In 2013, the most coveted distinction of the European games industry, the gamescom awards, will be presented by an international jury comprising of media experts from the games industry from August 21st-25th, 2013. Bild.de, the German online portal of the publishing company, Axel Springer, with the widest coverage, is a newcomer to the jury. Due to the significantly expanded range of contents, this year the jury will be assessing hardware and software in a total of 17 categories.
“The gamescom award jury comprises of experts from the national and international games industry. The gamescom 2013 offers more premieres than ever before. We are most eager to find out which novelties are going to receive an award this year,” commented Tim Endres, Project Manager of the gamescom.
An overview of the jury and the categories:
• Petra Fröhlich, Editor in Chief, Computec
• Joachim Hesse, Editor in Chief, spieletipps
• Bertram Küster, Redakteur Spiele, Bild
• Michael French, Editor in Chief MCV, Develop
• John Gaudiosi, Editor, Gamerhub.tv
• Alex Simmons, Editor in Chief, IGN
• Christian Bigge, Editor in Chief, computerbild.de
• Fabian Käufer, Editor in Chief, MTV Game One
• Rene Meyer, Journalist, Die Schreibfabrik
• Bernhard Schneider, Senior Buyer Multimedia, Drogerie Müller
• Michael Trier, Editor in Chief, Gamestar/GamePro
• Christian Nutt, Features Director, Gamasutra
• Martin Robinson, Feature Editor, Eurogamer
• Andreas Garbe, Editor, ZDFinfo
• Harald Hesse, Editor in Chief, GamesMarkt
• Jens Quentin, Editor, Freelancer
• Sven Wedig, Managing Director, 4U2Play
• Guy Cocker, Editor, GameSpot UK
• Frédéric Fau, Editor in Chief, jeuxvideo.com
• Best of gamescom (keine Einreichungen möglich)
• Best PC Game
• Best Console Game (PS - Sony)*
• Best Console Game (Xbox - Microsoft)*
• Best Console Game (Wii - Nintendo)*
• Best Mobile Game (incl. Handheld, iOS, Android, Windows)
• Best Hardware / Peripheral
• Best Social / Casual / Online Game
• Best Online Multiplayer Game
• Best Family Game
• Best New Generation Console Game
• Best Role Playing Game
• Best Racing Game
• Best Action Game
• Best Simulation Game
• Best Strategy Game
• Best Sports Game
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