The 2014 TIGA Awards shortlist has been revealed, with twelve Scottish companies in the running for trophies.The games categories are open to all developers, members and non-members alike. Those in the running are:
ARCADE GAME (Small Studio)
- Sky Patrol – Beartrap Games (Dundee)
- Shred It! – EM Studios (Glasgow)
- Free The Network – Pixel Blimp (Dundee/London)
ARCADE GAME (Large Studio)
- Minecraft (Console versions) – 4J Studios (Dundee/East Linton)
GAME WITH A PURPOSE (Small Studio)
- Play To Cure: Genes In Space – Guerilla Tea (Dundee)
GAME WITH A PURPOSE (Large Studio)
- Reverse The Odds – Chunk (Glasgow)
STUDENT GAME
- Capricious – Pink & Blue Interactive
- Seek – Five Pixels
DEBUT GAME
- Sky Patrol – Beartrap Games (Dundee)
- Free The Network – Pixel Blimp (Dundee/London)
The business categories are open to TIGA members only. In those categories, the nominated companies are:
LEADERSHIP
- 4J Studios (Dundee)
INDEPENDENT STUDIO
- 4J Studios (Dundee)
BEST ANIMATION SUPPLIER
- Speech Graphics (Edinburgh)
- Dimensional Imaging (Glasgow)
BEST ACCOUNTANCY FIRM
- Henderson Loggie (Dundee)
BEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
BEST ENGINES MIDDLEWARE, TOOLS & TECH
- DeltaDNA (Edinburgh)
- Speech Graphics (Edinburgh)
BEST VISUAL DESIGN
- Dino Tribes – Blazing Griffin (Edinburgh)
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- Dino Tribes – Blazing Griffin (Edinburgh)
The awards ceremony takes place on November 6th, at OXO 2 on London’s Glamorous South bank, right next to the Thames.
Good luck to all of the competitors. We look forward to all of those awards (and more) heading back North of the border.
