{"id":3313,"date":"2017-03-01T09:05:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T16:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/imga-names-pokemon-go-as-the-mobile-game-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2017-03-01T09:05:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T16:05:13","slug":"imga-names-pokemon-go-as-the-mobile-game-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taterboy.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/imga-names-pokemon-go-as-the-mobile-game-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"IMGA names Poke?mon Go as the mobile game of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The International Mobile Gaming Awards<\/a> (IMGA) today announced the winners of their 13th global edition, with the top award going to Poke?mon Go.<\/p>\n

In total, the jury selected 16 winners from a shortlist of 159 nominees that were previously hand-picked from nearly 3000 submissions.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Grand Prix goes to the worldwide hit Poke?mon Go, while the one-man indie developer Martin Magni won the Jury\u2019s Honorable Mention with his puzzle game Mekorama. Online voters chose Sky Garden: Farm in Paradise as the winner of the People\u2019s Choice Award, with a record of 7,000 votes from all over the world. Additionally, Ben Brudenell, art director at Natural Motion, has been honored with the IMGA\u2019s inaugural Game Artist Award for his outstanding work on Dawn of Titans.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur expert jury members reviewed close to 3000 games this year, and the 159 nominations that resulted represent the cream of the mobile gaming crop in 2016. Our 16 winners helped to make this a top year in terms of technology, substance, art and exploration in mobile games.\u201d says Maarten Noyons founder of the IMGA, in a statement. \u201cI want to thank all our sponsors: KING, Rovio, Supercell, Youzu, TDS, Samsung and Eurome?diterrane?e and everyone who voted online for choosing the People\u2019s Choice Award\u2019s winner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winners of IMGA special category prizes include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Excellence in Innovation: Human Resource Machine, Tomorrow Corporation, USA
\nBest Multiplayer Game: Clash Royale, Supercell, Finland
\nBest Quickplay Game: Conduct THIS!, Northplay, Denmark
\nExcellence in Gameplay: Battle of Polytopia, Midjiwan AB, Sweden<\/p>\n

Best Meaningful Play: 1979 Revolution: A Cinematic Adventure Game, iNK Stories, USA Excellence in Storytelling: Reigns, Devolver Digital, UK
\nBest Technical Achievement: Dawn of Titans, Natural Motion Games Ltd., UK
\nExcellence in Visual Art: Invisible Inc., Klei Entertainment, Canada<\/p>\n

Excellence in Audio: Crypt of the NecroDancer, Brace Yourself Games, Canada
\nGuilty Pleasure: Steppy Pants, Super Entertainment, Australia
\nBest VR Game: Wands, Multivrses AB, Sweden
\nBest Upcoming Game: Steamburg, Mariusz Szypura, Poland<\/p>\n

Game Artist of 2016: Ben Brudenell, Art Director at Natural Motion
\nPeople\u2019s Choice Award: Sky Garden: Farm in Paradise, VNG Games Studio, Vietnam
\nGrand Prix: Poke?mon GO, Niantic, US
\nJury\u2019s Honorable Mention: Mekorama, Martin Magni, Sweden<\/p>\n

Held during gaming week in San Francisco, the 13th IMGA ceremony was presented by the Australian host Maude Garrett at Minna Gallery during the Game Developers Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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