2015 Winners and Shortlist

Games Categories

Action / Adventure >>

This category was split into small and large studio.

SMALL STUDIO

Geek Beach: Storm Tree
Geek Beach: Ore Light
Odd World Inhabitants: Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
Payload Studios: Terra Tech
Pixel Squad: Crime Coast
Roll7: OlliOlli2
Rodeo Games: Warhammer 40K: Deathwatch – Tryanid Invasion
Psytec Games: Crystal Rift
State of Play Games: Lumino City
Wales Interactive: Soul Axiom

WINNER: SMALL STUDIO

PAYLOAD STUDIOS: TERRA TECH

LARGE STUDIO

Activision: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Activision: Destiny
Climax Studios: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
Creative Assembly: Alien: Isolation
Exient Leamington Spa: Angry Birds Transformers
Ninja Kiwi: SAS: Zombie Assault 4
Ninja Theory: DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition
Red Thread Games: Dreamfall Chapters
Supermassive Games: Until Dawn
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: Bloodborne

WINNER: LARGE STUDIO

SUPERMASSIVE GAMES: UNTIL DAWN

Arcade >>

This category was split into small and large studio.

SMALL STUDIO

Beartrap Games: Sky Patrol
Confused Pelican Games: Iron Fisticle
Flump Studios: Horizon Shift
Gamepopper: Glow Drop DX
Just A Pixel: Light, Sneak, Hack, Steal
Naked Penguin Boy: Run the Joint
Red Phantom Games: Minutes
Retro Fist: Fire Fu
Roll7: Not A Hero
Tikipod: Rock Boshers DX: Director’s Cut

WINNER: SMALL STUDIO

RED PHANTOM GAMES: MINUTES

LARGE STUDIO

Fuzzy Frog: Ronaldo Superstars
Climax Studios: Bandit 6
Rare: Rare Replay
Rebellion: Zombie Army Trilogy
Outplay Entertainment: Angry Birds POP!
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: Super Stardust Ultra

WINNER: LARGE STUDIO

REBELLION: ZOMBIE ARMY TRILOGY

Casual >>

This category was split into small and large studio.

SMALL STUDIO

Bica Studios: Smash Time!
Bisbog: FILD: Renegade Monsters
Chilled Mouse: Chime Sharp
Gateway Interactive: Spectra
Interactive Systems Studio: Brake To Win
Rocket Rainbow: Hay Ewe
Total Monkery: ElemenTales
Tsumanga Studios: Winx Club: Winx Fairy School
Viewpoint Games: VR Karts
Zabuza Labs: Duplex

WINNER: SMALL STUDIO

CHILLED MOUSE: CHIME SHARP

LARGE STUDIO

Exient Leamington Spa: Bake Escape
Gameloft: Spiderman Unlimited
Lockwood Publishing: Avakin Life
Midoki: Plunder Pirates
Ninja Kiwi: Bloons Monkey City
Playdemic: Gang Nations
Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio: Grow Home
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: Helldivers
Sony Computer Entertainment: LittleBigPlanet3
The Chinese Room: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

WINNER: LARGE STUDIO

REFLECTIONS, A UBISOFT STUDIO: GROW HOME

Social >>

This category was split into small and large studio.

SMALL STUDIO

Legendary Games: Year O: Tactics
Mutant Labs: Hot Seat: The Quick Fire Party Game
Rocket Rainbow: Hay Ewe
Stand Out Games Studio: Quickslide

WINNER: SMALL STUDIO

LEGENDARY GAMES: YEAR O: TACTICS

LARGE STUDIO

Imperia Online: Imperia Online
Lockwood Publishing: Avakin Life
Midoki: Plunder Pirates
Playdemic: Gang Nations
Sony Computer Entertainment: LittleBigPlanet3
Space Ape Games: Rival Kingdoms
Supermassive Games: Until Dawn

WINNER: LARGE STUDIO

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT: LITTLEBIGPLANET3

Game with a Purpose >>

This category was split into small and large studio.

