The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis () is a prize for
video game development
Video game development (or gamedev) is the process of developing a video game. The effort is undertaken by a developer, ranging from a single person to an international team dispersed across the globe. Development of traditional commercial PC ...
studios from German speaking countries, organized by Aruba Events GmbH.
Description
The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis was first awarded on 12 November 2004 in
Essen. Between 2005 and 2010 the awards ceremony was held in the historic
Lichtburg cinema in
Essen, and then between 2011 and 2013 it was held in
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...
. Since 2014 it has been held in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
with an extended programme, including a
Game Music Jam and a game developers conference supported by the government of
North Rhine-Westphalia
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.
Prize Winners 2016
* Best PR: ''Safety First!'' (JCO, Headup Games)
* Best marketing campaign: ''
Deponia Doomsday'' Tour (
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best Publisher: Tivola Publishing
* Best game design: ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' (Mimimi Productions,
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best Sound: Silence (
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best story: Silence (
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best Graphics: Silence (
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best technical performance: ''
The Climb'' (
Crytek
Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, Crytek also operates further studios in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. ...
)
* Best VR / AR Experience: ''The Climb'' (
Crytek
Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, Crytek also operates further studios in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. ...
)
* Best studio: Mimimi Productions
* Special prize for social commitment: engagement in the German Dev Days and for the family of the deceased Frank Fitzner (Stefan Marcinek)
* Innovation Award:
AirConsole (N-Dream)
* Best PC / console game: ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' (Mimimi Productions,
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best online game: ''Portal Knights'' (KeenGames)
* Best Mobile Game: ''Skyhill'' (Mandragora,
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Best Indie Game: ''The Lion's Song'' (Mi'pu'mi Games)
* Hall of Fame: Ingo Horn
* Dealer of the Year:
Media Markt
Media Markt is a German multinational chain of stores selling consumer electronics with over 1000 stores in Europe. With chain of stores Saturn it constitutes Media-Saturn Holding, owned by the retail company Ceconomy, which was demerged from ...
* Best German game: ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' (Mimimi Productions,
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* WTF of the year: ''Deponia Doomsday'': Exclusive first sale in "Computer Bildspiele" (
Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game developer and publisher based in Hamburg. They are best known for developing point-and-click adventure games.
History
Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a small Hamburg of ...
)
* Special prize AR / VR: ''Accounting'' (Crows Crows Crows)
* Blue Byte Newcomer Award Place 1: ''Cubiverse'' (Ludamus, MDH Munich)
* Blue Byte Newcomer Award # 2: ''Elena'' (Catch A Cat, HdM Stuttgart)
* Blue Byte Newcomer Award 3rd place: ''Super Dashmatch'' (BerlinGamesClub, GamesAcademy Berlin)
See also
*
Deutscher Computerspielpreis
The Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP, German Video Game Awards) is a prize for the German games industry and has been awarded since 2009. The DCP is awarded by the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Ministry of State for Digitalisati ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://deutscherentwicklerpreis.de/
Video game awards