Game Developer Awards - 2023

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GAME DEVELOPER AWARDS

CASINOBEATS GAME DEVELOPER AWARDS 2023

Date

25 May

Time

19:00 - 01:00

Venue

InterContinental Malta

The CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards is celebrating the continuing success and innovation in casino game development.

The CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards helps establish and nurture high-level development and innovation across the casino game development industry, it pushes the boundaries for what’s possible!

The CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards is more than ‘the Oscars for slots and game development’. There will be a host of new games and slots releases premiered during the show. It’s a great vehicle for new game announcements.

The CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards is taking place on the final day of the CasinoBeats Summit in Malta on Thursday 25 May.

WINNERS

After careful analysis by our world-class judges and a live-vote from CasinoBeats Summit attendees for the Game Innovation category, we are happy to present the Game Developer Awards winners of 2023!

Slot of the Year

Money Train 3 - Relax Gaming

Slot to Watch 2023

Potion Spells - BGaming

Slot Debut 2023

Mustang Freedom - Barbara Bang

Slot Legacy Title

Gonzo's Quest - NetEnt

Slot Collaboration of the Year

Brian Christopher's Pop'N Pays More! - Gaming Arts & Brian Christopher

Game Mechanic of the Year

PopWins Mechanic - AvatarUX

Game Licensed Content

Cash Collect: Gold Rush - Playtech

Game Retro-Style

Fruits & Gold - Amusnet

Game Feature of the Year

Mystery Drop - Wazdan

Game Design & Art Direction

Nitropolis 4 - ELK Studios

Game Music/Soundtrack

Elvis Frog TRUEWAYS - BGaming

Streamer of the Year

Brian Christopher

Game Innovation Spotlight Award

Nailed It Games

Silver

ELK Studios

Product Manager

Hannah Farrugia - AvatarUX

Game Designer

Justin Chamberlain - HungryBear Gaming

Game Composer

Iris Wallner - GAMOMAT

SlotCatalog's Rookie of the Year

Print Studios

SlotCatalog's Outperforming Game Studio of the Year (Small)

Snowborn Games

SlotCatalog's Outperforming Game Studio of the Year (Medium)

Hacksaw Gaming

SlotCatalog's Outperforming Game Studio of the Year (Large)

Pragmatic Play

SlogCatalog's Game Studio of the Year (Small)

Push Gaming

SlogCatalog's Game Studio of the Year (Medium)

Relax Gaming

SlogCatalog's Game Studio of the Year (Large)

Play'n Go

2023 SHORTLISTS

The CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards feature 23 categories – 5 Game Performance awards, 6 Game Creation awards, 3 Game People awards, 1 Game Marketing award, 7 awards in partnership with data-driven analytics platform SlotCatalog and the Game Innovation Spotlight Award. Check out the shortlist below.

