Korea Game Awards Explained

Korea Game Awards
Location:Busan
Country:South Korea
Presenter:Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The Korea Game Awards is an annual South Korean awards ceremony that recognizes "individuals and businesses that have contributed to domestic game industry."[1] The ceremony is organized by the Korea Association of Game Industry (K-GAMES) and presented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, The Electronic Times and The Sports Chosun in conjunction with the G-Star game trade fair held in Busan in November. It is the largest and most prestigious awards ceremony for games in the country, and has been held yearly since 1996.[2]

Winners are decided by a combination of judges, game experts and online votes. The Grand Prize, given to the overall best game of the year (also called the President's Award) has historically been won almost exclusively by PC games; 2004's is the only console game to win the award. However, in 2014, Blade for Kakao became the first mobile game to win, and since then several mobile games have won the award.

Winners of the Grand Prize (President's Award)

YearGameGenreDeveloper
1996Pee & Gity 2: The Industrial AgeBeat 'em upFamily Production[3]
1997Wangdo-ui BimilAction-adventureDigital Dream Studios[4]
1998LineageMMORPGNCSoft[5]
1999EZ2DJRhythmAmuseWorld[6]
2000Fortress 2ArtilleryCCR Inc
2001The War of Genesis III: Part 2Tactical role-playingSoftmax[7]
2002Navy FieldMMORTSSDEnterNet
2003Lineage IIMMORPGNCSoft[8]
2004Hack and slash,
real-time tactics		Phantagram[9]
2005Scions of Fate (Yulgang)MMORPGMgame Corp
2006Granado EspadaMMORPGIMC Games
2007Alliance of Valiant Arms (A.V.A)First-person shooterRed Duck
2008Aion: The Tower of EternityMMORPGNCSoft
2009Continent of the Ninth Seal (C9)MMORPGWebzen
2010Vindictus (Mabinogi Heroes)MMORPGNexon[10]
2011TERAMMORPGBluehole Studio
2012Blade & SoulMMORPGNCSoft[11]
2013ArcheAgeMMORPGXL Games[12]
2014Blade for KakaoAction RPGAction Square[13]
2015 (Raven)Action RPGNetmarble[14]
2016Heroes of Incredible Tales (HIT)Action RPGNAT Games[15]
2017PlayerUnknown's BattlegroundsBattle royalePUBG Corporation[16]
2018Black Desert MobileMMORPGPearl Abyss[17]
2019Lost ArkMMORPGSmilegate RPG[18]
2020V4 (Victory For)MMORPGNAT Games[19]
2021MMORPGLionheart Studio[20]
2022Dungeon & Fighter MobileBeat 'em upNexon[21]
2023Lies of PAction RPGNeowiz Games[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Global Game Exhibition (G-STAR) . . 25 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Vote is on to pick the best Korean game for 2020 . Yoon . Sung-won . Pulse . . 3 November 2020 . 25 April 2021 .
  3. Web site: [단신] 문체부, 대한민국 만화문화/게임대상 수상작 발표 ]. Ko . Doo-hyun . . 29 November 1996 . 23 April 2021 . Korean .
  4. Web site: A History of Korean Gaming – 한겨레 정보통신 HIC Infocomm / 디지털드림스튜디오 Digital Dream Studios . Hardcore Gaming 101 . 25 April 2021 .
  5. Web site: 응답하라 ‘게임대상’ 그 때 그 게임 . Ahn . Hye-ri . ZDNet Korea . Mega News . 10 October 2012 . 23 April 2021 . Korean .
  6. Web site: 게임종합지원센터, 99 게임대상 수상작 선정 . . 13 December 1999 . 23 April 2021 . Korean .
  7. Web site: [사람사람] 대한민국 게임대상 받은 소프트맥스사 ]. Won . Nak-yeon . . . 19 December 2001 . 23 April 2021 . Korean .
  8. Web site: NCSOFT pinning high hopes on success of 'Lineage 2M' . Baek . Byung-yeul . . Dongwha Enterprise . 25 September 2019 . 23 April 2021 .
  9. Web site: A History of Korean Gaming – 판타그램 Phantagram / 블루사이드 Blueside . Hardcore Gaming 101 . 25 April 2021 .
  10. Web site: Mabinogi Heroes Chosen as Nation’s Best Game of the Year . . Korea ET Times Media Group . 18 November 2010 . 23 April 2021 .
  11. Web site: NCsoft licenses Unreal Engine 4 . Brightman . James . . . 14 February 2013 . 23 April 2021 .
  12. Web site: ArcheAge wins big at Korea Game Awards . Lefebvre . Eliot . . . 13 November 2013 . 23 April 2021 .
  13. Web site: Blade becomes first mobile title to win Korea's top game award . Yoon . Sung-won . . Dongwha Enterprise . 20 November 2014 . 23 April 2021 .
  14. Web site: Netmarble's Raven sweeps 6 game awards . Yoon . Sung-won . . Dongwha Enterprise . 12 November 2015 . 23 April 2021 .
  15. Web site: Nexon wins grand prize at 2016 Korea Game Awards . Sohn . Ji-young . . . 16 November 2016 . 23 April 2021 .
  16. Web site: 'PUBG' sweeps 6 prizes at Korea Game Awards . Yoon . Sung-won . . Dongwha Enterprise . 16 November 2017 . 23 April 2021 .
  17. Web site: 'Black Desert Mobile' wins grand prize at Korea Game Awards . Jun . Ji-hye . . Dongwha Enterprise . 15 November 2018 . 23 April 2021 .
  18. Web site: Smilegate RPG’s Lost Ark wins best prize at 2019 Korean Game Award . Lee . Yong-ik . Choi . Mira . Pulse . . 14 November 2019 . 23 April 2021 .
  19. Web site: Korea’s biggest game show G-Star 2020 kicks off, Nexon V4 wins Game of Year Award . Pulse . . 19 November 2020 . 23 April 2021 .
  20. Web site: 한혜원 . 2021-11-17 . '오딘: 발할라라이징', 2021 대한민국 게임대상 4관왕 . 2023-12-20 . 연합뉴스 . ko.
  21. Web site: 김주환 . 2022-11-16 . 2022 대한민국 게임대상에 넥슨 '던전앤파이터 모바일' . 2023-12-20 . 연합뉴스 . ko.
  22. Web site: 김주환 . 2023-11-15 . 네오위즈 'P의 거짓', 대한민국 게임대상서 대상 포함 6관왕(종합) . 2023-12-20 . 연합뉴스 . ko.

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