NORDIC GAME AWARDS

 Nordic Game Awards 2009: And the winners are...

On 19 May, Nordic Game presented the third annual Nordic Game Awards.

Highlight of the conference’s Delegate Dinner, the Nordic Game Awards was hosted by Swedish tv-host and video game columnist Orvar Säfström.

Orvar handed out prizes in four categories this year: Best Nordic Game, Best Nordic Children’s Game, Best New Nordic Talent and Best Artistic Achievement.

The following games was nominated by the game producers’ associations of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden:

Best Artistic Achievement:
Age of Conan, developed by Funcom (NOR)
Englekræsj, developed by Ravn Studio (NOR)
Guppylife, developed by Guppyworks (DEN)
Mirror’s Edge, developed by EA DICE (SWE)
Penumbra: Black Plague, developed by Frictional (SWE)
Watchmen, developed by Deadline Games (DEN)

Best Nordic Children’s Game:
Englekræsj, developed by Ravn Studio (NOR)
Guppylife, developed by Guppyworks (DEN)
LasseMajas Detektivbyrå: Kameleontens hämnd, developed by Bajoum (SWE)
Riding Club, developed by Artplant (NOR)
Skägget i Brevlådan, developed by Upside Studios (SWE)

Best Nordic Game:
Age of Conan, developed by Funcom (NOR)
Bionic Commando: Rearmed, developed by GRIN (SWE)
Englekræsj, developed by Ravn Studio (NOR)
Global Conflicts: Latin America, developed by Serious Games (DEN)
Guppylife, developed by Guppyworks (DEN)
Mirror’s Edge, developed by EA DICE (SWE)
Trials 2 - Second Edition, developed by Redlynx (FIN)

Best New Nordic Talent:*
Puzzlegeddon, developed by Pieces Interactive (SWE)
Skybound, developed by Tumbleweed Interactive (NOR)
Symbol6, developed by Gogogic, (IS)
The Hunter, developed by Avalanche (SWE)
Vertigo, developed by RunJumpDuck Entertainment (SWE)

*The  games for the talent award has been nominated by Nordic Game Program

And the winners were:
Best Artistic Achievement: Mirror’s Edge, developed by EA DICE (SWE)
Best Nordic Children’s Game: Englekræsj, developed by Ravn Studio (NOR)
Best Nordic Game: Mirror’s Edge, developed by EA DICE (SWE)
Best New Nordic Talent: Skybound, developed by Tumbleweed Interactive (NOR)

The Nordic Game Awards 2009 jury consisted of the following representatives appointed by the Nordic game producers’ associations and Nordic Game Program: Snorre Bryne, Thomas Puha, Steve Dalskog, Tomas Andersson, Suvi Latva and Thomas Vigild.

The Nordic Game Awards 2009 was organised by Nordic Game Program in cooperation with the following game producers’ associations in the region: Dataspelsbranschen (SWE), Neogames (FIN), Producentforeningen (DEN), and Spillprodusentforeningen (NOR).

For more information please contact Jacob Riis at jacob@nordicgameprogram.org or call +45 2360 9422.