IMGA Closes Registrations For Submissions - Judging to Begin
After three months of submissions, the IMGA has now closed its call for entries for its first edition in Southeast Asia. With nearly 300 games submissions received from eight countries in the region, this is proof of the lively and vibrant community of game developers in Southeast Asia.
Commenting on the call for entries, IMGA founder Maarten Noyons said: “We have been blown away by the interest and quality of submissions from developers in Southeast Asia and look forward to announcing those who are nominated for the first IMGA SEA.”
Games have been submitted by developers and studios based in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam and Brunei. Vietnam ranked first in terms of number of games submitted followed by Taiwan and Malaysia.
“Having an IMGA SEA just to represent the games that are and were developed in the SEA region will give a unique opportunity of highlighting the creativity of the gamers and the game studios in Southeast Asia. I am very proud to be a part of the team of judges and will enjoy every moment of the judging session, which is designed to select the best games out of the 300 that were entered.“ said Joony Koo, Chairman of the Jury.
The first round of selection has already started and IMGA SEA nominees will be announced online on October 4th, 2016.
The 1st IMGA SEA jury is composed of international mobile gaming experts and journalists, such as Tommy Palm (Resolution Games), Alexander Fernandez (Streamline Studios), Alysia Judge (IGN) and our very own Kenn Leandre of IGN SEA among others. Winners including the Grand Prix and the Jury’s Honorable mention will be selected and announced during the awards ceremony on November 8th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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