Slitherine Publishing Director Marco Alessandro Minoli Honoured at the 2025 Italian Video Game Awards by IIDEA for His Contribution to the Italian Games Industry

Marco Alessandro Minoli, Publishing Director of the British video game publisher Slitherine, was awarded this evening the prestigious Outstanding Individual Contribution prize at the 2025 Italian Video Game Awards hosted by IIDEA, the trade association of the Italian video game industry.

The award recognises Minoli’s ongoing commitment to promoting, supporting, and mentoring Italian developers, making a tangible contribution to the growth and professionalization of the sector in Italy.

“Especially over the past four years, since I began collaborating with IIDEA, the focus has been on sharing,” said Minoli during the ceremony. “Once our team reached a certain level of experience, I felt it was essential to share that knowledge with those just starting out and in need of support. There’s no magic formula for selling more copies: the more we share within the video game community, the more we increase the chances of success and of showing the world what Italian companies, developers, and talent can create.”

Beyond his work with IIDEA, Minoli has provided free coaching to Italian developers over the past two years and has been invited to give lectures and talks at leading academic institutions, including Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, IED – Istituto Europeo del Design, NABA – Nuova Accademia delle Belle Arti, and IULM. In these forums, he has shared the story of the publisher and, in particular, the unique role of Slitherine’s Italian office, a rare case in the national landscape: a young team of 16 people based in Milan who manage every aspect of the publisher’s global marketing operations.

Words are followed by action: in the past year, Slitherine has started collaborating with two Italian studios, Futurats and Volcanite Games, joining the over 50 developers the company works with worldwide. Notably, on the same evening, Vulcanite Games was awarded Best Italian Debut Game.

Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Slitherine has an annual turnover of approximately €150 million and specializes in the production of strategy video games. Its best sellers include Starship Troopers: Terran Command, inspired by Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 film, and Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance, set after the latest movie in the iconic franchise.

Slitherine’s journey is far from over: on Thursday, June 19, the British publisher will release the highly anticipated strategy game Broken Arrow, currently ranked 25th (out of more than 15,000 upcoming titles this year) on the Steam wishlist charts—the world’s leading digital video game store.

For more information: Slitherine Press Office – press@slitherine.co.uk