ltd & CBBC: The Worst Witch: Magic Adventure
5. Grey Alien Games: Shadowhand
6. Mango Protocol: Agatha Knife
7. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Horizon Zero Dawn
9. Women in Games
10. Wispfire: Herald: An Interactive Period Drama – Book l and ll

Role Playing Game

Winner:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Horizon Zero Dawn

Shortlist:

1. Adliberum.com: Adliberum Engine (ADLENGINE)
2. Evil Twin Artworks Ltd: Man O’War: Corsair
3. Failbetter Games: Zubmariner (Sunless Sea)
4. Greenlight Games: Dungeon Monsters
5. Grey Alien Games: Shadowhand
6. Imperia Online Ltd: Imperia Online
7. PlayFusion: Lightseekers
8. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: Horizon Zero Dawn
9. Wired Productions: Victor Vran Overkill Edition
10. Wizard Fu: Songbringer

Strategy Game

Winner:

Outplay Entertainment: Castle Creeps TD

Shortlist:

1. Creative Assembly: Total War: Warhammer
2. Grey Alien Games: Shadowhand
3. Imperia Online Ltd: Imperia Online
4. Imperia Online Ltd: Kingdoms Online
5. Legendary Games: Mordheim: Warband Skirmish
6. Outplay Entertainment: Castle Creeps TD
7. Playniac: Insane Robots
8. PlayFusion: Lightseekers
9. Rebellion: Battlezone 98 Redux
10. Ripstone: Chess Ultra
11. Simteractive Ltd: Eden Isle: Resort Paradise

Educational Game

Winner:

Denki: Autonauts

Shortlist:

1. Aardman Animations: Business Battle
2. Denki: Autonauts
3. Gamification Nation: xCite submarine training game
4. Legendary Games: The Very Hungry Caterpillar HTML5
5. Manga High: Deepest Ocean
6. QuizTix: QuizTix: Animal Pics
7. Plug in Media: Star Dash Studio
8. Two Way Media: Two Words
9. Wispfire: Herald: An Interactive Period Drama – Book l and ll

Business Categories >>

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TIGA Members Only

Art/Animation/Game Trailer Supplier

Winner:

Liquid Crimson

Shortlist:

1. Liquid Crimson
2. Sony’s Creative Services Group
3. The TrailerFarm
4. RealtimeUK

TIGA Members Only

Audio Services Supplier

Winner:

PitStop Productions

Shortlist:

1. Pinewood Studios
2. PitStop Productions
3. Sony’s Creative Services Group
4. Soundcuts Ltd
5. The VoiceOver Voice Ltd
6. Sounding Sweet

TIGA Members Only

Education Initiative and Talent Development

Winner:

Abertay University

Shortlist:

1. Aardvark Swift
2. Abertay University
3. Guerrilla Games
4. Gram Games
5. Digital Creativity Labs
6. IHDC
7. London South Bank University
8. NextGen Skills Academy
9. Norwich University of the Arts
10. Outplay Entertainment
11. Pinewood Studios
12. Steel Minions
13. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe/PlayStation First
14. Sumo Digital Ltd

TIGA Members Only

Educational Institution

Winner:

Norwich University of the Arts

Shortlist:

1. Bournemouth University
2. Norwich University of the Arts
3. University of West of England
4. University of Greenwich
5. University of Portsmouth
6. Goldsmith University
7. London South Bank University
8. Sheffield Hallam University

TIGA Members Only

Independent Studio (large)

Winner:

Rebellion

Shortlist:

1. Codemasters
2. Gram Games
3. Hutch
4. Lockwood Publishing
5. nDreams Ltd
6. Ninja Theory Ltd
7. Outplay Entertainment
8. Playground Games
9. Rebellion
10. Space Ape Games
11. Sumo Digital Ltd
12. Supermassive Games

Independent Studio (small)

Winner:

PlayFusion

Shortlist:

1. Virtual Arts Ltd
2. Atom  Republic
3. Dumpling Co., Ltd
4. FuturLab
5. Pixel Toys  Ltd
6. PlayFusion
7. Playniac
8. PROJECT M
9. Red Kite Games
10. Wish Studios

TIGA Members Only

Tax and Accountancy Firm

Winner:

MMP

Shortlist:

1. Henderson Loggie Chartered Accountants
2. Malde & Co
3. MMP
4. Saffery Champness

TIGA Members Only

Outstanding Leadership Award

Winner:

John Earner, Space Ape Games

Shortlist:

1. Ron Ashtiani,  Atomhawk
2. Raghav Mathur and Daniel Doan, Black Shell Media
3. Hermen Hulst, Guerrilla Games
4. Julian Widdows, NaturalMotion
5. Patrick O’Luanaigh, nDreams
6. Glen Gathard, Pinewood Studios
7. Mark Gerhard, PlayFusion
8. Gavin Raeburn, Trevor Williams and Ralph Fulton (Leadership team), Playground Games
9. Chris and Jason Kingsley, Rebellion
10. Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games
11. John Earner, Space Ape Games
12. Carl Cavers, Paul Porter and Daren Mills, Sumo Digital
13. Vickie Peggs, Universally Speaking Ltd

TIGA Members Only

Legal Services Supplier

Winner:

Stevens & Bolton LLP

Shortlist:

1. Sarrassin LLP
2. Stevens & Bolton LLP
3. Wiggin  LLP

TIGA Members Only

Publisher

Winner:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

Shortlist:

1. All 4 Games
2. Codemasters
3. nDreams
4. Rebellion
5. Ripstone
6. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

TIGA Members Only

QA Provider

Winner:

Universally Speaking Ltd

Shortlist:

1. GameBench
2. MoGi Group Ltd
3. Universally Speaking Ltd

TIGA Members Only

Recruitment Agency

Winner:

Amiqus

Shortlist:

1. Aardvark Swift
2. Amiqus
3. Interactive
4. Scede.io

TIGA Members Only

Engines, Middleware, Tools and Technology Award

Winner:

GameBench

Shortlist:

1. ANDi Games
2. Epic Games: Unreal Engine
3. GameBench: GameBench
4. Guerrilla Games:  Decima Engine
5. PlayCanvas
6. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe: PhyreEngine
7. Space Ape Games
8. Speech Graphics: SGX
9. Tazman-Audio Ltd: Fabric

TIGA Members Only

Technical Innovation

Winner:

PlayFusion

Shortlist:

1. ANDi Games Ltd
2. Climax Studios
3. Codemasters
4. Future Games of London
5. GameBench
6. Legendary Games
7. London Studio/PlayStation VR Worlds
8. NaturalMotion
9. PlayFusion
10. Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
11. Supermassive Games
12. Wish Studios

TIGA Members Only

Services Provider

Winner:

Aardvark Swift

Shortlist:

1. Aardvark Swift
2. Currencies Direct
3. GameBench
4. GameS-Tech
5. Liquid Crimson
6. Red Kite Games
7. Universally Speaking Ltd
8. MoGi Group Ltd
9. Soundcuts
10. Playcanvas

Special Awards >>

Outstanding Franchise Development

Winner: Playground Games

Person of the Year 2017

Winner: Mark Eyles

• We have one special award, Person of the Year, which will be presented on the night.
• This is non-enterable and will be awarded to a TIGA member who has made an important contribution to the work of TIGA and to the industry.

Game of the Year

Winner: Playdemic: Golf Clash

• Best game released over the last year, determined by a vote by the public.
• All games entries are entered into game of the year.