Games & Digitales
10 Nominations for the Capital Region at the German Developer Award
Big success for games and studios from the Capital Region: with a total of 10 nominations, teams from Berlin-Brandenburg are represented at the German Developer Award. The award is one of the most important honors in the German games industry and has been presented annually since 2004.
The MBB-funded game THE DARKEST FILES by Paintbucket Games takes on a frontrunner role with four nominations. Competing for Studio of the Year is Toukana Interactive from Berlin, whose game DORFROMANTIK also received MBB funding.
The nominations for the Best German Game category will be announced on November 3, with the award ceremony taking place on December 2 in Cologne.
Helge Jürgens, MBB CEO for New Media Funding:
“The Games Capital is once again strongly represented! We’re delighted about the many nominations at the German Developer Award. THE DARKEST FILES particularly stands out, reaffirming our commitment to promoting gaming as a creative medium for a culture of remembrance. Now, fingers crossed for the award ceremony in December!”
Nominated Games and Studios from the Capital Region:
STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Toukana Interactive (Berlin)
BEST GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Berlin)
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping (Happy Broccoli Games, Berlin)
BEST GAME DESIGN
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries, Berlin)
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Berlin)
BEST GRAPHICS
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Berlin)
BEST STORY
The Darkest Files (Paintbucket Games, Berlin)
BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders (Megagon Industries, Berlin)
UBISOFT NEWCOMER AWARD
Seaward (The Roof Interactive, Berlin)
NRW SPONSORSHIP AWARD
Serenad Yilmaz (Food for Thought Media, Berlin)