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The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis () is a prize for
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studios from German speaking countries, organized by Aruba Events GmbH.


Description

The Deutscher Entwicklerpreis was first awarded on 12 November 2004 in
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. Between 2005 and 2010 the awards ceremony was held in the historic
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cinema in
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, and then between 2011 and 2013 it was held in
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. Since 2014 it has been held in
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with an extended programme, including a Game Music Jam and a game developers conference supported by the government of
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.


Prize Winners 2016

* Best PR: ''Safety First!'' (JCO, Headup Games) * Best marketing campaign: ''
Deponia Doomsday ''Deponia Doomsday'' is a graphic adventure video game developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment. It is the sequel to '' Goodbye Deponia''. The first three parts are considered a trilogy. This installment is "paralellic." Gameplay The ga ...
'' Tour (
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best Publisher: Tivola Publishing * Best game design: ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' (Mimimi Productions,
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best Sound: Silence (
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best story: Silence (
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best Graphics: Silence (
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best technical performance: '' The Climb'' (
Crytek Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, Crytek operates additional studios in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. It ...
) * Best VR / AR Experience: ''The Climb'' (
Crytek Crytek GmbH is a German video game developer and software developer based in Frankfurt. Founded by the Yerli brothers in Coburg in 1999 and moved to Frankfurt in 2006, Crytek operates additional studios in Kyiv, Ukraine and Istanbul, Turkey. It ...
) * Best studio: Mimimi Productions * Special prize for social commitment: engagement in the German Dev Days and for the family of the deceased Frank Fitzner (Stefan Marcinek) * Innovation Award:
AirConsole AirConsole is a gaming platform developed by Zurich-based startup N-Dream. It created the concept in January 2015, with around $1.4 million in initial capital. Soon after, N-Dream conducted a game development competition, where developers were ...
(N-Dream) * Best PC / console game: ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' (Mimimi Productions,
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best online game: ''Portal Knights'' (KeenGames) * Best Mobile Game: ''Skyhill'' (Mandragora,
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Best Indie Game: ''The Lion's Song'' (Mi'pu'mi Games) * Hall of Fame: Ingo Horn * Dealer of the Year:
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* Best German game: ''Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun'' (Mimimi Productions,
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * WTF of the year: ''Deponia Doomsday'': Exclusive first sale in "Computer Bildspiele" (
Daedalic Entertainment Daedalic Entertainment GmbH is a German video game publisher and former video game developer, developer based in Hamburg. They developed various point-and-click adventure games. History Daedalic Entertainment was founded on 1 March 2007 in a ...
) * Special prize AR / VR: ''Accounting'' (Crows Crows Crows) * Blue Byte Newcomer Award Place 1: ''Cubiverse'' (Ludamus, MDH Munich) * Blue Byte Newcomer Award # 2: ''Elena'' (Catch A Cat, HdM Stuttgart) * Blue Byte Newcomer Award 3rd place: ''Super Dashmatch'' (BerlinGamesClub, GamesAcademy Berlin)


See also

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Deutscher Computerspielpreis The Deutscher Computerspielpreis (, also DPC) is a prize mainly aimed at the German games industry and has been awarded since 2009. The DCP is awarded by the Cabinet of Germany and the German Games Industry Association ''game''. In addition to awar ...


References


External links

* {{Official website, https://deutscherentwicklerpreis.de/ Video game awards