SMALL STUDIO

GamelabUK: The Boris Games
GroundBreaking Games: Barley And Me
Italic Pig: Schrödinger’s Cat and the Raiders of the Lost Quark
Radication Games / Abertay University: Project: Sanitarium
Sun & Moon Studios: Eye Can Fly
State of Play Games: Lumino City
Steel Minions: PieceFall
Twiddly Studio: Sum Idea
Virtually Free: Agoraphobia Free
Wales Interactive: Soul Axiom

WINNER: SMALL STUDIO

GAMELABUK: THE BORIS GAMES

LARGE STUDIO

Aardman Animations: Escargot Escape Artistes
Aardman Animations: Sustainable Shaun
BBC Learning, BBC Wales, Somethin’ Else: The Doctor And The Dalek
Preloaded: Rugged Rovers
Preloaded: Tyrant
Rare: Rare Replay
Red Thread Games: Dreamfall Chapters
Square Enix: Life Is Strange
Team17 Digital Ltd / Tiger & Squid: Beyond Eyes

WINNER: LARGE STUDIO

AARDMAN ANIMATIONS: SUSTAINABLE SHAUN

Diversity >>

Aardman Animations: Escargot Escape Artistes
Interactive Selection and Women in Games Jobs
Rare: Rare Replay
Team17 Digital Ltd / Tiger & Squid: Beyond Eyes
The Chinese Room: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

SPECIAL COMMENDATION:

INTERACTIVE SELECTION FOR WOMEN IN GAMES

WINNER:

TEAM17 DIGITAL LTD / TIGER & SQUID: BEYOND EYES

Debut Game >>

Acid Nerve: Titan Souls
Failbetter Games: Sunless Sea
Freejam: Robocraft Unleashed
Mad Fellows: SineWave
Tammeka Games: Radial-G : Racing Revolved
Milky Tea: Coffin Dodgers
Sam Barlow: Her Story
Team17 Digital Ltd / Mouldy Toof Studios: The Escapists
Team17 Digital Ltd / Unicube: Sheltered
Team Junkfish: Monstrum

WINNER:

FREEJAM: ROBOCRAFT UNLEASHED

Original Game >>

Stroboskop: Sylvio
Blazing Griffin: Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
Bossa Studios: I Am Bread
TwiceCircled/Positech Games: Big Pharma
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: Bloodborne
Space Ape Games: Rival Kingdoms
State of Play Games: Lumino City
Team17 Digital Ltd / Tiger & Squid: Beyond Eyes
Techland: Dying Light
The Chinese Room: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

WINNER:

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE: BLOODBORNE

Creative UK Gameplay >>

Bossa Studios: I Am Bread
Just A Pixel: Light, Sneak, Hack, Steal
Radiant Worlds: SkySaga
Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio: Grow Home
Supermassive Games: Until Dawn
Sony Computer Entertainment: LittleBigPlanet3
Team17 Digital Ltd / Mouldy Toof Studios: The Escapists
Team17 Digital Ltd / Tiger & Squid: Beyond Eyes
The Chinese Room: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture
8-bit Studio: SKARA: The Blade Remains

WINNER:

THE CHINESE ROOM: EVERYBODY’S GONE TO THE RAPTURE

TIGA Audio Design Award >>

Blazing Griffin: Distant Star: Revenant Fleet
Radiant Worlds: SkySaga
Rare: Rare Replay
Rebellion: Zombie Army Trilogy
Supermassive Games: Until Dawn
Team 17 Digital/Tiger & Squid: Beyond Eyes
The Chinese Room: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

WINNER:

RADIANT WORLDS: SKYSAGA

TIGA Visual Design Award >>

Climax Studios: Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China
Just Add Water: Odd World: New ‘n’ Tasty
Ninja Theory: DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition
Rare: Rare Replay
Rebellion: Zombie Army Trilogy
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: Bloodborne
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe: God of War® III Remastered
Sony Computer Entertainment/Ready At Dawn: The Order 1886
Supermassive Games: Until Dawn
Team17 Digital Ltd / Tiger & Squid: Beyond Eyes
Chinese Room: Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture

