TIGA, the network for games developers and digital publishers and the trade association representing the video games industry, is staging its 5th annual awards event to recognise excellence across the industry. The awards are currently open for entry, with the deadline for entry on 23:59 p.m. on 12th August 2016.
To celebrate their 5th anniversary celebrating both games and the business of games, TIGA have introduced 5 new categories all of which are free to enter for both TIGA members and non-members. These are:
1. Best Racing Game
2. Best Sports Game
3. Best Strategy Game
4. Best Role Playing Game
5. Best Puzzle Game
These new awards are part of 35 categories which will be awarded at the London ceremony on 10th November 2016. The new categories recognise the significance of these genres within the gaming landscape as identified in TIGA’s Genre Report in January 2016. The report showed that the Puzzle Games represented 29% of games made in the UK in 2015 with Strategy representing 11.05% , Racing Games 7.36% and Sports 5.26% (for a full version of there report please visithttp://tiga.org/policy-and-public-affairs/reports ).
TIGA CEO Dr. Richard Wilson said:
“Racing, RPGs, Sports, Strategy and Puzzle games are important game genres and so we are offering developers the opportunity to win a TIGA Award in these categories. The judges are looking forward to receiving entries into these and all 35 categories within the TIGA Games Industry Awards.”
Other categories include Best Action Adventure Game, Best Arcade Game, Most Creative Gameplay, Best Educational Game, Best Debut Game and many more. For a full list of categories visithttp://tiga.org/awards/2016-categories
The award ceremony will take place on 10th November 2016 at the spectacularChrist Church Spitalifields, a restored Hawksmooor Baroque church situated in the heart of London’s vibrant East End. Tickets for the awards are on sale now atwww.tiga.org/awards/ceremony
The TIGA Games industry Awards 2016 are sponsored by:
To celebrate their 5th anniversary celebrating both games and the business of games, TIGA have introduced 5 new categories all of which are free to enter for both TIGA members and non-members. These are:
1. Best Racing Game
2. Best Sports Game
3. Best Strategy Game
4. Best Role Playing Game
5. Best Puzzle Game
These new awards are part of 35 categories which will be awarded at the London ceremony on 10th November 2016. The new categories recognise the significance of these genres within the gaming landscape as identified in TIGA’s Genre Report in January 2016. The report showed that the Puzzle Games represented 29% of games made in the UK in 2015 with Strategy representing 11.05% , Racing Games 7.36% and Sports 5.26% (for a full version of there report please visit
TIGA CEO Dr. Richard Wilson said:
“Racing, RPGs, Sports, Strategy and Puzzle games are important game genres and so we are offering developers the opportunity to win a TIGA Award in these categories. The judges are looking forward to receiving entries into these and all 35 categories within the TIGA Games Industry Awards.”
Other categories include Best Action Adventure Game, Best Arcade Game, Most Creative Gameplay, Best Educational Game, Best Debut Game and many more. For a full list of categories visit
The award ceremony will take place on 10th November 2016 at the spectacularChrist Church Spitalifields, a restored Hawksmooor Baroque church situated in the heart of London’s vibrant East End. Tickets for the awards are on sale now atwww.tiga.org/awards/ceremony
The TIGA Games industry Awards 2016 are sponsored by:
- Platinum Sponsor: Amazon Appstore
- Gold Sponsors: Ashridge Education, Playground Games and Sumo Digital;
- Silver Sponsors: Amiqus, AQA, Abertay University, Delta DNA, GamesSparks, Grads in Games, Radiant Worlds, Space Ape Games, Supermassive Games, Saffery Champness, S-Tech Insurance, Stevens & Bolton, the University of Portsmouth, Universally Speaking, and Weightmans LLP;
- Bronze Sponsors: Atomhawk, Creative England, University of Bath, University of Bournemouth and MMP Tax Ltd.