CasinoBeats prestigious Games Developer Awards 2022 saw Pragmatic Play walk away with ‘Slot of the Year 2022’ for its Gates of Olympus title along with two other prizes.The Games Developer of the Year Awards held at the Hilton, Malta handed out 20 awards to some of the biggest developers along with upcoming rising stars.
Gates of Olympus Slot of the Year 2022
Pragmatic Play, one of the biggest developers of world-class slots and casino games walked away with two awards in the Game Performance category, Sweet Bonanza won the Slot Legacy Title, and Gates of Olympus was named Slot of the Year 2022. Pragmatic Play secured the titles after seeing off rivals NetEnt with Starburst XXXtreme, and Top Dawg$ developed by Relax Gaming.Fledgling developer Print Studios won the Slot Studio Debut 2022 with Book of Destiny, while Buffalo Blitz Megaways, Playtech’s offering was named Slot to Watch 2022.Slotcatalog, the leading online slot data analysis platform, recorded Pragmatic Play’s third achievement of the evening by winning the Game Studio of the Year Large category, and the medium and small category was scooped up by NoLimit City and Triple Edge Studios.Studios whose slot rank has risen the highest in the last year were Hacksaw Gaming (Large category), G. Games (Medium category), and 4ThePlayer (Small category). Reel Kingdom gained the Slotcatalog Rookie of the Year title.
Congratulations to all Winners
Rasmus Sojmark, CEO and event founder said, “Huge congratulations to all the winners at the second annual CasinoBeats Game Developer Awards. “The high quality of the shortlists that our independent judging panels and voters selected the winners from really showcased the industry’s commitment to innovation and creativity. From established major players continuing to come up with stunning, original ideas to new studios making a splash with their imaginative releases, the games development sector is in great shape.”
Award Winners
Slot of the Year 2022Winner: Pragmatic Play – Gates of OlympusSilver: NetEnt – Starburst™ XXXtremeBronze: Relax Gaming – Top Dawg$Slot to Watch 2022Winner: Playtech – Buffalo Blitz MegaWaysSilver: Relax Gaming- Money Cart 2Bronze: AvatarUX Studios – Lollipop™Slot Studio Debut 2022Winner: Print Studios – Book of DestinySilver: Wizard Games – Gods of KemetBronze: Atomic Slot Lab powered by Bragg – Egyptian MagicSlot Legacy TitleWinner: Pragmatic Play – Sweet BonanzaSilver: NetEnt – StarburstBronze: Games Global – Mega MoolahSlot Collaboration of the YearWinner: Relax Gaming and Casino Grounds – Beast ModeSilver: Peter & Sons and Yggdrasil – ValkyriesBronze: 4ThePlayer – 90k Yeti GigabloxGame InnovationWinner : Habanero – Orbs Of AtlantisSilver: Evoplay – Star GuardiansBronze: AvatarUX’s Lollipop.Game Licensed ContentWinner: Blueprint Gaming – The Goonies ReturnSilver: Slingshot Studios – Game of Thrones™ Power Stacks™Bronze: Playtech – The Walking DeadGame Retro-StyleWinner : Stakelogic – Up6TimerSilver: Inspired Entertainment – Space InvadersBronze: EGT Interactive – Hot DecoGame NarrativeWinner: Peter & Sons – XibalbaSilver: Quickspin – Big Bad Wolf MegawaysBronze: Betsoft – Return To ParisGame Design & Art DirectionWinner : Evoplay – Star GuardiansSilver: BF Games – Cave of FortuneBronze: Peter & Sons – XibalbaGame Music / SoundtrackWinner: Relax Gaming – Top Dawg$Silver: Stormcraft Studios – Thunderstruck® Wild LightningBronze: Hacksaw Gaming – Chaos CrewInnovation in MarketingWinner : Bojoko – Are You Sure the Game’s Fair? (National Anthem)Silver: Call to Action – Taste for ClassicsBronze: Blexr – PopeyeStreamer of the YearWinner: CasinoGrounds, LetsGiveItASpinSilver: Hideous SlotsBronze: Classybeef, League of EntertainmentSlotCatalog Rookie of the YearWinner: Reel KingdomSlotCatalog Outperforming Game Studio of the YearWinner – Small Studio: 4ThePlayerWinner – Medium Studio: G.GamesWinner – Large Studio: Hacksaw GamingSlotCatalog Game Studio of the Year Winner – Small Studio: Triple Edge StudiosWinner – Medium Studio: Nolimit CityWinner – Large Studio: Pragmatic Play