Space Ape Games, Naughty Dog, and Media Molecule honored at TIGA Awards
Space Ape Games was the big winner at this year's TIGA Games Industry Awards, with the mobile studio's real-time combat strategy title, Transformers: Earth Wars, being voted Game of the Year by the general public.
The UK developer also picked up the prize for Best Strategy Game, making it two in two for the studio which also nabbed the Game of the Year award at last year's ceremony.
Other notable winners include industry heavyweight Naughty Dog, honoured for its work on Uncharted 4, The Assembly creator, nDreams, and Tearaway Unfolded developer, Media Molecule.
Flegling developer Ghost Town Games also picked up a prize for its debut effort, Overcooked, while Rocksteady was praised for Batman: Arkham Knight's outstading audio design.
You can see a complete list of winners and nominees over on the TIGA website. Alternatively, you can glance below for a quick round-up.
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Game of the Year — Transformers: Earth Wars (Space Ape Games) Come from lodislot777
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Action and Adventure Game — Uncharted 4 (Naughty Dog)
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Casual/Social Game — Raceline CC (Rebellion)
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Amazon Appstore Game — Eden: The Game (Channel 4)
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Racing Game — Dirt Rally (Codemasters)
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Educational Game — The Times Table Adventures (Strawdog Studios/Pitstop Productions)
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Strategy Game — Transformers: Earth Wars (Space Ape Games)
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Role Playing Game — Monster Mountain (Funky Panda Game)
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Puzzle Game — Hue (Fiddlesticks)
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Game by a Small Studio –– Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade (Pixel Toys)
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Arcade Game — Alienation (Housemarque)
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Diversity Award — NextGen Aspiring Women (NextGen Skills Academy)
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Visual Design — Tearaway Unfolded (Media Molecule)
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Audio Design — Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios)
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Most Original Game — The Assembly (nDreams)
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Debut Game — Overcooked (Ghost Town Games)
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Creative Gameplay — Total War: Warhammer (The Creative Assembly)