FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Shenzhen, China, 17/11/2020 - Today Tencent GWB is delighted to announce the winners of the Tencent GWB Game Awards 2020. The Tencent GWB Game Awards 2020 is an opportunity for independent developers from around the world to receive truly international recognition for their upcoming games.
This year, GWB received a record-breaking number of entries with hundreds of teams from around the world participating. These entries were judged, and 21 finalists were selected. The most highly rated games were then put to a special guest judge panel, consisting of Markus Kuhlo, Roger Chandler, Michael Futter, Mark Brown and Kate Edwards. Furthermore, 2 entries were selected for partner prizes – The Tencent Cloud Award for Best Multiplayer and The Intel® Xe Architecture Award.
The final list of winners is as below:
Gold:
Cloudpunk by ION LANDS
Silver:
Overloop by Charge Games
Liberated by Atomic Wolf
Bronze:
The Riftbreaker by EXOR Studios
Quantum League by Nimble Giant Entertainment
Zelter by G1 Playground
Honorable Mentions:
Lost Ember by Mooneye Studios
Valfaris by Steel Mantis
Hellpoint by Cradle Games
The Tencent Cloud Award for Best Multiplayer:
Hyperharge: Unboxed by Digital Cybercherries
The Intel® Xe Architecture Award:
Gone Viral by Skullbot Games
For this year, Tencent GWB teamed up with the Intel® GameDev Boost team. Intel partners with game developers and hardware providers to deliver amazing PC gaming experiences, and the GameDev Boost Program can help connect games with new communities, elevate awareness and provide hardware support.
As a result of this collaboration with the Intel GameDev Boost program, GWB Game Awards winners can expect:
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Promotional support from Tencent Games and Intel, with a reach that stretches the globe, for every winning team
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A Cash Prize (Gold Prize winner only)
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Intel hardware for every winning team, regardless of category
About Tencent GWB
Tencent GWB is a group within Tencent Games and the Tencent Institute of Games which runs the Tencent GWB Support Plan. The Support Plan is an all-year activity designed to offer independent developers the opportunity to receive consultation, technical support, financial aid, publishing support or partnership connections from Tencent. As part of its responsibilities, Tencent GWB also runs competition and supplementary activities such as the Tencent GWB Game Awards. All events and activities are focused on helping and elevating teams in the indie game community.
About Intel GameDev Boost Program
The Boost is a highly specialized network that is specifically designed with the goal of delivering marketing and sales value to Intel’s software developer partners. This value comes in the form of channels that Intel and our partners (retailers, OEMs, ODMs, etc.) own. The inventory for this network consists of social posts to our 1M followers, emails sent to our 1.3M subscribers, bundles through over 5000 retail locations (physical and online), sales through our affiliate partners like Green Man Gaming, and over 1B impressions. Learn more at software.intel.com/gamedev/boost.
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Press Contact:
Michael Britten
International Marketing Manager at Tencent GWB