An international jury has selected the finalists for the twelfth edition. The awards ceremony will take place on 4 July at the La Compagnia cinema in Florence, as part of the First Playable business event
IIDEA, the association representing the video game industry in Italy, announces the nominations for the 2024 Italian Video Game Awards. The ceremony for the twelfth edition of the award, which celebrates excellence in video games made in Italy, will take place on 4 July from 8 p.m. at the La Compagnia cinema in Florence, as part of the First Playable business event, which has become a reference event for all Italian video game developers.
This year, six statuettes will be awarded to the video games, professionals and development studios that have distinguished themselves most during the calendar year 2023 in the following categories, some of which have been renewed since the last edition Best Italian Game: award for the best Italian video game; Best Italian Debut Game: award for the best Italian debut work; Outstanding Art: award for the video game that stands out the most for its artistic components; Outstanding Experience: award for the video game that offers the most engaging or original experience; Outstanding Individual Contribution: award for the individual Italian professional who has most distinguished himself at a national and/or international level; Outstanding Italian Company: award for the Italian development studio that has most distinguished itself at a national or international level.
The jury for this year’s Italian Video Game Awards is made up of 4 Italian and international industry professionals: Meg Clarke, Senior Game Scout of Team 17, Raphael Colantonio, President and Creative Director of WolfEye Studios, Diego Grammatico, Business Development Executive of Games London and Vincenzo Lettera, Editor in Chief of Multiplayer.it. For the first time, the fifth jury will be represented by the collective vote of IIDEA’s developer members.
The finalists of the 2024 Italian Video Game Awards:
Best Italian Game
- Bud Spencer & Terence Hill – Slaps And Beans 2 – Trinity Team
- dotAGE – Michele Pirovano
- Hot Wheels Unleashed™ 2 – Turbocharged – Milestone
- Mediterranea Inferno – Eyeguys/Santa Ragione
- Universe for Sale – Tmesis Studio
Best Italian Debut Game
- dotAGE – Michele Pirovano
- Garden In! – Dramatic Iceberg
- River Tails: Stronger Together – Kid Onion Studio
- Shattered Heaven – Leonardo Production
- Universe for Sale – Tmesis Studio
Outstanding Art
- Children of Silentown – Elf Games, Luna2 Studio
- Mediterranea Inferno – Eyeguys/Santa Ragione
- Universe for Sale – Tmesis Studio
Outstanding Experience
- dotAge – Michele Pirovano
- Mediterranea Inferno – Eyeguys/Santa Ragione
- TT Isle Of Man: Ride on the Edge 3 – Nacon Studio Milan
For the Outstanding Italian Company and Outstanding Individual Contribution categories – both voted for by IIDEA developer members only – direct nomination of the winners is expected this year and will be announced during the awards ceremony.
Two types of tickets are available to attend the IVGA ceremony live: “Full Access and Social Access, both of which can be purchased on the event’s Eventbrite page. Live streaming will also be available on the event’s website from 8pm on 4 July.
For more information on the 2024 Italian Video Game Awards and First Playable, please visit the event’s official website at www.firstplayable.it.
