August 17, 2007
PRESS RELEASE
Japan Game Awards 2007
Awards ceremony that brings together some of Japan’s leading
game creators to be held at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007
The Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA, Chairman: Yoichi Wada; Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce that the Japan Game Awards 2007, an event devoted to the selection and recognition of outstanding computer entertainment software, will be held at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007.
Since 1996, the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) has selected outstanding computer entertainment software for recognition at an annual awards event that, together with the TOKYO GAME SHOW, ranks as one of CESA's biggest events of the year.
The Japan Game Awards 2007 consists of three categories: the Games of the Year Division for games that were released in Japan during the preceding year; the Future Division for pre-release games that will be exhibited at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007; and the Amateur Division for original games created by non-professionals. Awards will be presented in each of the three categories.
General voting for games entered in the Games of the Year Division, the division for games that were released on the Japanese market between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007, was conducted during the period from April 16 to July 27, 2007. Voting for games entered in the Future Division, games that will be exhibited at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007, will be conducted by visitors to the show. After the votes in each division have been tallied, the selection committee will determine the various award winners.
The Amateur Division for original games that have not yet been commercialized is a new division that was formed this year by combining the former Indies Division of the Japan Game Awards and the CESA Student Game Awards. The aim of this new division is to discover and recognize games that are rich in originality, regardless of whether the creator is a student or an amateur.
The Awards Ceremony for each division will be held at the Event Stage of the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007: from 16:30 to 17:30 on Thursday, September 20 for the Games of the Year Division; from 12:30 to 13:30 on Friday, September 21 for the Amateur Division; and from 12:30 to 13:30 on Sunday, September 23 for the Future Division.
● Persons with a TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007 press pass may cover the Awards Ceremonies. For
details on how to obtain a TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007 press pass, please visit the TOKYO GAME
SHOW 2007 official website （http://tgs.cesa.or.jp/english/）.
Through the Japan Game Awards, we hope to discover and nurture talent, and to further motivate game developers. By presenting a wide variety of games to attract the interest of a large number of people both within Japan and from overseas, we also hope to convey the wonder and pleasure of computer entertainment, and to contribute to the further development of the game industry.
Japan Game Awards Official Website: http://awards.cesa.or.jp/english |
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Inquiry: info@cesa.or.jp |
Japan Game Awards 2007 Event Outline
| Event Name： | Japan Game Awards 2007 | |
| Organizer： | Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) | |
| Supported by： | The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | |
| Award Categories： | ●Games of the Year Division | |
| Eligible games： | All games that were released on the Japanese market between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007 |
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| Awards： | Grand Award (1 title), Award for Excellence (number unspecified), Global Award: Japanese game category (1 title); Foreign game category (1 title), Best Sales Award (1 title) |
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| Award selection procedure： | After general voting has been conducted, the Japan Game Awards Selection Committee will judge the winners. |
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| ●Future Division | ||
| Eligible games： | All pre-release games presented and exhibited at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007 from Thursday, September 20 to Sunday, September 23, 2007 (including video presentation). |
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| Awards： | Award for Excellence (number unspecified) |
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| Award selection procedure： | After general voting has been conducted at the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007 venue, the Japan Game Awards Selection Committee will judge the winners. |
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| ●Amateur Division | ||
| Eligible games： | All original games created by amateurs (individuals or groups) |
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| Awards： | Grand Award (1 title), Award for Excellence (number unspecified), Honorable Mention (number unspecified) |
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| Award selection procedure： | Several games will be selected as finalists by the judges from the total field of entries during a first-stage judging session (VTR judging). Following this, a final judging session will be held to determine the winner of the Grand Award (1 title) and the Award for Excellence (number unspecified) and Honorable Mention (number unspecified) recipients. |
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| Selection committee： | The selection committee headed by Takeshi Yoro (Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Professor at Kitasato University) consists of people such as editors-in-chief of game industry publications, game distributors and game creators. |
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| Awards ceremonies： | These will be held at the Event Stage of the TOKYO GAME SHOW 2007. Games of the Year Division：16:30 to 17:30 on Thursday, September 20 Amateur Division：12:30 to 13:30 on Friday, September 21 Future Division：12:30 to 13:30 on Sunday, September 23 |
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