SLOT TO WATCH 2023

The Godfather – Atlantic Digital

Potion Spells – BGaming

Mystery Mine – Atomic Slot Lab – Bragg Gaming

Cash Streak – Endorphina

The Terminator – Inspired Entertainment

Blazing Pirahnas – PearFiction Studios

Cash Truck 2 – Quickspin

Coins of Luck – SYNOT Games

Cluster Tumble Dream Drop – Relax Gaming

Money Train 4 – Relax Gaming

Money Train Origins Dream Drop – Relax Gaming

Immortal Romance 2 – Stormcraft Studios

BEST STUDIO DEBUT GAME 2023

Mustang Freedom – Barbara Bang

Dog Days – Nailed It! Games

Wildfire West – Rogue

Barti’s Treasure – Wild Gaming

SLOT LEGACY TITLE 2023

Deal or no Deal – Blueprint Gaming

Fishin Frenzy – Blueprint Gaming

ted – Blueprint Gaming

9 Pots of Gold – Games Global

Mega Moolah – Games Global

Ramses Book – GAMOMAT

Rainbow Riches – Light & Wonder

Gonzo’s Quest – NetEnt

Starburst – NetEnt

Book of Ra – Novomatic

Jammin Jars – Push Gaming

Book of Secrets – SYNOT Games

SLOT COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR 2023

Bonus Only – Caleta Gaming and Golden Rock Studios

Duelbits Quest – Duelbits and BGaming

Brian Christopher’s Pop’N Pays MORE – Gaming Arts & Brian Christopher

Imperial: Operation Rio – Imperial Esports, Sportsbet.io, Gamdom & Caleta Gaming

Popeye – Lady Luck Games and King Features Syndicate

Book of Power – Relax Gaming & CasinoGrounds

Wild Joker Respin – Stakelogic and Touchstone Games

Book of Books – Yggdrasil + Peter & Sons

STREAMER OF THE YEAR 2023

Brian Christopher

CasinoDaddy

LetsGiveItASpin – Kim Hultman

Chipmonkz

HideousSlots – William Barnes

Juicy_Spins

Roshtein

SlotsMarko

Trainwreckstv

xQc

GAME MECHANIC OF THE YEAR 2023

Leprechaun Charms – 1X2gaming

Zeus Quest – 7777 gaming

PopWins Mechanic – AvatarUX

CollectR – ELK Studios

Betting Mechanic – Evoplay

Wanted Dead or a Wild – Hacksaw Gaming

Trojan Kingdom – Just For The Win

Need for X – Onlyplay

Clusterbuster™ Mechanics Dragons Clusterbuster™ – Red Tiger

Aviator – Spribe

Scratch a Lot – Vibra Gaming

Cash Infinity™ – Wazdan

Dogwood Magic – Wizard Games

GAME FEATURE OF THE YEAR 2023

Cleo’s Book – Belatra Games

ted Cashlock – Blueprint Gaming

Bonus Buy Feature – Evoplay

SlotMasters – HungryBear Gaming

Cash Drops – Kalamba Games

Mighty Ways – Light & Wonder

Saint Nicked – Lucksome

Rome Supermatch – Nailed It! Games

Superstars™ – NetEnt

Book of Charms – Realistic Games

Temple Tumble Dream Drop Jackpots – Relax Gaming

Shake Shake Money Tree – RubyPlay

Candy Gold – Swintt

Mystery Drop™ – Wazdan

GAME LICENSED CONTENT 2023

The Lioness – Armadillo Studios

D10S Maradona – Blueprint Gaming

New York Jets Big Kick LuckyTap – Design Works Gaming

Beetle Bailey – Lady Luck Games

Cash Collect™: Gold Rush™ – Playtech

Cash Collect™: The Walking Dead™ – Playtech

The Crown – Swintt

Phantom of the Opera™ Link&Win™ – Triple Edge Studios

GAME RETRO-STYLE 2023

Club Mr. Luck – 7777 gaming

Fruits & Gold – Amusnet

Napoleon vs Rabbits – Blue Guru Games

Pirots – ELK Studios

Diamond Joker Poker – Expanse Studios

Cops ‘n’ Robbers Big Money – Inspired Entertainment

Diamond Sands – Just For The Win

Rainbow Riches: Rainbow Frenzy – Light & Wonder

Dragon Fortress – Battle of the Castle – NetGaming

7 & Hot Fruits – Platipus

Snakes & Ladders – Snake Eyes – Pragmatic Play

Banana Town – Relax Gaming

Match Master – SpinOro

Moon Flight – WorldMatch

GAME DESIGN & ART DIRECTION 2023

9K Kong in Vegas – 4ThePlayer.com

Drops of Water – Amusnet

Chicken Madness Ultra BF Games

Nitropolis 4 – ELK Studios

The Vampires II – Endorphina

Bonanza Donut – Gamzix

Disco Beats – Habanero

Hand of Anubis – Hacksaw Gaming

Seance: Mysterious Attic – Mancala Gaming

Granny VS Zombies™ – PearFiction Studios

Book of Books – Peter and Sons

Crazy Poki – PopOK Gaming

