Final call to update all your AVG Business clients before the old versions hit end of life. AVG Business Edition version 2013 and 2016 reach end-of-life (EOL) August 1, 2018.
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Congratulations to the winners of the Google Play Indie Games Contest 2017 in Europe
Posted by Adriana Puchianu, Developer Marketing Google Play
We have just wrapped up the second edition of the Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe! The iconic Saatchi Gallery in London welcomed 20 developers, from 12 countries, who showcased their games to the audience of gamers, industry experts, and journalists.
The finalists’ games were on show to the public, who spent three hours trying out their games and voting for their favourites, alongside the Google Play team. The top 10 finalists were then selected, and went on to pitch their games, and compete for the big prizes in front of our jury.
Please join us in congratulating the winners! They will be bringing home a well-deserved diploma, along with a prize package that will help them reach more gamers worldwide; including premium placement on the Google Play Store, marketing campaigns of up to 100,000 EUR and influencer campaigns of up to 50,000 EUR, the latest Google hardware, tickets to Google I/O, and much more.
It’s really inspiring to see the excitement around this second edition, and great to see the new wave of indie games coming from Europe. We are already looking forward to playing the games that will be developed in 2018!
Check out the main winners and the other finalists on the Google Play Store!
Winner
Playdius
France
A reality-inspired interactive fiction designed for mobile phones. It tells the story of Nour, a Syrian woman trying to reach Europe in hope of a better life.
Runners up
Broken Rules Interactive Media GmbH
Austria
A story game about life’s precious moments, broken dreams, and changed plans.
Bart Bonte
Belgium
A puzzle game for you! A love letter to a marvelous colour and to the little wonder called touchscreens. Warning: very yellow!
The other games that have made it into top 10 are:
Picodongames
France
An open world platformer and space exploration game. Embark on an exploratory mission, discover planets, collect oxygen, play with gravity.
Zut!
United Kingdom
A minimalist, ambient puzzle game influenced by mindfulness apps and abstract art. Players arrange shuffled mosaics of coloured tiles into perfectly ordered palettes.
Gamebra.in
Turkey
Jodeo is a 2D jelly critter. There’s something it’s curious about: what if 3D objects and 2D physics are in the same game? How can 2D objects interact with 3D objects?
State of Play
United Kingdom
The calming yet addictive puzzle game is back! With over 100 handcrafted puzzles, it takes you on a mind-twisting journey that combines logic and problem-solving.
FIFTYTWO
Russia
A tile sliding puzzle with a wonderful soundtrack. Mysterious things happen in a ruined room. Doors inside that room lead to different worlds and beautiful landscapes.
Norway
A hand-drawn platformer where the buttons are part of the environment.
Catfishbox
Ukraine
Designed for kids and adults alike, this a beautiful, casual adventure. Tilt to roll around and explore a beautiful world with Mr. Whiskers.
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Meet the finalists of the Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe
Posted by Adriana Puchianu, Developer Marketing Google Play
Back in October we launched the 2nd edition of the Google Play Indie
Games Contest in Europe, with the aim to identify, showcase and reward indie
gaming talent from more than 30 countries. We were amazed by the innovation and
creativity that indie developers from the region have to offer.
Selecting just 20 finalists has once again been a huge challenge. We had a lot
of fun playing the games that will go on to showcase at the Saatchi
Gallery on February 13th in London. Without further ado, we are happy
to announce the Top 20 finalists of this year’s edition. Congratulations to the
finalists and thanks to everyone else who has entered the contest.
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Planet of Mine
Tuesday Quest
France
Bridge
Constructor Portal
ClockStone Softwareentwicklung GmbH
Austria
Bury
me, my Love
Playdius
France
Captain
Tom Galactic Traveler
Picodongames
France
Fern
Flower
Macaque
Poland
I
Love Hue
Zut!
United Kingdom
Kenshō
FIFTYTWO
Russia
No
More Buttons
Tommy Søreide Kjær
Norway
Old
Man’s Journey
Broken Rules Interactive Media GmbH
Austria
Radium 2 | Ra²
Developster
Germany
The
Big Journey
Catfishbox
Ukraine
The
House of Da Vinci
Blue Brain Games, s.r.o.
Slovakia
The
Office Quest
11Sheep
Israel
Unbalance
TVEE
Turkey
Undervault
Andriy Bychkovskyi
Ukraine
yellow
Bart Bonte
Belgium
Check out the prizes
All the 20 finalists are getting:
- A paid trip to London to showcase their game at the Final held at Saatchi
Gallery - Inclusion of their game on a promotional billboard in London for 1 month
- Inclusion of their game in a dedicated Indie Games Contest collection on the
Indie Corner for one month in more than 40 countries across EMEA - Two (2) tickets to attend a 2018 Playtime event, an invitation-only event
for top apps and games developers on Google Play - One (1) Pixel 2 device
They will also have the chance to win more
prizes at the final event.
Join the Google Play team and the finalists at the final event:
Anyone can now register
to attend the final
showcase event for free at the Saatchi Gallery in London on 13
February 2018. Come and play some great games and have fun with indie
developers, industry experts, and the Google Play team.
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Google Play’s Indie Games Contest is back in Europe. Enter now
Posted by Adriana Puchianu, Developer Marketing Google Play
Following last year’s success, today we’re announcing the second annual Google Play Indie Games Contest in Europe, expanding to more countries and bigger prizes. The contest rewards your passion, creativity and innovation, and provides support to help bring your game to more people.
Prizes for the finalists and winners
- A trip to London to showcase your game at the Saatchi Gallery
- Paid digital marketing campaigns worth up to 100,000 EUR
- Influencer campaigns worth up to 50,000 EUR
- Premium placements on Google Play
- Promotion on Android and Google Play marketing channels
- Tickets to Google I/O 2018 and other top industry events
- Latest Google hardware
- Special prizes for the best Unity games
How to enter the contest
If you’re based in one of the 28 eligible countries, have 30 or less full time employees, and published a new game on Google Play after 1 January 2017, you may now be eligible to enter the contest. If you’re planning on publishing a new game soon, you can also enter by submitting a private beta. Check out all the details in the terms and conditions. Submissions close on 31 December 2017.
Up to 20 finalists will showcase their games at an open event at the Saatchi Gallery in London on the 13th February 2018. At the event, the top 10 will be selected by the event attendees and the Google Play team. The top 10 will then pitch to the jury of industry experts, from which the final winner and runners up will be selected.
Come along to the final event
Anyone can register to attend the final showcase event at the Saatchi Gallery in London on 13 February 2018. Play some great indie games and have fun with indie developers,industry experts, and the Google Play team.
Enter now
Visit the contest site to find out more and enter the Indie Games Contest now.
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