NASSCOM announces winners of the NGF Award

BANGALORE, INDIA: "The world is beginning to see the immense potential for games in India, I can say this with confidence because; this year the NGC saw participation of high profile industry leaders, which included developers not just from India but from around the world," said Rajesh Rao, chair, NASSCOM Gaming Forum ahead of the NASSCOM Game Developers Conference (NGDC) being held at Pune, India.

The conference is aimed at involving emerging game developers in India, to participate at a level playing field with international players, said NASSCOM.

Expressing his views on the rapidly evolving ecosystem Rao, further added, "Today, we also announced the winners of NGF awards, which recognized the achievements in game development in India and we hope it will be an inspiration for game developers in the country for years to come."

The gaming industry in India has proved its capability in terms of delivering quality products and has the potential for acquiring a large domestic as well as overseas market.

The sector is poised to grow at an exponential level in the years to come and will continue to capture the imagination of users and developers alike, he said.

Winners of the first edition of the NGF Award across various categories:

Student game of the year

* Winner (Jury) - Chaos Theory| Diptoman Mukherjee

* Winner (Popular Choice) - Project Heera : Diamond Heist| Mazhlele

* Runner-up (Jury) - Socioball| Apoorva Joshi

Indie game of the year

* Winner (Jury) - HUEBRIX: A Twisted Puzzle of Space, Time and Color| Yellow Monkey Studios OÜ

* Winner (Popular Choice) - Song of Swords| Nautilus Mobile App Pvt Ltd

* Runner-up (Jury) - Save The Dummy| Sandyloisa

Game of the year

* Winner (Jury) - HUEBRIX: A Twisted Puzzle of Space, Time and Color| Yellow Monkey Studios OÜ

* Winner (Popular Choice) - Prince of Persia Shadow&Flame| Ubisoft Entertainment

* Runner-up (Jury) - Hitout Heroes| Disney UTV

* Special mention (Jury) - Autista| MadRat Games

The global gaming industry has witnessed constant evolving with the introduction of new technologies in the gaming circuit and this has had a domino effect in India.

The domestic market too is witnessing a constant rise in demand for new innovations from customers. The performance of the three major market segments: mobile gaming, personal computer (PC) and online gaming, and console gaming, dictates the dynamics of the gaming industry in India, said NASSCOM.