Dead Riders Trail – Relax Gaming

Thunderstruck® Stormchaser – Stormcraft Studios

Triple Thunder – Tom Horn Gaming

GAME MUSIC/SOUNDTRACK 2023

Elvis Frog TRUEWAYS – BGaming

Curse of the Mummies – Blue Guru Games

Leprechaun Heist – Blue Guru Games

Nitropolis 4 – ELK Studios

Crystal Skull – Endorphina

Rotten – Hacksaw Gaming

Valhöll: Wild Hammers – Lady Luck Games

Voodoo Temple – Lucksome

Dead Riders Trail – Relax Gaming

Monster Disco XtraHold™ – Swintt

PRODUCT MANAGER 2023

Yordan Georgiev – Amusnet

Hannah Farrugia – AvatarUX

Vigen Safaryan – Galaxsys

Dr Sebastian Reddig – GAMOMAT

Olivier K/BIDI – Light & Wonder

Anna Guseva – Playson

Lukas Hrabinsky – SYNOT Games

GAME DESIGNER 2023

Geoff Scaplehorn – 4ThePlayer.com

Dustin Bozovich – Design Works Gaming

Tetyana Shumakova – Evoplay

Peter Jonas – GameArt

Justin Chamberlain – HungryBear Gaming

Rasmus Guldbjerg-Kjær – Lady Luck Games

Lukas Hrabinsky – SYNOT Games

Marcin Tomala – Yggdrasil

GAME COMPOSER 2023

Andrii Horbatiuk – Armadillo Studios

Alexey Pryzhenkov – Barbara Bang

Iris Wallner – GAMOMAT

Dave Holdredge – Light and Wonder

Volodymyr Ponikarovsky – Playson

Nick Joyce – ReelTrax

The shortlisted companies for the Game Innovation Spotlight Award will have the opportunity to pitch their games to a panel of esteemed judges at the CasinoBeats Summit’s Game Innovation Stage on Thursday 25th May at 3pm with the winner being announced at the Game Developer Awards ceremony in the evening.

GAME INNOVATION SPOTLIGHT AWARD

BONUS↑UP – 4ThePlayer.com

Aviatrix

World Wild Cup – Caleta Gaming

LuckyTap™ – Design Works Gaming

Coba – ELK Studios

Pile ‘Em Up™ – Snowborn Games

SlotMasters – HungryBear Gaming

Supermatch mechanical framework – Nailed It! Games

Smash Drops – NSoft

Scratch a Lot – Vibra Gaming

Cash Infinity™ – Wazdan

SLOTCATALOG'S GAME STUDIO OF THE YEAR

SlotCatalog’s Game Studio of the Year – Large

Games Global
NetEnt/RedTiger
Play’n Go
Playtech
Pragmatic Play

SlotCatalog’s Game Studio of the Year – Medium

Big Time Gaming
Hacksaw Gaming
Nolimit City
Quickspin
Relax Gaming

SlotCatalog’s Game Studio of the Year – Small

Fantasma Games
Gameburger Studios
Push Gaming
Reel Kingdom
Reel Time Gaming

Studio Size Criteria
– Small Studio = below 50 titles
– Medium Studio = 50 – 100 titles
– Large Studio = 100+ titles

SLOTCATALOG'S OUTPERFORMING GAME STUDIO OF THE YEAR

SlotCatalog’s Outperforming Game Studio of the Year – Large

Blueprint Gaming
Games Global
Greentube
IGT Play Digital
Netent/Red Tiger
Play’n Go
Pragmatic Play
Relax Gaming
Spinomenal
StakeLogic

SlotCatalog’s Outperforming Game Studio of the Year – Medium

Betsoft
Big Time Gaming
ELK Studios
Gameburger Studios
Hacksaw Gaming
Inspired Gaming
Nolimit City
Push Gaming
Quickspin
Reel Kingdom

SlotCatalog’s Outperforming Game Studio of the Year – Small

All41 Studios
AvatarUX Studios
Eyecon
JustForTheWin
PearFiction
Print Studios
Reel Play
Reel Time Gaming
Snowborn Games
SpinPlay Games

Studio size criteria
Quantity of released games

– Small Studio = below 12 titles
– Medium Studio = 12 – 30 released titles
– Large Studio = more 30 released games

SLOTCATALOG'S ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Armadillo Studios
Blue Guru Games
Buck Stakes Entertainment
Four Leaf Gaming
Infinity Dragon Studios
Lucksome
Print Studios
RAW iGaming
Spinberry
Wizard Games

Criteria
– Games that have been released no more than two years ago.
– Games have best performance exposure by distribution.

CONFIRMED JUDGES

A hand picked judging panel from the cream of the industry will help to pick out the truly ground-breaking entries in the Awards.

VENUE

InterContinental Malta

St STJ 3310, Malta

BOOK ACCOMODATION

GALLERY

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