Nominations closed on 30th September and Game Republic alongside our Official Partners Red Kite Games, Barclays and Escape Technology and our Award Sponsors have been chuffed to bits with the response. Thanks all for taking time out to nominate your colleagues, studios, games and more.
Here are the list of nominations which will be judged by Game Republic, Sponsors and our Boss Judge who has the final say on everything Rhianna Pratchett.
Winners will be announced on 23rd November 2023 at GameDevDay at the GaMaYo event at Tileyard North in Wakefield which starts at 6pm.
This is a very special one year only Awards event celebrating 20 years of Game Republic and we give huge thanks to our Award Sponsors and Official Partners, as well as our headline sponsor Tileyard North for supporting this event which will bring a spotlight to inspiring individuals and companies in Yorkshire and The North. It won’t be formal, it will be celebratory and part of our GaMaYo event which will include 20 game demos, arcades, networking , a quiet zone, bar, caterers and more. We hope to see you all there!
Best Small Studio Award sponsored by Lenovo
Nominees:
Alternative Software
BetaJester
Boneloaf
Cardboard Sword
Claymatic Games
Cooperative Innovations
Cosmic Key
Distinctive Games
Dreaming Methods
Fat Kraken
Five Aces
Fruity Systems
Huey Games
Labrador Studios
Laser Dog/Playstack Leeds
Reflex Arc
Revolution Software
Sigtrap Games
Silent Games
Thunkd
Tripunk
Triplevision Games
Valorware
Best Mid-Sized Studio Award sponsored by Barclays
Nominees:
10:10 Games
Draw & Code
Just Add Water Ltd
Radical Forge
Rebellion North
Red Kite Games
Ripstone
Rockstar Leeds
Staffordshire University – Bulldog Studio
Tanglewood Games
XR Games
Best Large Studio Award sponsored by Eaton Smith Solicitors
Nominees:
d3t
Double Eleven
Firesprite
Sumo Digital
Team17
TT Games
Ubisoft Reflections
Inclusivity Award sponsored by Boneloaf
Nominees:
Dan Ahern/Full Ride – Radical Forge
Em Aspinall – Radical Forge
BetaJester
Adam Boyne – BetaJester
One to One Development Trust
Emma Cowling
Huey Games
Pixall.org
Staffordshire University
Sumo Group
XR Stories
Most Innovative Use of Technology sponsored by Escape Technology
Nominees:
Cooperative Innovations
Dreaming Methods
Huey Games
Reflex Arc
Staffordshire University
Tanglewood Games
Weaseltron
XR Games
Best Company Boss sponsored by Other Things
Nominees:
Judi Alston – Dreaming Methods
Louise Andrew – d3t
Charles Cecil – Revolution Software
Simon Iwaniszak – Red Kite Games
Arthur Parsons – 10:10 Games
John Sanderson – PitStop Productions
Paul Tapper – Fruity Systems
Kimberley Turner – Double Eleven
Studio Hero Award
Nominees:
Jason Barlow – Staffordshire University
Fran Boot – Cooperative Innovations
Kristopher D’alterio – Studio Nefce
James Easton – Huey Games
Adam Grimley – Huey Games
Neil Parmar – Escape Technology
David Smith – Red Kite Games
Daniel Thompson – PitStop Productions
Anne Van Der Merwe – Red Kite Games
Community Player Award sponsored by Tileyard North
Nominees:
Dan Ahern/Full Ride – Radical Forge
Em Aspinall – Radical Forge
Olly Bennett – GameBridge
Adam Boyne – BetaJester
Come Play With Me CIC
Andrew Crawshaw – Thunkd / Leeds Games Toast / GaMaYo
Elaine Dowman – Barclays Games and Creative
Stephen Hey – Radical Forge
Fee Laming – SGN / GaMaYo
One to One Development Trust
Neil Parmar – Escape Technology
Jo Quinton-Tulloch – National Science and Media Museum
Nick Streeter – SpecialEffect
Rosie Taylor – Safe in Our World
Simran Whitham – Format
Sumo Group
Sustainability Award sponsored by Game Republic
Nominees:
Merge games
One to One Development Trust
Megaverse
Sumo Group
Tileyard North
Cooperative Innovations
Inspiring Course Leader Award sponsored by Game Republic
Nominees:
Phil Asquith – Leeds City College
Mike Beardwood – Staffordshire University
Rob Charlish – Wakefield College
James Cotterill – University Campus Doncaster
Nicola Griffiths – Staffordshire University
Jacob Habgood – Sumo Digital Academy
Adam Harrison – University Centre Leeds
Stuart Lilford – University of Hull
Daryl Marples – University of Huddersfield
Ant Martin – Staffordshire University
Luke Melville – Sheffield Hallam University
Matt Novak – University of Huddersfield
Tom Oliver – Staffordshire University
Andy Sandham – York St John University
Quintus Smit – Mastered
Ruth Whitehead – Leeds City College
Best Game-Related Research sponsored by Game Republic
Nominees:
Leon Xiao
XR Stories, University of York
Steel Minions, Sheffield Hallam University
IGGI – Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence
Staffordshire University Games Development Department
Games Legend sponsored by Red Kite Games
Nominees:
Debbie Bestwick – Team17
Carl Cavers – Sumo Group
Noirin Carmody – Revolution Software
Charles Cecil – Revolution Software
Charles Cecil and Noirin Carmody – Revolution Software
Nina Cliff – Sumo Group
Arthur Parsons – 10:10 Games
Martyn Brown – Insight Studios
John Sanderson – PitStop Productions
Bruce Slater – Radical Forge
Ian Stewart – Urbanscan / Gremlin Graphics
Kimberley Turner – Double Eleven
Andrew Crawshaw – Thunkd / GaMaYo
Simon Barratt – Cooperative Innovations
Greg Penninck – Realtime UK / Staffordshire University
Huge congratulations to all individuals and companies nominated…let the judging commence!
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