Association of entertainment software Germany

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Association of Entertainment Software Germany
(VUD)
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legal form registered association
founding 1993
Seat Paderborn
resolution December 13, 2004
purpose "Promotion and establishment of the social-cultural reputation and the political-economic importance of the industry for interactive entertainment software".
Chair Jürgen Goeldner, Bernd Fakesch, Klemens Kundratitz, Hans Stettmeier, Andreas Stock
Website VUD website ( Memento from September 26, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) - official website of the association (archived on September 26, 2004)

The Association of Entertainment Software Germany ( VUD for short ) was founded in 1993. After more than ten years, the dissolution of the association was decided at a members' conference on December 13, 2004. Since then there has been a dissolution process. The Federal Association of Interactive Entertainment Software and the Federal Association of Computer Game Developers (GAME) were the quasi-successors .

VUD Award

The VUD made its public appearance primarily through the awarding of the VUD Award , which distinguishes a game for particularly high sales figures. Awards were given in three stages.

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the Gold Award for at least 100,000 copies sold
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the platinum award for at least 200,000 copies sold
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the special award for at least 500,000 copies sold

Winner of the VUD Award

(PF = platform, G = gold, P = platinum, SP = special)

title PF G P SP year
ADDY series Pc 1 1998
Age of Empires Pc 1 1 1998 (2 ×)
Age of Empires II Pc 1 3 1999 (2 ×), 2000 (2 ×)
Age of Mythology Pc 1 2003
Anno 1602 Pc 3 1998, 1999 (2 ×)
Anno 1503 Pc 1 1 1 2002 (2 ×), 2004
Kick-off 2 Pc 1 1998
Kick-off 3 Pc 1 2000
Athens 2004 PS2 1 2004
Autobahn speeder Pc 1 1999
Baldur's Gate Pc 1 1999
Baldur's Gate 2 Pc 1 2001
Battlefield 1942 Pc 1 2002
Battlefield Vietnam Pc 1 2004
Black & White Pc 1 1 2001 (2 ×)
Caesar III Pc 1 1999
Call of Duty Pc 1 2004
Catan: The first island Pc 1 2000
Civilization II Pc 1 1998
Civilization: Call to Power Pc 1 1999
Code name: Panzers Pc 1 2004
Colin McRae Rally PSX 1 1999
Command & Conquer: Red Alert Pc 1 1998
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Pc 1 2000
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun Pc 1 3 1999 (2 ×), 2000 (2 ×)
Commandos - Behind enemy lines Pc 1 1 1999 (2 ×)
Commandos 2 Pc 1 2001
Cossacks: European Wars Pc 1 2001
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped PSX 1 1999
D-Sat 1.0 Pc 1 1998
D-Sat 2.0 Pc 1 1998
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers PS2 1 2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King PS2 1 2004
Diablo Pc 1 1998
Diablo ii Pc 1 2 2000, 2001 (2 ×)
Revenge of the Moorhen Pc 1 1 2000 (2 ×)
The settlers II Pc 1 1998
The settlers III Pc 1 1999
The settlers IV Pc 1 1 2001, 2002
The Sims Pc 1 1 2000 (2 ×)
The Sims PS2 1 2003
The Sims Deluxe Pc 1 1 2003 (2 ×)
The Sims 2 Pc 1 1 1 2004 (3 ×)
Digimon World PS1 1 2002
Dino Crisis PSX 1 2000
Dragon Ball: Final Bout PS1 1 2002
Dragon Ball: Legendary super fighters GB 1 2003
Driver PSX 1 1999
Driver 2 PSX 1 2001
Driv3r PS2 1 2004
Doom 3 Pc 2004
DTM Race Driver 2 Pc 1 2004
Dungeon Keeper Pc 1 1998
Dungeon Siege Pc 1 2002
