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This accolade is for companies that support the ecosystem through enabling user acquisition or monetisation through advertising and are helping to drive this fast-growing business in games and developers to acquire more users.

Any company that supports developers and publishers develop their games and run marketing campaigns through analytics tools and/or providing data on market performance.

Any mobile games company with 11 or more staff that has released a game, or successfully grown an existing game, during 2020, as well as successfully expanded their business and made an impact on the industry through innovation, creativity and other initiatives.

This award recognises the companies that are supporting live games on the market through back-end services to ensure game servers run smoothly and help developers implement special online features.

This accolade is for any game pushing the boundaries of the medium through audio and/or visual accomplishments. To be eligible for this award, games must have been given a full release during 2020.

This award is open to third-party tech companies that provide game engines that help power mobile games development.

This award recognises games that show stellar writing and narrative design. To be eligible for this award, games must have been given a full release during 2020 or, for titles released prior to this date, have received significant new content last year.

This special award recognises a person from any corner of the globe who has demonstrated a considerable amount of success, influence, and impact despite their relatively recent arrival within the mobile games industry.

A new addition since 2020, this award is selected directly by the organisation committee of the Mobile Games Awards.

This award is open to any company providing tools for developers to help make games for mobile platforms. This does not include game engines.

A brand new inclusion in this year’s line-up, and one that shines the light on the legal team with the games industry’s most effective, ace attorneys.

This award is for any third-party service provider or outsourcer that supports developers in making games, whether through art, audio, trailers, UX, or other services.

This award recognises the impact of significant updates, in-game events or excellent community management for games released in 2020 or before, that have helped take a game to the next level and sustain a title’s life.

This accolade awards companies that have supported mobile games in 2020 in the areas of quality assurance and localisation, ensuring that both new releases and updates go live with as few problems as possible and are localised appropriately for target markets.

This accolade recognises the achievements of a team of up to 10 developers that have released a game, or successfully grown an existing game, during 2020.

This award recognises the best third-party PR agency or internal marketing team that has created campaigns fueling the growth of games over the last year. This can be through any medium, including online, TV or other.

Successfully connecting brands with their target audience in an age of increased digital noise is no mean feat. This new award recognises and celebrates the team that has managed its influencer outreach better than its competitors.

Another new category for 2021, which aims to showcase either an investor or investment within the mobile games industry that has played a vital role in the success and growth of a company.

Any company that has supported another developer in releasing a game on mobile devices during 2020, whether through publishing support, marketing, co-development or investment.

Any developer, or technology company that is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on mobile devices through a new technology, be it hardware or software. This can be an innovative tool or unique use of technology that benefits the industry as a whole.

This is the only award voted for by consumers and recognises the best new game that received a full release last year. This award will be open for voting through PocketGamer.com, with the winner revealed during the awards ceremony.

The People’s Choice Award will be shortlisted by the expert journalists at Pocket Gamer and voted for directly by the games playing public on www.pocketgamer.com

This special lifetime achievement award recognises a person from anywhere on the planet who has achieved a considerable amount of success in their career and acted as a pioneer in the mobile games space.

The Mobile Legend is a special award that recognises an outstanding contribution to the mobile games industry, selected directly by the organisation committee of the PG Mobile Games Awards.