UBISOFT REWARDED FOR THEIR
CREATIVITY AT THE IMAGINA FESTIVAL
Ubisoft receives six awards out
of eleven
San Francisco, CA – February 11,
2004 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, is happy to
announce that they received 6 of the 11 awards rewarding video game development
during the IMAGINA Festival that took place last week in Monaco (France). "We
are very proud that the quality and creativity of our games have been
distinguished by such a renowned and skilled panel of judges. These awards once
again reinforce our strategy of internal development and prove the expertise of
our internal studios", said Geoffroy Sardin, Managing Director, Ubisoft France.
Here is the list of awards :
BEST WRITER AWARD
-
Beyond Good and Evil" (Ubisoft
Montpellier / Ubisoft) -
Jacques Exertier and Michel Ancel,
for Beyond Good & Evil ‘s scenario
BEST GAME DIRECTOR AWARD
-
Prince of Persia The Sands of
Time" (Ubisoft Montreal Studios / Ubisoft) -
Patrice Désilets, Creative
Director
BEST SOUND DESIGNER AWARD
-
"XIII" (Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft)
-
Alkis Argyriadis, XIII’s Sound
Designer
BEST GRAPHIC DESIGNER AWARD
-
"XIII" (Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft)
-
Nathalie Moschetti & Nathalie
Provost
MOST INNOVATIVE FRENCH GAME TEAM
AWARD
-
In Memoriam" (Lexis Numérique,
Ubisoft) -
Eric Viennot , creator of In
Memoriam (Lexis Numérique)
GAME OF THE YEAR TEAM AWARD
-
Beyond Good and Evil" (Ubisoft
Montpellier / Ubisoft) -
Award received by Frédéric Houde,
Lead Game Play Programmer of Beyond Good & Evil, on behalf of Michel Ancel and
the whole team.
About Ubisoft(tm):
Ubisoft Entertainment is an
international producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment
products. A leading company in the multimedia industry, Ubisoft’s strong and
diversified line-up has grown considerably, as has Ubisoft itself. As well as
steadfastly continuing to partner with several high-profile companies, Ubisoft
has also confirmed its presence on the global market by developing its own
exceptional properties. Founded in 1986 in France, Ubisoft is now present on
every continent, both through offices in 21 different countries including the
United States, Morocco, Germany and China and through sales of products in over
50 countries. The group is dedicated to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge
video game titles