RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar nominated for Pocket Gamer
People's Choice and Canadian Game Awards Best Mobile
Game
East Side Games nominated for Pocket Gamer
Best Developer
Game Kit technology framework
nominated for Pocket Gamer Best Game Engine
VANCOUVER, BC,
March 16, 2022 /CNW/ -
East Side Games Group (TSX: EAGR) (OTC: EAGRF) ("ESGG" or
the "Company"), Canada's
leading free-to-play mobile game group, is happy to announce
that it has been nominated for multiple awards for individual
games, technology frameworks and development studios.
"Our studios are the foundation of ESGG's success, and we
couldn't be happier to see them be recognized for their stellar
work. This year's nominations speak to the immense talent within
our organization for game development, publishing and our game
technology framework," said Darcy
Taylor, CEO of ESGG. "Coming off of our record setting 2021,
for both revenue and audience metrics, we can't wait to see what
our studios deliver in 2022 and beyond."
"RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar, the first of our 'Super
Marquee' IP titles, has been nominated for both the Pocket Gamer
People's Choice award and Canadian Game Awards Best Mobile Game.
Our East Side Games studio, which co-developed and published
RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar, was nominated for Best
Developer by Pocket Gamer for the third year in a row. Our Game Kit
technology framework was also nominated by Pocket Gamer for Best
Game Engine and is the technology utilized by our studios and
3rd party developers to develop top tier games in a
fraction of the traditional development time," continued Mr.
Taylor.
POCKET GAMER MOBILE GAME AWARDS 2022
The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards are a prestigious awards
established to celebrate the very best businesses and individuals
who are driving the US$90 billion
mobile games industry forward.
RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar has been nominated for
the Pocket Gamer People's Choice award which is the only award
nominated by and voted for by consumers, and recognises the best
new game to have received a full release during the previous year.
This title was launched in partnership with World of Wonder
Productions Inc. and was built on Game Kit and published by East
Side Games Inc. ("ESG").
ESG is also nominated for Best Developer which is awarded to any
mobile games company with 11 or more staff that has released a
game, or successfully grown an existing game, during 2021, as well
as successfully expanded their business and made an impact on the
industry through innovation, creativity and other initiatives. This
is the third consecutive year that ESG has been nominated for the
Best Developer award.
ESG's Game Kit technology framework, previously "IdleKit", has
been nominated for Best Game Engine. This award is open to
third-party tech companies that provide game engines that help
power mobile games development. Other nominees include industry
titans such as Roblox's Lua, Unity and Unreal Engine.
The Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022 presentation evening,
hosted at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly in central London, will take place on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
2022 CANADIAN GAME AWARDS
As the third largest developer of video games in the world, this
award show celebrates Canada's
spot on the world stage as a leader in interactive entertainment.
The Canadian Game Awards has been designed to be "by the industry
and for the industry" with an interest in engaging public and fan
participation.
RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar has been nominated for
Best Mobile Game this year which is awarded to the best mobile game
developed by a Canadian company. ESGG was previously nominated in
this category for Archer: Danger Phone at the 2021
awards.
The 2022 Canadian Game Awards will air Friday, April 8th at 7:30PM EST on CGA Twitch.
ABOUT EAST SIDE GAMES GROUP
East Side Games Group (formerly operating under the name "LEAF
Mobile Inc.") is a leading free-to-play mobile game group, creating
engaging games that produce enduring player loyalty. Our studio
groups entrepreneurial culture is anchored in creativity,
execution, and growth through licensing of our proprietary Game Kit
software platform that enables professional game developers to
greatly increase the efficiency and effectiveness of game creation
in addition to organic growth through a diverse portfolio of
original and licensed IP mobile games that include: Archer:
Danger Phone, Bud Farm Idle Tycoon, Cheech & Chong Bud Farm, The Goldbergs: Back to the 80s,
It's Always Sunny: The Gang Goes Mobile and Trailer Park Boys
Grea$y Money, RuPaul's Drag Race Superstar and
The Office: Somehow We Manage.
We are headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada and our games are available worldwide on the App
Store and Google Play. For further information, please visit:
www.eastsidegamesgroup.com and join our online communities at
LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Additional information about the Company continues to be
available under its legal name, LEAF Mobile Inc., at
www.sedar.com.
Forward-looking Information
Certain statements in this release are forward-looking
statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding
the proposed transactions described herein. Forward-looking
statements consist of statements that are not purely historical,
including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or
intentions regarding the future. Such statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance
or developments to differ materially from those contained in the
statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if
they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them.
These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views
and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions
which may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and
uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements,
including factors beyond the Company's control. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news
release.
SOURCE East Side Games Group