Game Developers Announce Awards Nominations Here

The Independent Game Developers Association (TIGA) has announced the list of finalists for its 2007 awards ceremony. These take place at the Haymarket Hotel in London on 30th January 2008.

According to TIGA, "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.

Those awards - all of which require the developer to be a TIGA member are:

Best PC/Console Game
Geometry Wars: Galaxies - Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment)
Colin McRae: DiRT - Codemasters Studios
Worms XBLA – Team 17


Best Handheld/Console Game
Geometry Wars: Galaxies – Doublesix (Kuju Entertainment)
Crush – Zoemode (Kuju Entertainment)
Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron - Rebellion

Best mobile game
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
Blitz Games
Sumo Digital
Denki

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

Nominee and TIGA CEO, Fred Hasson commented, "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".

The awards were voted on by TIGA members. Voting is now closed.

Stay tuned for results.