TIGA, the independent games association, today announces the winners of the 2015 TIGA Awards following a glittering ceremony held on 12th November at LSO St Luke's in London, to celebrate the best in creativity, innovation and business in the UK games industry.
18 months on from the introduction of tax breaks for the UK games industry, the great and the good of UK games development came together under one roof in a celebration of the excellence of small and large games companies making incredibly creative and inspiring work over the past year.
The public vote for the TIGA Game of the Year Award broke last year's record to receive nearly 30,000 individual votes, demonstrating the growing popularity of the awards, which are designed to recognise and reward games businesses of all sizes.
TIGA's charity partner for the 2015 awards was
SpecialEffect, an organisation dedicated to using technology to enhance the quality of life of people with physical disabilities.
Dr Richard Wilson, TIGA CEO, said: "The TIGA Awards are designed to commend, congratulate and celebrate. At our Awards Ceremony last night we applauded and highlighted excellence in games and business, education and technology, diversity and creativity. I would like to say a huge congratulations to all of our winners, whose creativity and excellence is driving the games industry forward."
"Our judges were pleased to have the challenging task of judging work that has the power to stop us in our tracks. Well done again to everyone that entered, those who were shortlisted and those who eventually won. We would also like to thank all of our generous sponsors and partners, as well as everyone who has supported the awards."
The 2015 TIGA Games Industry Awards Winners
Best Action/Adventure Game - Large Studio Supermassive Games: Until Dawn
Best Action/Adventure Game - Small Studio Payload Studios: Terra Tech
Best Arcade Game - Large Studio Rebellion: Zombie Army Trilogy
Best Arcade Game - Small Studio Red Phantom Games: Minutes
Best Audio Design Radiant Worlds:SkySaga
Best Casual Game - Large Studio Reflections, a Ubisoft Studio: Grow Home
Best Casual Game - Small Studio Chilled Mouse: Chime Sharp
The Chinese Room: Everybody's Gone To The
Best Creative Gameplay Rapture
Best Debut Game Freejam: Robocraft Unleashed
Diversity Award Team 17 Digital Ltd / Tiger & Squid: Beyond
Eyes
David Smith: Interactive Selection for his
work with Women in Games
Best Game with A Purpose - Large Studio Aardman Animations: Sustainable Shaun
Best Game with A Purpose - Small Studio GamelabUK: The Boris Games
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe:
Most Original Game Bloodborne
Best Social Game - Large Studio Sony Computer Entertainment:
LittleBigPlanet3
Best Social Game - Small Studio Legendary Games: Year 0:Tactics
Ninja Theory: DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive
Best Visual Design Edition
Best Animation Supplier Speech Graphics
Best Art Supplier Leading Light Design
Best Audio Supplier Side
Best Education Initiative & Talent
Development Grads in Games (Aardvark Swift)
Best Educational Institution Sheffield Hallam University
Best Independent Studio Space Ape Games
Best In House Studio Rare
Outstanding Leadership Award Debbie Bestwick, CEO of Team17 Digital Ltd
Best Legal Services Supplier Stevens & Bolton LLP
Best Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment
Best QA Provider Universally Speaking
Best Recruitment Agency Amiqus
Best Start Up Playtonic Games
Best Tax and Accountancy Firm MMP Tax Limited
UK Heritage Award Sumo Digital
Best Engines, Middleware, Tools and Tech Marmalade
Best Technical Innovation Simplygon
Outstanding Individual Carl Cavers Sumo Digital
Game of the Year Space Ape Games: Rival Kingdoms
