THE WOMEN IN GAMES GLOBAL AWARDS 2022: OUR DESERVED WINNERS

We are delighted to announce the winners of our Women in Games Global Awards 2022.

The Awards ceremony – hosted by Lauren Kaye, Women in Games marketing manager and founder of the She Plays Games podcast – was broadcast on Saturday September 24th at 7pm via our Twitch channel and is now available to watch on the Women in Games YouTube channel.

The winners are:

Public-Voted Awards

Favourite Woman Game Protagonist
Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in Gotham Knights

Best Representation of Women in a Video Game
The Glass Ceiling Games by Story Juice

Impact Awards

Amplifier of Diversity in the Industry
Sarah Buric, Journalist

Community Group Making an Impact in Diversity
Code Coven

Individual Diversity Advocate
Dr JC Lau

Most Inclusive Esports Initiative
British Esports

Most Inclusive Video Games Initiative
Two Falls – Nishu Takuatshina

Education Awards

Games or Esports Diversity Initiative
Coffee and Cookies’: Women in Games Society and Annual Game Jam – Confetti Nottingham Trent University

Games or Esports Educator
Dr Susannah Emery – University of South Australia

Student Achievement
Carla Sousa – Lusófona University, CICANT, Portugal

Women in Games Community Awards

Outstanding Corporate Ambassador of the Year
Creative Assembly

Outstanding Individual Ambassador of the Year
Kah Hui Teo, Keywords Studios & Women in Games Asia Chapter

Lifetime Achievement Award
Tamsin O’Luanaigh, nDreams

“A huge congratulations to all of our very deserved winners,” said Women in Games CEO Marie-Claire Isaaman. “We were blown away by the volume and quality of entries this year, so it is incredibly heartening to see such brilliant work being done in gender diversity by so many amazing women and organisations.”

The Women in Games Global Awards is made possible by the support of our sponsors, namely Creative Assembly, Dovetail Games, Firesprite, Rocksteady and Sledgehammer Games.