TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, would like to congratulate all the winners at last night’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2011.
This year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards saw a wide variety of industry luminaries and indie champions taking home awards. Some of the major success stories such as Minecraft, Mind Candy, Rovio and Valve are proving that independent companies have been reinvigorated, empowered by new platforms and business models to create best-selling games.
Dr. Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, stated:
“On behalf of TIGA I’d like to congratulate all of last night’s winners on their superb achievements. TIGA is proud to represent this innovative sector and strives to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business.””
Below is a complete list of the winners in each category:
Category: Creativity
• NEW IP- Enslaved (Ninja Theory)
• NEW DOWNLOAD IP – Minecraft (Mojang Specifications)
• USE OF A LICENCE OR IP – F1 2010 (Codemasters Birmingham)
• VISUAL ARTS – Limbo (Playdead)
• AUDIO ACCOMPLISHMENT – Papa Sangre (Somethin’ Else)
• PUBLISHING HERO – Valve
Category: Technology and Services
• TECHNICAL INNOVATION – Kinect (Microsoft Research Cambridge)
• AUDIO OUTSOURCER – Side UK
• VISUAL OUTSOURCER – Axis Animation
• SERVICES – Audiomotion
• RECRUITMENT – Specialmove
• TOOLS PROVIDER – Autodesk
• ENGINE – Unreal Engine 3 (Epic Games)
Category: Studios
• NEW STUDIO – Mojang Specifications
• MICRO STUDIO – Mojang Specifications
• HANDHELD STUDIO – Rovio Mobile
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – Mind Candy
• IN-HOUSE STUDIO – Media Molecule
• INDEPENDENT STUDIO – Crytek
• SPECIAL INDUSTRY RECOGNITION DEVELOPMENT LEGEND – Ian Livingstone
• GRAND PRIX – Rovio Mobile
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Notes to editors:
About TIGA:
TIGA is the trade association representing the UK’s games industry. The majority of our members are either independent games developers or in-house publisher owned developers. We also have games publishers, outsourcing companies, technology businesses and universities amongst our membership. TIGA was awarded ‘Trade Association of the Year’ and the ‘Member Recruitment Award’ at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards 2010. In 2011, TIGA won a further four awards at the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards, including ‘Trade Association of the Year’ for the second consecutive year. TIGA has also been named as a finalist in the 2010 Chartered Management Institute (CMI) National Management and Leadership Awards in the category of ‘The Outstanding Organisation of the Year Award (SME)’. TIGA is an ‘Investors in People’ accredited organisation.
TIGA’s vision is to make the UK the best place in the world to do games business. We focus on three sets of activities: political representation, generating media coverage and developing services that enhance the competitiveness of our members. This means that TIGA members are effectively represented in the corridors of power, their voice is heard in the media and they receive benefits that make a material difference to their businesses, including a reduction in costs and improved commercial opportunities.
For further information, please contact Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO on: 07875 939 643, or email richard.wilson@tiga.org.