The requirement to receive the money is that the winner must prove that they will use the check to develop a new computer game that meets the DCP criteria.

Berlin and Bavaria, as the hosting federal states, may each appoint one more member of the jury as well.

On average, the specialist juries consist of four people and determine the winners of the remaining ten categories.

The winners were set to receive a total of €600.000 in all categories except for "Best International Game".

[3] The ceremony was held in Munich, Germany, with Drakensang: The Dark Eye receiving two awards overall.

Gamestar observed that the heightened level of violence in the preceding nominees, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Dragon Age: Origins, might have influenced the expansion of nominations.

[22][23] The nominations were announced in March 2017 while the ceremony was held in April, 2017 in Berlin.