Empire Earth Pc 1 1 2001, 2002
Enter the matrix Pc 1 2003
Enter the matrix PS2 1 2003
EyeToy PS2 1 2003
EyeToy: Play + Camera PS2 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
F1 2000 PSX 1 2000
F1 racing simulation Pc 1 1998
Far Cry Pc 1 2004
FIFA 97 Pc 1 1998
FIFA 98 - Road To World Cup Pc 1 1998
FIFA 98 - Road To World Cup PSX 1 1998
FIFA World Cup France '98 Pc 1 1998
FIFA World Cup France '98 PSX 1 1998
FIFA 99 Pc 1 1999
FIFA 99 PSX 1 1 1999 (2 ×)
FIFA 2000 Pc 1 2000
FIFA 2000 PSX 1 1 2000 (2 ×)
FIFA 2001 Pc 1 2001
FIFA 2001 PSX 1 2001
FIFA Football 2002 Pc 1 2001
FIFA Football 2002 PS1 1 2002
FIFA Football 2002 PS2 1 2002
FIFA Football 2003 Pc 1 2003
FIFA Football 2003 PS2 1 2003
FIFA Football 2004 Pc 2 2004 (2 ×)
FIFA Football 2004 PS2 2 1 2004 (3 ×)
FIFA Football 2005 PS2 1 2004
Final Fantasy VII PSX 1 1998
Final Fantasy VIII PSX 1 2000
Final Fantasy IX PSX 1 2001
Final Fantasy X PS2 1 2002
Final Fantasy X-2 PS2 1 2004
Find Nemo PS2 1 2004
Flight Simulator 98 Pc 1 1 1998 (2 ×)
formula 1 PSX 1 1998
Formula 1 97 PSX 1 1998
Formula 1 98 PSX 1 1 1998, 1999
Formula 1 99 PSX 1 2000
Football Manager 2002 Pc 1 2002
Football Manager 2003 Pc 2 2003 (2 ×)
Soccer Manager 2004 Pc 1 2004
Football Manager 2005 Pc 1 2004
Gothic II Pc 1 2003
Gran Turismo PSX 1 1 1998 (2 ×)
Gran Turismo 2 PSX 1 1 2000 (2 ×)
Gran Turismo 3 - A-SPEC PS2 1 1 2001, 2002
Gran Turismo Concept PS2 1 2003
Gran Turismo 4: Prologue PS2 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
Grand Prix 2 Pc 1 1998
Grand Prix 3rd Pc 1 2000
Grand Theft Auto III Pc 1 2002
Grand Theft Auto III PS2 1 1 2001, 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Pc 1 2003
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2 1 1 2002 (2 ×)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PS2 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
Half-Life 2 Pc 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
Halo: fight for the future Xbox 1 2003
Halo 2 Xbox 1 2004
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Pc 1 1 2001, 2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PS1 1 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone GBC 1 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Pc 1 2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PS1 1 2003
Hugo GB 1 1998
Hugo 2 GB 1 1998
International Superstar Soccer 64 N64 1 1998
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Pc 1 2002
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Pc 1 2003
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven Pc 1 2002
Mario Kart Super Circuit GBA 1 2002
Mario Kart Double Dash !! GC 1 2004
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Pc 1 2002
Medal of Honor: Frontline PS2 1 1 2002, 2003
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun PS2 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
Metal Gear Solid PSX 1 1 1999 (2 ×)
Metal Gear Solid 2 PS2 1 1 2002 (2 ×)
Mission Impossible N64 1 1999
Monkey Island 3: The Curse of Monkey Island Pc 1 1998
Grouse Hunt (The Original) Pc 1 1 2000 (2 ×)
Grouse Hunt (The Original) GB 1 2001
Moorhuhn 2 - The hunt continues! Pc 1 1 2001 (2 ×)
Grouse Kart Pc 1 2004
Grouse X Pc 1 2004
Need for Speed ​​III: Hot Pursuit Pc 1 1999
Need for Speed: Burning asphalt Pc 1 2000
Need for Speed: Burning asphalt PSX 1 1999
Need for Speed: Underground Pc 2 1 2004 (3 ×)
Need for Speed: Underground PS2 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
Need for Speed: Underground 2 Pc 1 2004
