Game Connection Europe 2014 has announced the winners of its Game Connection Development Awards.
A mixed bag in terms of categories, the awards are open to console, mobile, social, casual, and online games at any stage of development with no restriction on genre, platform, or distribution method.
In terms of mobile and tablet gaming, the big winners were Danish studio Osao Games.
Its game Chronology picked up four trophies: gaining the Development Award and the European Games Booster in the Best Mobile/Tablet and Best Casual Game categories.
(The awards are structured that these two awards are given in each category, although in most cases, a single game won both.)
Doubling up
UK studio Nyamyam won the Development Award and the European Games Booster Award in the Excellence in Art category for the Japanese pop-up book-styled Tengami.
Russian developer Herocraft won the Development Award for Warhammer 40.000: Space Wolf in the Best Hardcore Game category.
A full list of the winners in all categories is below:
ORIGINALITY
Izle – Area Effect, France (PC; PSN; Xbox Live Arcade) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
STORY TELLING
The Town of Lights – Lka.it, Italy (PC) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
ART
Tengami – Nyamyam, United Kingdom (Tablets; Wii U) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
MOST PROMISING IP
Pix the Cat – Pastagames, France (PS4; PS Vita) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
CONSOLE/PC HARDCORE
Shiness – ENIGAMI, France (PC; PS4; Xbox One) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
DESKTOP DOWNLOADABLE
Izle – Area Effect, France (PC; PSN; Xbox Live Arcade) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
MOBILE/TABLETS
Chronology – osao Games, Denmark (Smartphones; PC; Xbox One) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
CASUAL GAME
Chronology – osao Games, Denmark (Smartphones; PC; Xbox One) – Development Award and European Games Booster Award
HARDCORE GAME
Izle – Area Effect, France (PC; PSN; Xbox Live Arcade) – European Games Booster Award
Warhammer 40.000: Space Wolf – HeroCraft, Russia (Tablets; Smarthphones; PC) – Development Award
SOCIAL GAME
Super Dungeon Bros. – React! Games, USA (PC; PS4; Xbox Live Arcade) – Development Award
Velvet Sundown – Tribe Studios, Finland (PC; Tablets) – European Games Booster Award