WINNER:

NINJA THEORY: DMC: DEVIL MAY CRY DEFINITIVE EDITION

Business Categories

Leadership >>

Atomhawk
Evil Twin Artworks
Iconical
Playabl
Playground Games
Radication Games / Abertay University
Space Ape Games
Sumo Digital
Team17 Digital Ltd

WINNER:

DEBBIE BESTWICK, CEO OF TEAM17 DIGITAL LTD

Publisher >>

Activision
Channel 4
Kiss
Microsoft
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Team17 Digital Ltd

WINNER:

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE

Independent Studio >>

Bossa Studios
Climax Studios
CCP Games
Futurlab
Ninja Theory
Playground Games
Radiant Worlds
Rebellion
Space Ape Games
Sumo Digital
Supermassive Games
Team 17 Digital Ltd

WINNER:

SPACE APE GAMES

In-house Studio >>

Lionhead Studios
Rare
Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio

WINNER:

RARE

Art Supplier >>

Atomhawk
Leading Light Design

WINNER:

LEADING LIGHT DESIGN

Audio Supplier >>

Nimrod
Pinewood Studios
SIDE

WINNER:

SIDE

Animation Supplier >>

Centroid Motion Capture
Dimensional Imaging
Speech Graphics

WINNER:

SPEECH GRAPHICS

Recruitment Agency >>

Aardvark Swift
Amiqus
Interactive Selection

WINNER:

AMIQUS

Tax & Accountancy Firm >>

French Duncan LLP
Grant Thornton
Henderson Loggie
KPMG
MMP Tax Limited

WINNER:

MMP TAX LIMITED

Service Provider – Legal Services >>

Sarassin LLP
Sheridans
Stevens & Bolton LLP
Weightmans LLP

WINNER:

STEVENS & BOLTON LLP

Service Provider – Best QA >>

GameBench
MoGi
Testology
Universally Speaking

WINNER:

UNIVERSALLY SPEAKING

Education Institution >>

Anglia Ruskin University
Bournemouth University
Goldsmiths, University of London
London South Bank University
Norwich University of the Arts
Sheffield Hallam University
Staffordshire University
University of Greenwich
University of Portsmouth
UWEGames@ Uwe Bristol

WINNER:

SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY

Education Initiative & Talent Development >>

Evil Twin Artworks
Grads in Games (Aardvark Swift)
Hao2.eu
IGGI Universities York, Goldsmiths and Essex
London South Bank University
NextGen Skills Academy
SCEE PlayStationFirst
Staffordshire University
Steel Minions
Universities of Portsmouth, Southampton Solent and Bournemouth

WINNER:

GRADS IN GAMES (AARDVARK SWIFT)

Start-Up>>

Compare the Game
GameBench
Iconical
Mouldy Toof studios
Playabl
Playtonic Games
Unicube

WINNER:

PLAYTONIC GAMES

Engines, Middleware, Tools & Tech >>

Autodesk
deltaDNA
Dimensional Imaging
GameBench
GameSparks
Marmalade Technologies
Perforce
PlayCanvas
Simplygon
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Tazman-Audio

WINNER:

MARMALADE TECHNOLOGIES

Technical Innovation >>

Coatsink Software
GameSparks
Perforce
Radiant Worlds
Rebellion
Reflections, a Ubisoft studio
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Simplygon
Supermassive Games
Whispering Gibbon

WINNER:

SIMPLYGON

UK Heritage Award >>

Playabl
Rare Ltd
Sumo Digital
The Chinese Room

WINNER:

SUMO DIGITAL

SPECIAL AWARDS >>

Outstanding Individual Award >>

WINNER:

CARL CAVERS, SUMO DIGITAL

Game of the Year >>

WINNER:

SPACE APE GAMES: RIVAL KINGDOMS