Unity Technologies began the Unity Awards to honor the developers creating the best video games and interactive 3D applications using the Unity development platform. This year’s winners are:

• Golden Cube – Total War Battles by The Creative Assembly and SEGA
• Community Choice – Dead Trigger by Madfinger Games
• Best Gameplay – Beat Sneak Bandit by Simogo
• Best Visual Experience – Escape Plan by FunBits and SCEA
• Best Technical Achievement – Dead Trigger by Madfinger Games
• Best Student Game – Pulse by Team Pixel Pi from the Vancouver Film School
• Best Serious Game – Powers of Minus Ten by Green Eye Visualization
• Best Non-game – Bats! Furry Fliers of the Night by Bookerella and Story Worldwide

The judging for the awards was done by the Unity Technologies team over a series of weeks. Nominees were whittled down to the few most impressive finalists and then voted on in a blind poll.

Congrats to all the winners and condolences to everybody else, nominations open for the next Unity Awards will begin in Spring 2013.