Firemint takes control at the 2009 GDAA
Industry Awards  

MELBOURNE – Tuesday 8 December, 2009 – The winners of the annual GDAA Industry awards were announced last night at the GDAA Industry Awards dinner, held at Melbourne’s Crown Towers as part of Game Connect Asia Pacific 2009.

“Congratulations to Firemint on their success at the 2009 GDAA Industry Awards. Flight Control has been a phenomenal success and has really been responsible for the creation of an entire new genre on iPhone. We’re very proud that this title was developed in Australia,” said Tom Crago, President of the Game Developers’ Association of Australia. 

“Congratulations, too, to all our other winners, including Puzzle Quest: Galactrix and Heroes
over Europe. Now we look forward to 2010 and the next wave of games to be released by Australian developers,” he added. 

And the winners are…

Best Game

Flight Control
Firemint
Best Console Title

Heroes over Europe
Transmission Games
Best PC Title

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
Infinite Interactive

Best Handheld Title

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
Infinite Interactive

Best Mobile Title

Flight Control
Firemint
Best Game Play

Flight Control
Firemint

Best Graphics

Heroes over Europe
Transmission Games

Best Audio

Heroes over Europe
Transmission Games

Best Downloadable Title

Shatter
Sidhe

Independent Games – Best Unsigned Game

Hazard: The Journey of Life
Alexander Bruce

Independent Games – Best Game Play

Last Life
Powerboard Productions

Independent Games – Best Graphics

Pillager
AIE Melbourne