August 21st, 2007 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »
The IMGA awards are entering their fourth year with wide support from their main sponsors. Adobe, Nokia and Movidia have promised their support as well as several other companies.
The other sponsors of the event are Qualcomm (currently in a legal battle with Nokia), Nvidia, AMD and Belle de Mai Media Park. The continuing and growing support means IMGA is set to grow further.
Last year, IMGA also proved it’s position between the many mobile gaming awards world wide by attracting and processing 400 entries from 42 countries.
“This fourth edition will be broader, better and more competitive than previous years. Thanks to our sponsors and our partners, we will be able to reach a much larger number of innovators. We are determined to find the 25 best ideas for tomorrow’s mobile games by October.” said Maarten Noyons, founder and MD.
This determination is shared by all IMGA sponsors, old or new to the awards :
"The new generation of advanced mobile devices offer consumers new gaming experiences with better graphics, better connectivity and better game play.” Says Taizo SON, President of MOVIDA Inc. “IMGA showcases the work of developers worldwide who are exploring these new possibilities in mobile gaming. It is Movida’s everyday challenge to bring that talent and advanced technology together in a simple and profitable way, therefore we are proud to be IMGA’s sponsor for the second year."“We are excited to be part of the International Mobile Gaming Awards once again,” says Dr. Mark Ollila, Director of Technology and Strategy, and Head of Nokia Games Publishing, Games, Multimedia. “Last year’s Awards demonstrated a huge leap forward for mobile games and, with the launch of the new N-Gage platform around the corner, we are looking forward to seeing how the mobile games developers will be using new elements such as social connectivity to add creativity to their entries this year.”
