Gayming Magazine wins at Women In Games Global Awards
Gayming Magazine is delighted to announce it has won the award for ‘Global Games Gender Diversity Initiative of the Year’ at the inaugural Women in Games Global Games Awards!
The event took place this past weekend, streamed to a lively mixture of nominees, conference goers, and supporters of Women in Games. Gayming Magazine is hugely grateful for the nomination and the win.
In addition to Gayming Magazine, the award was also presented to Code Coven and WINGS Fund (both from UK), plus Women in Games Quarantine (from Spain).
Women in Games is a not-for-profit organisation that seeks a games industry, culture, and community free of gender discrimination, where full equality of opportunity, treatment and conditions empowers all women to achieve their full potential. It works in partnership with individual ambassadors and corporate partners to make equality a reality. Women in Games is 10 years old and is now officially represented in 32 different countries.
Robin Gray, Founder of Gayming Magazine, who was present to accept the award, said:
“I’m so proud and humbled that Gayming Magazine has won the Global Games Gender Diversity Initiative of the Year award. Since its inception, one of the aims of Gayming Magazine has been to celebrate and amplify female voices in the games industry and the player community. To be acknowledged by this illustrious global organisation is validation of our work.”
All Prizes and Award Winners
Women in Games Jam 2020 (Sponsored by Sledgehammer Games)
Yiike and Nour- By Jay and Joy
Eggcellent Care- Created by Chloe Byrne, Bethan Buckley and Akvilé Vengalyté
Global Games Advocacy Awards – recognising games organisations advocating for change.
Can I Play That? (USA)
Code Coven (UK)
IGDA Foundation (USA)
WINGS (UK)
Best Game Developed by a Woman or Female Team
Winner
Kine (USA)
Runner up
Ooblets (USA)
Global Games Gender Diversity Initiative of the Year (Presented by Fair Play Alliance)
Code Coven (UK)
Gayming Magazine (UK)
WINGS (UK)
Women in Games Quarantine (Spain)
Outstanding individual Ambassador Award (Sponsored by Sumo Group)
Crystal Mills (USA)
Dan Sun (Hong Kong)
Johana Riquier (UK)
Marina Ivanovic (Germany)
Melissa Chaplin (UK)
Corporate Ambassador Behind the Scenes Award (Sponsored by Atomhawk Design)
Amy Renals – Head of Studio Support at Creative Assembly
The HR and Recruitment team at Dovetail Games
Women in Games Student Portfolio Awards
Angela Zawitaj
Beatriz Abreu
Juliette Coquet
Lucy Zini
Sindi Breshani
Tiril Schjerven
Global Women in Games Hall of Fame Awards (Sponsored by 2K/Hangar 13)
Audrey Leprince (Denmark)
Brenda Romero (Ireland)
Elizabeth LaPensée (USA)
Jessica Hammer (USA)
Poornima Seetharaman (India)
Sande Chen (USA)
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