Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment has announced the winners of the 10th Italian Video Game Awards. Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment is Italy’s video game trade association representing the national games industry and its 10th Edition was streamed last night on the opening night of First Playable, Italy’s premier B2B video game industry event. The event was hosted by Aoife Wilson and Elle Osili-Wood and the event was streamed live by Video Game Chronicle.
The Italian video game development scene currently boasts some of the most diverse titles such as Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope by Ubisoft Milan to Vesper by Cordens Interactive. Thalita Malagò, General Manager at IIDEA commented:
Our main objective at Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association is to encourage the growth of our national video game industry and to share it internationally, and the Italian Video Game Award ceremony has succeeded in that. Every year we are so impressed with the variety of submissions we receive, and this year was no exception. We are extremely grateful to our diligent judges for contributing to such an event.
Apart from the awards ceremony, the Italian Video Game Awards ceremony also provided an opportunity to see some of the hottest titles currently on the market. Different titles were showcased at the event such as SBK 22 by Milestone, Batora: Lost Haven by Stormind Games, Soulstice by Reply Game Studios, Project Galileo by Jyamma Games, Redout 2 by 34BigThings, and Haunted Space by Italian Games Factory.
The Creative Director of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Davide Soliani also gave a special message to conclude the event. This year’s winners are:
Best Italian Game
Hot Wheels Unleashed by Milestone
Best Italian Debut
Vesper by Cordens Interactive
Best Innovation
Martha is Dead by LKA
Outstanding Italian Company
Nacon Studio Milan
Outstanding Individual Contribution
Ivan Venturi
The nominees and winners of each category were picked by a jury panel that included Hollie Bennett, Vikki Blake, Jon Goddard, Rami Ismail, Sam Loveridge, and Richie Shoemaker. For additional details, you can check out the official website of the event.
