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New talent shines at Develop Awards

Stuart O'Brien
New talent shines at Develop Awards

Unity, Rocksteady, Quantic Dream and Hello Games all win big at Develop Awards 2010

The fifth annual Develop Industry Excellence Awards, hosted by ME sister site Develop, recognised a huge cross-section of talent from all over the European game development sector last night.

Among the award-winning studios and companies present, Unity Technologies took two trophies. The first was for Technical Innovation – specifically in the Unity Engine – and the second was the highly desired Grand Prix, given for outstanding contributions to the sector as a whole.

Below is a complete list of the winning parties in every award category of the prestigious and popular event in 2010:

CREATIVITY

Best New IP
Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream)

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Best New Download IP
Angry Birds (Rovio)

Best Use of a Licence or IP
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios)

Visual Arts
Split/Second (Black Rock Studio)

Audio Accomplishment
DJ Hero (FreeStyleGames)

Publishing Hero
Channel 4

TECHNOLOGY & SERVICES

Technical Innovation
Unity Engine (Unity Technologies)

Tools Provider
Hansoft

Engine
Unreal Engine 3

Services
Testology

Audio Outsourcer
Side

Visual Outsourcer
Axis Animation

Recruitment Company
Amiqus

STUDIOS

Best New Studio
Hello Games

Micro Studio
Hello Games

Handheld Studio
SCE Cambridge

Business Development
Sony XDev

In-House Studio
Rocksteady Studios

Independent Studio
Quantic Dream

SPECIAL AWARDS

Development Legend
The Gower Brothers (Jagex)

Grand Prix
Unity Technologies

Tags: develop , develop awards