Monday 25 July 2011

'Design Legend' and other titles

The winners of the 2011 Develop Awards, which recognises the best of video games development, have been announced in Brighton - I've copied them below.  I'm happy that Ian Livingstone who amongst other things wrote / produced many of the Fighting Fantasy books won the 'Design Legend' award, and I hope he starts using it as a sobriquet - "Hi I'm Ian 'Design Legend' Livingstone.'  Even if he doesn't though I'm pleased he got it as I grew up reading his books.

 Minecraft also picked up quite a few... and I still don't get it, but good on them.

 So here's the list:

CREATIVITY
New IP
Enslaved (Ninja Theory)
New download IP
Minecraft (Mojang Specifications)
Use of a licence or IP
F1 2010 (Codemasters Birmingham)
Visual arts
Limbo (Playdead)
Audio accomplishment
Papa Sangre (Somethin’ Else)
Publishing hero
Valve
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TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES
Technical innovation
Kinect (Microsoft Research Cambridge)
Audio outsourcer
Side UK
Visual outsourcer
Axis Animation
Services
Audiomotion
Recruitment
Specialmove
Tools provider
Autodesk
Engine
Unreal Engine 3 (Epic Games)
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STUDIOS
New studio
Mojang Specifications
Micro studio
Mojang Specifications
Handheld studio
Rovio Mobile
Business development
Mind Candy
In-house studio
Media Molecule
Independent studio
Crytek
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SPECIAL INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
Development legend
Ian Livingstone
Grand Prix
Rovio Mobile


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