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Develop Awards Winners Announced

developawards.jpgThe winners at the fifth Develop awards, Europe's biggest and baddest industry awards night, have been announced. Winners are decided upon by an elite cadre of "industry experts". So who did good? Loads of people. Sony, Zoe Mode, Evolution Studios, Rockstar, Ubisoft...actually, looks like nearly everyone in Europe went home with an award. Sony was awarded the big "grand prix" prize, seemingly for just launching the PS3 (it is Europe, after all), while some other winners were Sega (Publishing Hero), Realtime Worlds (Innovation) and Traveller's Tales (Independant Developer). Full honour roll after the more >>

New Console IP
MotorStorm (Evolution/SCEE External Development)

New Handheld IP
Crush (Zoe Mode)

Best Use of a Licence
Lego Star Wars II (Traveller's Tales)

Visual Arts
Rare (Viva Pinata)

Audio Accomplishment
FreeStyle (B-Boy)

Publishing Hero
Sega

Innovation
Real Time Worlds (Crackdown)

Tools Provider
Havok

Best Use of Online
Eden Studios (Test Drive Unlimited)

Services & Outsourcing
Babel Media

Recruitment Company
Datascope

New UK Studio
Realtime Worlds

Handheld Studio
Rockstar Leeds

Business Development
Blitz

Independent Developer
Traveller's Tales

In-house Developer
Ubisoft France

Development Legend
Ian Hetherington

Grand Prix
Sony

3:30 AM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Luke Plunkett
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