Need for Speed: Underground 2 PS2 1 2004
Neverwinter Nights Pc 1 2003
Oddworld Abe's Exoddus PSX 1 1999
Operation Flashpoint Pc 1 1 2001 (2 ×)
Patrician 2 Pc 1 2001
Pharaoh Pc 1 2000
Pokémon Blue Edition GB 1 3 2 1999, 2000 (5 ×)
Pokémon Red Edition GB 1 3 2 1999, 2000 (5 ×)
Pokémon Yellow Edition GB 2 2000 (2 ×)
Pokémon Silver Edition GB 2 2001 (2 ×)
Pokémon Golden Edition GB 2 2001 (2 ×)
Pokémon crystal edition GBC 1 2002
Pokémon Ruby Edition GBA 1 1 2003, 2004
Pokémon Sapphire Edition GBA 2 1 2003 (2 ×), 2004
Pokémon Pinball GB 1 2001
Pokémon Trading Card Game GB 1 2001
Porsche Challenge PSX 1 1998
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis PSX 1 2000
Resident Evil Code: Veronica PS2 1 2002
RollerCoaster Tycoon Pc 1 1999
Rome: Total War Pc 1 2004
Sacred Pc 1 1 2004 (2 ×)
Silent Hill PSX 1 1999
SimCity 3000 Pc 1 1999
SimCity 4 Pc 1 2003
SingStar PS2 1 2004
Spellforce: The Order of Dawn Pc 1 2004
Spider-Man 2 PS2 2004
Spyro the Dragon PSX 1 1999
StarCraft Pc 1 1999
Stronghold Pc 1 1 2001, 2002
Stronghold Crusader Pc 1 2003
Sudden Strike Pc 1 1 2000, 2001
Super Mario GBA 1 2002
Sven Bømwøllen Pc 1 2002
Sven 2 Pc 1 2004
Tekken 2 PSX 1 1998
Tekken 3 PSX 1 1 1998, 1999
Tekken Tag Tournament PS2 1 2001
Tekken 4 PS2 1 2003
Tetris Deluxe GB 1 2000
The Getaway PS2 1 2003
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GC 1 2003
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past GBA 1 2004
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pc 1 2003
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell PS2 1 2003
Tomb Raider - featuring Lara Croft Pc 1 1998
Tomb Raider - featuring Lara Croft PSX 1 1998
Tomb Raider II - Starring Lara Croft Pc 1 1998
Tomb Raider II - Starring Lara Croft PSX 1 1998
Tomb Raider III - Adventures of Lara Croft Pc 1 1999
Tomb Raider III - Adventures of Lara Croft PSX 2 1999 (2 ×)
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation Pc 1 2000
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation PSX 1 1 1999, 2000
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Pc 1 2000
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness PS2 1 2004
Tony Hawk's skateboarding PSX 1 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2nd PSX 1 2000
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3rd PS2 1 2002
Tony Hawk's - Underground PS2 1 2004
Train simulator Pc 1 2003
True Crime: Streets of LA PS2 1 2004
Turok 2 - Seeds of Evil N64 1 1999
Unreal Tournament 2003 Pc 1 2002
V rally PSX 1 1998
V-Rally 2 PSX 1 2000
WarCraft III Pc 1 2002
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Pc 1 2 2001 (3 ×)
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? PSX 1 2001
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 2 Pc 1 2002
Wing Commander IV - The Price of Freedom Pc 1 1998
WISO savings book 1998/1999 Pc 1 1999
WISO savings book 1999/2000 Pc 1 2000
Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition GBA 1 2003
Yu-Gi-Oh! The dark duel GBC 1 2003
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden memories PS1 1 1 2003, 2004
Zoo tycoon Pc 1 2004

(GC = Nintendo GameCube , GB = Game Boy , GBA = Game Boy Advance , GBC = Gameboy Color ,
N64 = Nintendo 64 , PC , Xbox , PSX = (Original) PlayStation , PS1 = PSOne, PS2 = PlayStation 2 )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The Awards . Association of entertainment software Germany eV. 2003. Archived from the original on February 15, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2011.