This will be the first year the awards will be held in Southeast Asia, fresh from the IMGA celebrating the 12th annual awards ceremony in San Francisco. The awards will recognize talents from the fast growing markets of the region.

It’s all eyes on Southeast Asia as it shows tremendous download and revenue growth year-on-year. 47% of the global game market comes from Asia, with 58% of total gaming growth coming from the Asia Pacific region in 2016 (Newzoo, 2016)

MDEC says the partnership with IMGA is a testament of Malaysia’s commitment to become the leading ASEAN hub for games development. It hopes the event will raise more awareness on the quality of local talent, including a robust regional and local games industry.

IMGA has a long history and has recognized some of the world’s most popular titles in its early days namely Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans.

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