The Whispered World has garnered the most nominations at the prestigious German Game Developer Award 2009. The epic fantasy adventure game from Daedalic Entertainment was nominated six times, more than any other single platform title, beating out titles like Risen, Venetica, BattleForge or Anno 1404.

The Whispered World was selected as a nominee in the categories „Best Game Design“, „Best Graphics“, „Best Youth Game“, „Best Story“, „Best Soundtrack“ and the main category „Best German Game of the Year“.

The hand-drawn 2D adventure is also up for the award „Best Adventure Game“, which can be voted on until November 30 by the public at the official website: http://www.deutscher-entwicklerpreis.de

The German Game Developer Award is on of the most renowned awards of the German game industry and is handed out every year to German developers, who have released a PC or console game in the past 12 months. Eligible titles are judged not according to commercial success, but regarding innovation in game concepts and technology, ease of use, as well as game design. This year’s award show takes place on December 9 at Lichtburg in Essen, Germany.