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Mixtape wins three awards at Australian Game Developer Awards 2026, including GOTY

Mixtape wins three awards at Australian Game Developer Awards 2026, including GOTY Beethoven & Dinosaur's nostalgic title praised by judges for being "a triumph in virtual storytelling" The winners of this year's Australian Game Developer Awards have been revealed, with Beethoven & Dinosaur's Mixtape receiving three awards, including Game of the Year alongside Excellence in Art and Sound Design. Other winners included Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (Abandoned Sheep with SuperTonic, Actuator Digital & Translationz) for Excellence in Narrative, Malys (Summerfall Studios with Belinda Coomes and Montaigne) for Excellence in Music, Key Fairy (Owl Machine) for Excellence in Debut. This year's ceremony also included the inaugural Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) Legacy Award, which was won by Riot Games principal software engineer and industry veteran Tony Albrecht for his "commitment and advocacy for the ANZ video game community." Synty Studios games marketing expert Amy Potter-Jarman and Gameloft associate lead cinematic and lighting artist Tyson Butler-Boschma were awarded the 2026 Rising Star Award. Here's the full list of winners for the Australian Game Developer Awards 2026: - Game of the Year: Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur) - Excellence in Art: Mixtape - Excellence in Gameplay: Bits & Bops (Tempo Lab Games) - Excellence in Narrative: Schrodinger's Cat Burglar (Abandoned Sheep with SuperTonic, Actuator Digital & Translationz) - Excellence in Sound Design: Mixtape - Excellence in Music: Malys (Summerfall Studios with Belinda Coomes and Montaigne) - Excellence in Accessibility: Bits & Bops - Excellence in Extended Reality: Hyper Bullet (Protostar) - Excellence in Impact: Bluey's Happy Snaps (Gameloft Brisbane with BBC Studios, Ludo Studio & Bandai Namco) - Excellence in Debut: Key Fairy (Owl Machine) - Excellence in Ongoing: Static Shift Racing (Timbo Jimbo) - The Rising Star: Amy Potter-Jarman and Tyson Butler-Boschma - The Adam Lancman Award: Paris Buttfield-Addison - The GCAP Legacy Award: Tony Albrecht - Studio of the Year: Uppercut Games