THE SHORTLIST

DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS

Development Tool of the Year

Audiokinetic
Elias Studio 3
GameMaker Studio
SyncSketch
Unity
Unreal Engine

External Development Partner of the Year

Epic Games
Keywords Studios
PTW
Talenthouse Media Foundry
Testronic
Virtuos

Recruitment Agency of the Year

Aardvark Swift
Amiqus
Haptic
InGame Recruitment
OPMjobs
Trust In Soda

outstanding STUDIOS

Major Studio of the Year

Creative Assembly
Frontier
Playground Games
Rebellion
Sumo Digital
Supermassive Games
Acid Nerve

Indie Studio of the Year

Bossa Games
Hello Games
Shedworks
Skyhook Games
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 reaching Audiences

PR Agency of the Year

Bastion
Dead Good PR
Honest PR
Indigo Pearl
Renaissance

Creative Agency of the Year

Diva
Fluid
Fourth Floor Creative
ICHI Worldwide
TAKEOFF
YRS TRULY

Campaign of the Year

Diva, in collaboration with TfL, MediaCom and Red Consultancy
Kiyan Prince, EA SPORTS FIFA 21 (EA)
Lycanspiracy, Magic: The Gathering (YRS TRULY and Wizards of the Coast)
The Ascent, Curve Games (Renaissance)
Yogscast Jingle Jam (Honest PR)
Eurogamer

Media Brand of the Year

GAMINGbible
IGN
PCGamesN
RKG
Video Games Chronicle (VGC)

Innovation In Games

Visual Innovation of the Year

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Playground Games / Xbox Games Studio
nDreams
Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment, Climax Studios
Polygon Treehouse / United Label Games
Shedworks / Raw Fury
Alba: A Wildlife Adventure
Forza Horizon 5
Fracked
Returnal
Röki
Sable

Audio Innovation of the Year

Codemasters / EA
Playground Games / Xbox Games Studio
Climax Studios, Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sable (Shedworks / Raw Fury)
Sumo Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment
DIRT 5
Forza Horizon 5
Returnal
Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Gameplay Innovation of the Year

Mediatonic
Ground Shatter / Mode 7
Bossa Games / Curve Games
FuturLab / Square Enix Collective
Rebellion / Just Add Water
Odd Bug Studio / United Label
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Fights in Tight Spaces
I Am Fish
PowerWash Simulator
Sniper Elite VR
Tails of Iron

Narrative Innovation of the Year

Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital
Codemasters / EA
Sketchbook Games / Fourth State/ Modus Games
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Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco
Death’s Door
F1 2021
Lost Words: Beyond the Page
Overboard!
The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

Publishing And Platforms

Major Publisher of the Year

Bethesda Softworks
EA
Nintendo
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Square Enix
Xbox Game Studios

Indie Publisher of the Year

Chucklefish
Curve Games
Fireshine Games
No More Robots
Slitherine
Wired Productions

Platform of the Year

Antstream Arcade
Humble Bundle / Humble Store
Nintendo / Nintendo eShop
PlayStation / PS Store
Steam
Xbox / Microsoft Store

RETAIL AND DISTRIBUTION

Retailer of the Year

Amazon
Fanatical
GAME
Green Man Gaming
ShopTo

Distributor of the Year

CentreSoft
Click Entertainment
Contact Sales
Genba Digital
Koch Media
Plug In Digital

JURY AWARDS
These particular awards will not be subject to the online vote and will instead by determined by an independent jury.

MCV/DEVELOP Outstanding Contribution Award

Games for a Better World Award

Newcomer of the Year

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